page_title: Poles in Chicago
section_title: North Side of Chicago
hierarchical_section_title: Poles in Chicago / History / Subsequent historical Polish patches / North Side of Chicago
caption_attribution_description: Sklep polski na Milwaukee Avenue, w Chicago. Zdjęcie Marta Sehn. Polish shop at Milwaukee Ave, Chicago Ill. Photo Marta Sehn.
context_page_description: Poles in Chicago are made up of both immigrant Poles and Americans of Polish heritage living in Chicago, Illinois. They are a part of worldwide Polonia, the Polish term for the Polish Diaspora outside of Poland. Poles in Chicago have contributed to the economic, social and cultural well-being of Chicago from its very beginning. Poles have been a part of the history of Chicago since 1837, when Captain Joseph Napieralski, along with other veterans of the November Uprising first set foot there. As of the 2000 U.S. census, Poles in Chicago were the largest European American ethnic group in the city, making up 7.3% of the total population. However, according to the 2006–2008 American Community Survey, German Americans and Irish Americans each had slightly surpassed Polish Americans as the largest European American ethnic groups in Chicago. German Americans made up 7.3% of the population, and numbered at 199,789; Irish Americans also made up 7.3% of the population, and numbered at 199,294. Polish Americans now made up 6.7% of Chicago's population, and numbered at 182,064. Polish is the third most widely spoken language in Chicago behind English and Spanish.
context_section_description: Lincoln Park
  Jozafatowo or Kaszubowo – The area around the parish of St. Josaphat's in Chicago which was initially heavily Cassubian
  Lincoln Square
  U Przemienienia – The area around the parish of Transfiguration
  AvondaleChicago's Polish Village:
  Jackowo – The area around St. Hyacinth Basilica
  Waclawowo – The area around St. Wenceslaus
  Irving Park
  Polskie Wille - The landmark Villa District, historically known as the "Polish Kenilworth"
  Niepokalanowo/ Małe Kaszuby – The area around Immaculate Heart of Mary, also known as Little Cassubia
  Portage Park
  Władysławowo – The area around the parish of St. Ladislaus in Chicago
  Jefferson Park
  Konstancowo – The area around the parish of St. Constance
  Norwood Park
  Teklowo – The area around the parish of St. Thecla
  Belmont Cragin
  Jakubowo – The area around St. James
  U Biskupa/ Biskupowo (Stanislawowo) – The area around the parish of St. Stanislaus Bishop and Martyr
  Humboldt Park
  Franciszkowo – The area around the parish of St. Francis of Assisi
caption: A Polish store along Milwaukee Avenue in Chicago's Polish Village.
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