Kensington
Kensington is a neighborhood in the Far South Side of Chicago. 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 station
Railway station
115th Street/Kensington is a commuter rail station…
State Street station
Railway station
State Street is the first station along the Blue…
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Riverdale and Pullman.
West Pullman
Suburb
West Pullman is a neighborhood located on the far south side of the city of Chicago, Illinois. West Pullman is situated 1½ miles west of Kensington.
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
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=neighbourhood
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Russian—“Kensington” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Kensington”
- Russian: “Кенсингтон”
Places with the Same Name
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Kensington Park and Kensington Marsh.
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