Calumet Heights (Chicago, Illinois)

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Calumet Heights is a neighborhood and "Community Area" in the city of Chicago. It gets its name from the fact that it surrounds a area of higher land called Stony Island Ridge. The population is largely African-American, and socio-economic status goes up as one goes up the ridge. The neighborhood atop the ridge is called Pill Hill.
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Coordinates:   41°43'47"N   87°34'13"W
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