Lincoln Park Community Center, Inc.

Lincoln Park Community Center, Inc.

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* SIZE 1.45 Square Miles

* POPULATION (from 1990 U.S. Census)
Individuals 8,797
Households 3,396
28.5% youth (0-17)
71.2% High School Graduates (of adults 25 and over)

* Diversity
70.4% Black 26.0% White 2.5% Hispanic
0.5% Asian 0.3% American Indian 0.3% Other

* $27,853 Median Household Income

* $90,386,980 Total Neighborhood Income
(Income figures adjusted to 1996 dollars)

* Housing (From the 1996 Master Property File)
Total number of housing units 3,454
53.5% Single Family Units
19.6% Duplex Units
26.9% Multi-Family Units
Half of all housing built before 1949
77.8% of single and duplex parcels are owner occupied
50.5% of households own their home
Average assessed value of a single family home unit is $39,000

* Major Employers
St. Michael Hospital
Wisconsin Gas Company

* Census Tracts 21-24, 43

* Aldermanic Districts 1, 9

* Contiguous Planning Areas 2,4

Summary produced by the Neighborhood Strategic Planning Project, aprogram of the Nonprofit Center of Milwaukee, Inc. with funding provided by the Community Block Grant Adminstration.

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About our association

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The Lincoln Park Neighborhood Occupies a middle ground between the suburbs and the central city. It shares characteristics of both and is a unique blend of diverse cultures. Situated on Milwaukee's far Northeast Side, the area's boundaries run north to Silver Spring Drive, south to Cornell and Ruby Streets, west to Teutonia Avenue and east to the Milwaukee River and the City of Glendale. Within its borders on of the largest industrial districts contracts with the largest area of green space in the region. Over the years local institutions have changed as the cultural mix changed, but the home-oriented character has stayed the same since the neighborhood's early days.

The focal point of the area is the park for which it was named, an impressive asset which caters to a broad spectrum of intrests. Lincoln Park, with its manicured golf course, picnic areas, swimming pool, tot lot, youth center, and soccer, football and baseball fields, is one of the most attractive parks in the county. The houses in Lincoln Park are predominantly single family units. The blocks north of Hampton Avenue are characterized by quiet, tree-lined streets and well-kept homes. Some of the houses date from the 1920's and earlier, but the many Cape Cods indicate post-World War II Development. The Area south of Hampton is partof the older inter-urban corridor.

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