Rolling Meadows, Illinois

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Rolling Meadows is a city in Cook County, Illinois, United States. The population was 24,604 at the 2000 census.

1 Geography
2 Demographics
3 Education
4 Notable Figures
5 External links

[edit] Geography

Rolling Meadows is located at 42°4′34″N, 88°1′33″W (42.076209, -88.025911)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 14.1 km² (5.5 mi²), all land.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 24,604 people, 8,923 households, and 6,174 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,743.1/km² (4,510.4/mi²). There were 9,151 housing units at an average density of 648.3/km² (1,677.6/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 82.33% White, 2.83% African American, 0.27% Native American, 6.61% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 5.95% from other races, and 1.98% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 19.20% of the population.

There were 8,923 households out of which 33.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.8% were married couples living together, 9.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.8% were non-families. 24.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.72 and the average family size was 3.26.

In the city the population was spread out with 25.1% under the age of 18, 9.3% from 18 to 24, 33.9% from 25 to 44, 21.1% from 45 to 64, and 10.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 102.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.5 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $59,535, and the median income for a family was $68,571. Males had a median income of $45,101 versus $35,039 for females. The per capita income for the city was $26,178. About 3.5% of families and 5.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 7.4% of those under age 18 and 2.9% of those age 65 or over.

[edit] Education

Almost all of Rolling Meadows is served by Palatine Community Consolidated School District 15[1]. District 15 schools in Rolling Meadows include Central Road (K-6), Kimball Hill (K-6), Willow Bend (K-6), John G. Conyers Learning Academy (early childhood and multiple needs), and Carl Sandburg Jr. High (7-8).

A very small portion is served by Schaumburg Consolidated School District 54[2].

A small portion extends into Community Consolidated School District 59[3]; that portion has no residents.

About half of Rolling Meadows is served by Township High School District 214's Rolling Meadows High School [4]. The other half is served by Township High School District 211 [5].

St. Colette School is an K-8 catholic school serving all of Rolling Meadows. The Rolling Meadows Park District[6] offers early childhood classes.

[edit] Notable Figures

Rolling Meadows is the hometown of TV and film star Gary Cole and Figure Skater Timothy Goebel.

Rolling Meadows is also the hometown of Sgt. Bryan Anderson, an Iraq war veteran who lost both legs and his left arm after getting hit by an IED while . Bryan graced the cover of Esquire magazine in January 2007 and will be one of the subjects in an HBO documentary featuring wounded Iraq war veterans and produced by James Gandolfini.