| Percent of use in terms of acreage for township sections in which Bridgeport is located (a) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Type use | Section 28 |
Section 29 | Section 32 | Section 33 |
Chicago average |
| Purely Residential | 21.8 | 12.3 | 12.9 | 24.4 | n.a. |
| Residential w/business | 6.3 | 2.5 | 4.0 | 6.3 | n.a. |
| All Residential (b) | 28.1 | 14.8 | 16.9 | 30.7 | 24.1 |
| Purely Commercial (c) | 3.4 | 1.8 | 5.2 | 5.4 | 4.6 |
| Purely Industrial | 11.0 | 34.2 | 29.4 | 9.3 | 6.9 |
| Mixed Ind'l and Comm'l | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | -- | n.a. |
| Railroads and Waterways | 10.7 | 16.6 | 10.7 | 8.0 | 10.3 |
| Streets and Alleys | 32.8 | 19.4 | 18.7 | 28.8 | 24.6 |
| Public and Institutional | 2.0 | 1.0 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 3.3 |
| Parks and Playgrounds | 1.2 | 1.7 | 0.2 | 2.0 | 4.8 |
| Vacant or unused | 10.6 | 10.4 | 16.1 | 13.1 | 21.4 |
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Notes:
a. Sections include parts of other areas, such as McKinley Park and
Armour Square. Northwest Bridgeport is in Section 29; northeast
Bridgeport is in Section 28; southwest Bridgeport is in Section 32;
and southeast Bridgeport is in Section 33.
b. All residential includes residential and residential with business
categories; this particular category must be removed to reach 100
percent useage figures.
c. Does not include the residential with business category.
Source: U.S. Works Project Administration, Land Use in Chicago, (1940),
pp. II (frontispiece), 218, 220, 232, 234. See bibliography for
publication information.