Chicago Neighborhood Boundaries for Tourism and GIS Analysis

Neighborhood boundaries in Chicago, as developed by the Office of Tourism. The data is hosted by data.cityofchicago.org and was last updated on 2026-03-25. These boundaries are approximate and names are not official.

Use Cases

• Mapping neighborhood areas using SHAPE_AREA and the_geom columns.
• Analyzing boundary lengths for spatial analysis using SHAPE_LEN.
• Identifying primary and secondary neighborhood designations using PRI_NEIGH and SEC_NEIGH columns.
• Integrating boundary data into GIS software for visualization using the_geom (from 5 available columns).

Strengths

• Data is available in multiple formats for interoperability: CSV, JSON, XML, RDF.
• Contains explicit geometry (the_geom) and area/length columns (SHAPE_AREA, SHAPE_LEN) for spatial analysis.
• Hosted on an official city data portal (data.cityofchicago.org).

Limitations

• Row count and dataset size are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
• Boundaries are approximate and names are not official, as noted in the description.

Provenance

Source

data.cityofchicago.org

Collection Method

Developed by the Office of Tourism.

Time Range

2012 (inferred from title 'Neighborhoods_2012b').

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-25 19:54:07; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Chicago, Illinois, USA.