Prairie Park (East Chicago)
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Prairie Park | |
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Neighborhood | |
 Interactive map of Prairie Park | |
| Coordinates: 41°38′N 87°26′W / 41.633°N 87.433°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Indiana |
| County | Lake County |
| City | East Chicago |
| Population (2010)[1] | |
• Total | 812 |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 46312 |
| Area code | 219 |
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.