Lake View or
Lakeview, as it is increasingly spelled is a North Side
neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois, in the United States.
It is designated as Community Area 6 of 77 well-defined
Chicago community areas. It is bordered by West Diversey
Parkway on the south, West Irving Park Road on the north,
North Ravenswood Avenue on the west, and the shore of
Lake Michigan on the east. The Uptown community area
is to Lake View's north, Lincoln Square to its northwest,
North Center to its west and Lincoln Park to its south.
The 2000 population of Lake View
was 94,817 residents, making it the second largest of
the Chicago community areas by population, following
Austin which has 117,527 residents. Lake View, though,
has a higher population density than the larger (area-wise)
Austin neighborhood.
While actual territorial limits
and colloquial names are not definite depending on local
sources and usage, Lake View is unofficially divided
into smaller neighborhood enclaves: Lakeview East, West
Lakeview and Wrigleyville. Lakeview East (more commonly
just Lakeview) forms the area popularly known as Boystown.
It holds the distinction of comprising the first gay
village to be officially recognized as such by a civic
body in the United States.
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