List of places named after Cesar Chavez facts for kids

A street sign in Austin, Texas, named after Cesar Chavez

This article lists many places across the United States that are named after Cesar Chavez. He was a very important American leader who worked hard to improve the lives of farm workers. He also fought for civil rights, which are the basic rights everyone should have. Many communities, parks, streets, libraries, and schools are named in his honor. This shows how much he influenced people and how important his work was.

Communities Named After Cesar Chavez

Some towns and areas have been named to remember Cesar Chavez. These places often have a special connection to his work or the people he helped.

Texas Communities

The area of César Chávez, Texas

• César Chávez is an area in Hidalgo County. It is not an official city but a community that honors his name.

Parks Honoring Cesar Chavez

Many parks are named after Cesar Chavez. These parks are often places where people can gather, relax, and remember his peaceful fight for justice.

Arizona Parks

• César Chávez Square is a park located in Phoenix.
• César Chávez Park is found in Laveen.

California Parks

César Chávez Park in Berkeley, California, a popular spot for kite flying

Plaza de César Chávez in San Jose, California

California has many places named after Cesar Chavez because he did much of his work there.

• Plaza de César Chávez is a well-known park in San Jose.
• Cesar E. Chavez Plaza is located in Sacramento.
• César E. Chávez Waterfront Park is a beautiful park in San Diego.
• César E. Chávez Park can be found in Delano.
• César E. Chávez Park is in Oakland.
• César Chávez Park is a famous park in Berkeley.
• César E. Chávez Park is located in Modesto.
• César E. Chávez Park is in Colton.
• Cesar E Chavez Park is found in Long Beach.
• Cesar E. Chavez National Monument is a special place in Keene. It remembers his life and work.

Colorado Parks

• Cesar E. Chavez Park is located in Denver.

Nevada Parks

• César E. Chávez Park is in Las Vegas.

Washington Parks

• Cesar Chavez Park (Seattle) is located in Seattle.

Major Streets Named After Cesar Chavez

Many important streets across the country are named after Cesar Chavez. This helps people remember his legacy as they travel through their cities.

Arizona Streets

• Cesar Chavez Blvd is in San Luis.
• César Chávez Street is also in San Luis.
• Cesar Chavez Avenue is found in Somerton.

California Streets

Avenida Cesar Chavez in Los Angeles

• Avenida Cesar Chavez is a major street in Los Angeles.
• Calle César Chávez is in Santa Barbara.
• César Chávez Drive is a newer street in Oxnard.
• César E. Chávez Parkway is in San Diego.
• César Chávez Street is in Brawley.
• Cesar Chavez Street is a well-known street in San Francisco.

Idaho Streets

• César Chávez Lane is located in Boise, Idaho.

New Mexico Streets

• Avenida César Chávez is a street in Albuquerque.

Michigan Streets

• Chávez Drive is in Flint.
• César E. Chávez Avenue is in Grand Rapids. It was renamed in 2022.
• César E. Chávez Avenue is in Lansing.
• César E. Chávez Avenue is in Pontiac.

Minnesota Streets

• Cesar Chavez Avenue is in Minneapolis.
• César Chávez Street is in Saint Paul.

Missouri Streets

• Avenida César Chávez is in Kansas City.

Oregon Streets

Laurelhurst gates at Chavez and Stark in Portland, Oregon

• César Chávez Boulevard is a major road in Portland.

Texas Streets

• Cesar Chavez Memorial Highway is in Corpus Christi.
• Cesar Chavez Street is a main street in Austin.
• César Chávez Boulevard is in Dallas.
• César Chávez Border Highway is in El Paso.
• César Chávez Boulevard is in Houston.
  • The Cesar Chavez/67th Street station is also named after him.
• César Chávez Boulevard is in San Antonio.
• César E. Chávez Drive is in Lubbock.
• César Chávez Rd. is in San Juan.

Utah Streets

• 500 South in Salt Lake City is also known as Cesar E. Chavez Boulevard.
• 30th Street in Ogden is also known as Cesar E. Chavez Street.
• 2320 South in West Valley City is also known as Cesar Chavez Drive.

Wisconsin Streets

• César E. Chávez Drive is in Milwaukee.

Libraries Honoring Cesar Chavez

Libraries are places of learning and knowledge. Naming them after Cesar Chavez helps people learn about his life and the struggles he championed.

Arizona Libraries

• César E. Chávez Regional Branch is a library in Phoenix.

California Libraries

The Cesar Chavez Library in Perris, California

• Maywood César Chávez Library is in Maywood.
• César E. Chávez Branch Library is in Oakland.
• Cesár Chávez Public Library is in Salinas.
• César Chávez Central Library is in Stockton.
• Cesar Chavez Library is located in Perris.
• There is also a Cesar Chavez Library at 2100 Moorpark Ave, San Jose, CA 95128.

Michigan Libraries

• The Cesar E. Chavez Collection is in East Lansing, Michigan.

K-12 Schools Named After Cesar Chavez

Many schools from kindergarten to high school are named after Cesar Chavez. This teaches young people about his values of justice, hard work, and peaceful activism.

Arizona Schools

• César Chávez Elementary School is in San Luis.
• César Chávez Community School is in Phoenix, Arizona.
• César Chávez High School is in Laveen, Arizona.

California Schools

• Chávez High School is in Delano.
• César Chávez Learning Academies are in San Fernando.
• Chávez High School is in Santa Ana.
• Cesar Chavez High School is in Stockton.
• César E. Chávez School for Social Change is in Santa Cruz.
• César Chávez Middle School is in San Bernardino.
• César Chávez Middle School is in Hayward.
• Cesar Chavez Elementary School is in Calexico.
• César Chávez Elementary School is in Coachella.
• Cesar Chavez Elementary School is in Corona.
• César Chávez Elementary School is in Davis.
• César Chávez Elementary School is in Greenfield.
• César E. Chávez Elementary School is in Norwalk.
• César Chávez Elementary School is in Oxnard.
• César E. Chávez Intermediate School is in Sacramento.
• César Chávez Elementary School is in Salinas.
• César Chávez Elementary School is in San Francisco.
• César Chávez Elementary School is in San Jose.
• Cesar E. Chavez Academy is in East Palo Alto.
• Cesar Chavez Elementary School is in San Diego.
• Cesar Chavez Middle School is in Oceanside.
• Cesar E. Chavez Elementary School is in Bell Gardens.
• César Estrada Chávez Dual Language Immersion School is in Santa Barbara.
• Cesar E. Chavez Elementary School is in Madera.
• Cesar Chavez Continuation High School is in Compton.
• Cesar E. Chavez Middle School is in Planada.
• Cesae E. Chavez Middle School is in Ceres, California.

Colorado Schools

• Chávez Huerta K-12 Preparatory Academy is in Pueblo, Colorado.

Illinois Schools

• César E. Chávez Multicultural Academic Center is in Chicago.

Maryland Schools

• César Chávez Elementary School is in Prince George's County.

Minnesota Schools

• Academia Cesar Chavez Charter School is in St. Paul.

Michigan Schools

• Cesar Chavez Academy is in Detroit.
• César E. Chávez Elementary School is in Grand Rapids.

New Mexico Schools

• César E. Chávez Elementary School is in Las Cruces.
• César Chávez Elementary School is in Santa Fe.
• César Chávez Charter High School is in Deming.

Ohio Schools

• César Chavez College Preparatory School is in Columbus.

Oklahoma Schools

• César Chávez Elementary School is in Oklahoma City.

Oregon Schools

• César E. Chávez Elementary School is in Eugene.
• César Chávez School is in Portland.

Texas Schools

Chávez High School in Houston, Texas

• Chávez High School is in Houston.
• César Chávez Academy is in Corpus Christi.
• César Chávez Middle School is in La Joya.
• César Chávez Middle School is in Waco.
• César Chávez Elementary School is in Dallas.
• César Chávez Elementary School is in Fort Worth.
• César Chávez Elementary School is in Little Elm.
• César Chávez Elementary School is in Pharr.
• César Chávez Academy is in El Paso.

Washington, D.C. Schools

• César Chávez Public Charter Schools for Public Policy are in Washington, D.C.

Wisconsin Schools

• César Chávez Elementary School is in Madison.

Post-Secondary Schools and Buildings

Colleges and universities also honor Cesar Chavez by naming buildings or departments after him. This shows his lasting impact on higher education and social justice.

Arizona Post-Secondary

• The César Chávez Building at the University of Arizona is in Tucson.

California Post-Secondary

The Cesar Chavez Student Center at San Francisco State University

• The César Chávez Student Center is at the University of California, Berkeley in Berkeley.
• The César E. Chávez Student Services Center is at Southwestern College in Chula Vista.
• The César Chávez Campus of the Fresno Adult School is in Fresno.
• The César E. Chávez Department of Chicana and Chicano Studies is at UCLA in Los Angeles.
• The César E. Chávez Campus of San Diego Continuing Education is in San Diego.
• The Cesar Chavez Student Center is at San Francisco State University in San Francisco.
• The César Chávez Building (A building) is at Santa Ana College in Santa Ana.

Colorado Post-Secondary

• The César Chávez Cultural Center is at the University of Northern Colorado.

Michigan Post-Secondary

• The César Chávez Lounge is at the University of Michigan.

New York Post-Secondary

• Chávez Hall is at Stony Brook University in Brookhaven.