The Distribution of the Ethnic Groups in Chicago, 1960

The original ethnic and native groups in Chicago have tended to move away from the central core of the city during the period from 1940 to 1960. The earliest immigrant group, such as the Irish, moved farther than the second group, such as the Italian, who moved farther out than the latest group, such as the Puerto Rican. Also, the whole city can be divided into two Negro districts (west and near south) and eight other ethnic districts-central, near north (German), far north (Russian), near northwest (Polish-German-Italian), far northwest (Polish-German), near southwest (mainly Polish), far southwest (Irish). The far south is heterogeneous.