Kensington

Kensington is a neighborhood in the Far South Side of . Founded as the town of Calumet Junction in 1852, it began as a small community of rail-workers servicing the junction of the Illinois Central and Michigan Central railroads.
  • Neighborhood
  • …lies at an elevation of around 590 feet (180 metres)
  • Description: neighborhood in Chicago
  • Also known as
    “Calumet”
    “Kensington, Chicago”

Places of Interest

Highlights include 115th Street/Kensington station and State Street station.
115th Street/Kensington is a commuter rail station…
State Street is the first station along the Blue…

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Riverdale and Pullman.
is one of the 77 official community areas…
, one of 's 77 defined community areas…
is a neighborhood located on the far south side of the , . is situated 1½ miles west of Kensington.
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Latitude
41.67809° or 41° 40′ 41″ north
Longitude
-87.60727° or 87° 36′ 26″ west
Open location code
86HJM9HV+63
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Open­Street­Map feature
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Russian—“Kensington” goes by many names.
  • Dutch: “Kensington”
  • Russian: “Кенсингтон”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Honeymoon Row and The Cottage.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Kensington Park and Kensington Marsh.

Chicago: Highlights

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