Lincolnshire, Illinois
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Lincolnshire is a village in Lake County, Illinois, United States. The population was 6,108 at the 2000 census. The headquarters of Hewitt Associates and Takeda Pharmaceuticals North America and are located in Lincolnshire.
The village began in 1955 when land was purchased to build a residential subdivision. This original subdivision was built in the area south of route 22, north of Cambridge Ave, west of Riverwoods Road, and east of the Des Plaines River. Lincolnshire was incorporated on August 5, 1957.
Despite its rather small population, the Half Day Road-Milwaukee Avenue area is a major retail corridor. The area also experiences heavy traffic at peak hours on these arterial roads.
Lincolnshire is home to Adlai E. Stevenson High School, one of the largest schools in its state. Stevenson is well known as one of the highest academically ranked schools in the nation. The U.S. Department of Education awarded the Blue Ribbon Award of Excellence in Education to Stevenson in 1987, 1991, 1998 and 2002, making it the only school in Illinois to receive four such awards. Both Newsweek and U.S. News & World Report ranked Stevenson among the top 100 high schools within the United States. Lincolnshire elementary students attend Lincolnshire-Prairieview School District 103.
[edit] Geography
Lincolnshire is located at (42.196435, -87.917263)GR1.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 11.5 km² (4.4 mi²). 11.4 km² (4.4 mi²) of it is land and 0.1 km² (0.04 mi²) of it (0.68%) is water.
Most homes in Lincolnshire are on half acre tree filled lots and residents are proud of this fact. In a 1997 survey, "Trees/wooded lots" were named as the best quality of the village [1]. Lincolnshire has received Tree City USA Award every year since 1988 and the Tree City Growth Award for 13 consecutive years. To maintain Lincolnshire's trees the village passed the "Tree Preservation Ordinance" which puts strict restrictions on tree removal [2] and is actively working on eradicating Gypsy moths [3].
[edit] Demographics
As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 6,108 people, 2,134 households, and 1,796 families residing in the village. The population density was 534.8/km² (1,386.2/mi²). There were 2,177 housing units at an average density of 190.6/km² (494.1/mi²). The racial makeup of the village was 94.11% White, 0.51% African American, 0.03% Native American, 3.72% Asian, 0.07% Pacific Islander, 0.49% from other races, and 1.08% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.50% of the population.
There were 2,134 households out of which 37.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 79.1% were married couples living together, 3.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 15.8% were non-families. 13.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.75 and the average family size was 3.03.
In the village the population was spread out with 26.9% under the age of 18, 3.0% from 18 to 24, 21.3% from 25 to 44, 32.6% from 45 to 64, and 16.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females there were 94.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.2 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $134,259, and the median income for a family was $150,598. Males had a median income of approximately $90,000 versus $46,328 for females. The per capita income for the village was $60,115. About 0.7% of families and 1.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 1.1% of those under age 18 and 0.7% of those age 65 or over.
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