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A village of northeast Illinois, a suburb of Chicago. Population: 52,500.

 

 
 
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Wikipedia: Hoffman Estates, Illinois

Hoffman Estates is a northwestern suburb of Chicago in 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 52,520 in 2003. The village was incorporated in 1959 [1].

Village of Hoffman Estates
Official seal of Village of Hoffman Estates
Seal
Motto: Growing to Greatness
Incorporated (Village) 1959
Government
 - Mayor William D. McLeod
Area
 - City   sq mi (km²)
Population (2003)
 - City
Zip Codes 60010, 60067, 60169, 60173, 60192, 60194, 60195
Area code(s) 847,224
Website: http://www.hoffmanestates.com/

The village now serves as the headquarters location for the Sears Holdings Corporation. It is also the home of the the Chicago Storm of the Major Indoor Soccer League, the Chicago Shamrox of the National Lacrosse League and the Chicago Slaughter of the Continental Indoor Football League.

History

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. Hoffman Estates turned into a major subdivision with Centex Corporation mass-producing houses on adjacent lots, rather than custom-building them on scattered lots. In 1958, the Northwest Tollway opened, making the village more attractive to Chicago commuters. Beginning in 1961, the first land north of the tollway was annexed to the Village of Hoffman Estates. Some 2,000 acres were annexed by 1962, including the areas that are now Winston Knolls, Westbury and the Paul Douglas Forest Preserve. The annexations more than doubled the incorporated land area.

The opening of the Woodfield Mall to the east in 1971, made the area a major business center. Various small office buildings were built by 1980, followed by major complexes such as Northwest Corporate Centre, Barrington Pointe, Greenspoint, and Siemens Gammasonics.

The population nearly tripled to 22,000 in 1970, grew to 37,000 in 1980 and the 1990 census put the total population at 46,363 with over 16,000 households. [1]

Geography

Hoffman Estates is located at 42°3′47″N, 88°7′9″W (42.063173, -88.119256)1.

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.

Demographics

As of the census2 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.

People from Hoffman Estates

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], District 15 (K-8)[3] and District 54 (K-8.)[4] North Hoffman Estates residents are served by William Fremd High School and Barrington School District 220 (Unit District)[5]

Most of the village is served by Harper College Community College District 512.

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See also

Notes

  1. ^ http://www.hoffmanestates.com/visitors/history.shtml

External links

Coordinates: 42.063173° N 88.119256° W


 
 

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