Chickasaw, Louisville

Coordinates: 38°14′42.03″N 85°49′13.67″W / 38.2450083°N 85.8204639°W / 38.2450083; -85.8204639

Chickasaw is a neighborhood in Louisville, Kentucky, USA. Its boundaries are West Broadway, 34th Street, Hale Avenue and Chickasaw Park.

Chickasaw Park is predominantly black and middle-class. Before integration, Shawnee Park was reserved for whites, while Chickasaw Park was reserved for blacks. Integration has led to a decrease in use for Chickasaw as more persons prefer the larger Shawnee to the north.

As of 2000, the population of Chickasaw was 5,517 .

References

  1. ^ "Community Resource Network". Retrieved 2005-11-18. 


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