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| Country | United States |
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| State | Illinois |
| County | Kane |
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| Area | 4.9 sq mi (13 km2) |
| - land | 4.9 sq mi (13 km2) |
| Density | 594.7 / sq mi (230 / km2) |
| Timezone | CST (UTC-6) |
| - summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| Postal code | 60140 |
| Area code | 847 |
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Location of Hampshire within Illinois
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| Wikimedia Commons: Hampshire, Illinois | |
Hampshire is a village in Kane County, Illinois, United States.
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Hampshire is located at .[1]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 5 square miles (13 km2), all of it land.
As of the census[2] of 2000, there were 2,490 people, 1,015 households, and 792 families residing in the village. There were 1,051 housing units at an average density of 215.5 per square mile (83.2/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 98.21% White, 0.10% African American, 0.38% Native American, 0.14% Asian, and 0.62% from other races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.41% of the population.
There were 1,015 households out of which 42.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.6% were married couples living together, 7.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.9% were non-families. 17.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.86 and the average family size was 3.28. Current President Josh Stien
In the village the population was spread out with 29.7% under the age of 18, 6.8% from 18 to 24, 32.1% from 25 to 44, 20.2% from 45 to 64, and 11.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 92.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.8 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $58,519, and the median income for a family was $65,069. Males had a median income of $42,217 versus $29,934 for females. The per capita income for the village was $22,143. About 2.3% of families and 2.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.5% of those under age 18 and 9.2% of those age 65 or over.
Hampshire's mascot is the Whip-Pur. The Hampshire school system consists of Hampshire High School, Hampshire Middle School, Hampshire Elementary School, and Gary D. Wright Elementary.
Hampshire is home to a small restaurant named Chick n' Dip, which is locally famous for its broasted chicken.
On May 28, 1988 Thomas J. Smrt held the grand opening for Shireland, a shire horse based theme park. The park covered 111 acres (0.45 km2) and contained a 68,000-square-foot (6,300 m2) circus tent as well as four 10,000-square-foot (930 m2) exhibit tents. The concept centered around the horses, however it also incorporated traditional clown shows. It followed a medieval theme, with area names like "dragonwood" (a small forest which incorporated a tram ride, animatronic dragons, and "shire knights riding shire horses). At the end of the summer 1988, Shireland shut down for unspecified reasons and did not reopen until 1991. It was only open for a month in 1991, after which it closed permanently. The property sat mostly untouched for 15 years thereafter and became a popular place for urban exploration groups to take photographs. In June 2005, Smrt sold the property to a developer who began demolishing the existing buildings but had no specific plans to develop the property.[3]
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