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].
| Village of Hoffman Estates | |||
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| Incorporated (Village) | 1959 | ||
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| Government | |||
| - Mayor | William D. McLeod | ||
| Area | |||
| - City | 51.5 km² (19.9 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2005) | |||
| - City | 52,046 | ||
| Zip Codes | 60010, 60067, 60169, 60173, 60192, 60194, 60195 | ||
| Area code(s) | 847 | ||
| Website: http://www.hoffmanestates.com/ | |||
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 the Chicago Slaughter of the Continental Indoor Football League.
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[edit] 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]
[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] People from Hoffman Estates
- William Beckett
- Sherri Shepherd
- Brian Krause
- Manindra Mishra
- Dave Waterbury
- Terry Volt
[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], 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.
[edit] High Schools
- Hoffman Estates High School is one of the most expensive high schools (per square foot) ever built in the United States, unsurprising given the demographics of the town. Its students are reflective of that demographic, graduating at an extraordinarly high rate, and being well known for their successes in both athletic and academic competition.
- William Fremd High School is considered one of the best high schools in the state in terms of quality and standardized test scores. In 1987, Fremd was named among the top in the nation in the United States Department of Education's National Secondary School Recognition Program. Fremd High School has also been recognized by Newsweek as one of “America’s Best High Schools” and by U.S. News & World Report as one of 99 outstanding high schools in the United States.[citation needed] In 2006, Fremd was recognized as the 852nd best high school in the nation by Newsweek, with an average of 1.3 AP tests taken per graduating senior.[2] In 2005, Fremd had an average composite ACT score of 23.7, and graduated 99.9% of its senior class. The average class size is 24.7. Fremd has made Adequate Yearly Progress on the Prairie State Achievement Examination, a state test part of the No Child Left Behind Act.[3] Fremd had 37 Academic Scholars representing the highest grade point averages in the Class of 2004. Eight students were National Merit Finalists along with 135 Illinois State Scholars in that same year. The graduates of the Class of 2004 received nearly $3.35 million in collegiate scholarship awards.
[edit] Notes
- ^ http://www.hoffmanestates.com/visitors/history.shtml
- ^ Newsweek's Top 1,000 High Schools
- ^ Illinois School Report Card
[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
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