Hoffman Estates, Illinois
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Hoffman Estates is a northwestern suburb of Chicago, Illinois. The village is located primarily in Cook County with a small section in Kane County, Illinois. As of the 2000 census, the village population was 49,495 and estimated to be 52,046 in 2005. The village was incorporated in 1959 [1].
In 1954, a local farmer sold his 160-acre farm to Sam and Jack Hoffman, owners of the Father and Son Construction Company, for a subdivision in Cook County. The land, now known as Parcel A, was located east of Roselle Road between Golf and Higgins Roads. The first homeowners began to move into the new subdivision in late 1955. The homes were built on half-acre lots. On September 19, 1959, residents voted to incorporate as the Village of Hoffman Estates. The charter was issued on September 23, 1959. The population at the time was about 8,000, and the incorporated area was just under three square miles.
The village now serves as the headquarters location for the Sears Holdings Corporation. Beginning in 2006, it will be home to the Chicago Hounds of the United Hockey League and the Chicago Storm of the Major Indoor Soccer League. The following spring, it will also be home to the Chicago Shamrox of the National Lacrosse League and a United Indoor Football team.
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[edit] Geography
Hoffman Estates is located at (42.063173, -88.119256)GR1.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 51.5 km² (19.9 mi²). 51.0 km² (19.7 mi²) of it is land and 0.4 km² (0.2 mi²) of it (0.81%) is water.
[edit] Demographics
As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 49,495 people, 17,034 households, and 12,724 families residing in the village. The population density was 969.6/km² (2,511.2/mi²). There were 17,387 housing units at an average density of 340.6/km² (882.1/mi²). The racial makeup of the village was 74.43% White, 4.38% African American, 15.07% Asian, 0.17% Native American, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 3.75% from other races, and 2.17% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 10.50% of the population.
There were 17,034 households out of which 41.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.9% were married couples living together, 9.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.3% were non-families. 19.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 4.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.89 and the average family size was 3.39.
In the village the population was spread out with 28.1% under the age of 18, 8.7% from 18 to 24, 33.9% from 25 to 44, 22.6% from 45 to 64, and 6.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 99.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.7 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $65,937, and the median income for a family was $73,685. Males had a median income of $50,696 versus $33,542 for females. The per capita income for the village was $26,669. About 3.4% of families and 4.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 5.7% of those under age 18 and 2.8% of those age 65 or over.
[edit] Education
The village is served by several public school districts. Residents west of Barrington Rd. primarily attend Unit School District, Elgin Area U46. The majority of residents, who live in Schaumburg Township, attend District 211 (High School)[2] and District 54 (K-8.)[3] North Hoffman Estates residents are served by Barrington School District 220 (Unit District)[4]
[edit] External links
- Village's official website
- Hoffman Estates Park District
- Hoffman Estates Chamber of Commerce
- Hoffman Estates Review, the hometown newspaper
- Maps and aerial photos
- Street map from Google Maps, or Yahoo! Maps, or Windows Live Local
- Satellite image from Google Maps, Windows Live Local, WikiMapia
- Topographic map from TopoZone
- Aerial image or topographic map from TerraServer-USA
