Prairie_Park_(East_Chicago)
Prairie Park (East Chicago)
Neighborhood in Lake County, Indiana, United States
Prairie Park is a neighborhood in the Indiana Harbor section of East Chicago, Indiana. It is bounded on the north by U.S. 12 (Columbus Avenue), and on the south by Indiana 312 (Chicago Avenue).[1] To the west, it looks across Elm Street at the Washington Park neighborhood, and to the east it is bounded by the Cline Avenue expressway and industrial northern Gary beyond.[1]
As of the 2010 United States Census, Prairie Park had 812 residents, of whom 46.2% were African American and 48% were Hispanic.[1] The population was down from 946 in 2000.[1] There are approximately 300 homes in the neighborhood.[2]
Prairie Park is known as one of East Chicago's more diverse and affluent neighborhoods.[3] It is home to the Block Middle School, Washington Elementary School, and the main building of the East Chicago Public Library.