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West Lawn (Riverview Hospital)
West Lawn may refer to a place in the United States: * West Lawn, Chicago, Illinois, a neighborhood * West Lawn, Pennsylvania, a former borough and current census-designated place * West Lawn (Lancaster, Pennsylvania), a historic home {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
West Lawn, Chicago
West Lawn, one of Chicago's 77 official community areas, is located on the southwest side of the city. It is considered to be a "melting pot" of sorts, due to its constant change of races moving in and out of the area, as well as the diversity that exists there. It has a small town atmosphere in the big city. West Lawn is home to many Polish-Americans, Irish-Americans, Mexican-Americans, and other people of Latin American and Eastern European origin. History Chicago Lawn, to the east, was settled while the marshy land of West Lawn remained unsettled. Some housing was built during the 1920s, but it still remained swampy land. Houses were built during the 1930s which then reported German-Americans, Irish-Americans, Polish-Americans, Czech-Americans and Italian-Americans living in the area. The area had been growing until the Great Depression, when the economy declined. After World War II, growth continued and new houses and streets were built. The Airport Homes race riots of 60t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
West Lawn, Pennsylvania
West Lawn is a former borough and current census-designated place in Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,715 at the 2010 census. This borough was dissolved and became part of Spring Township on January 1, 2006. Voters in both municipalities approved the dissolution during a general election vote in November 2004. Geography West Lawn is located at (40.328676, −75.994407). According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the census-designated place has a total area of , all land. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 1,597 people, 706 households, and 441 families living in the borough. The population density was 7,428.8 inhabitants per square mile (2,936.2/km). There were 730 housing units at an average density of 3,395.8 per square mile (1,342.2/km). The racial makeup of the borough was 95.93% White, 1.63% African American, 1.31% Asian, 0.44% from other races, and 0.69% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.50% of the p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
