Carol Stream, Illinois

Carol Stream
Village
Village of Carol Stream

Stark Farm Historic Farmhouse in Carol Stream
Motto: "A great place to live and work"

Location of Carol Stream in DuPage County, Illinois.
Coordinates: 41°55′19″N 88°8′27″W / 41.92194°N 88.14083°W / 41.92194; -88.14083Coordinates: 41°55′19″N 88°8′27″W / 41.92194°N 88.14083°W / 41.92194; -88.14083
Country  United States
State  Illinois
County DuPage
Townships Bloomingdale, Milton, Wayne
Incorporated 1959
Government
 • Type Council-manager
 • Mayor Frank Saverino
Area[1]
 • Total 9.45 sq mi (24.49 km2)
 • Land 9.13 sq mi (23.64 km2)
 • Water 0.33 sq mi (0.85 km2)  3.50%
Population (2010)
 • Total 39,711
 • Estimate (2016)[2] 40,069
 • Density 4,390.16/sq mi (1,695.00/km2)
  Up 27.50% from 1990
Standard of living
 • Per capita income $25,152 (median: $64,893)
 • Home value $177,485 (median: $170,400 (2000))
ZIP code(s) 60116, 60122, 60128, 60132, 60188, 60197, 60199
Area code(s) 630
Geocode 17-11332
FIPS code 17-11332
Website www.carolstream.org

Carol Stream is a village in DuPage County, Illinois, United States. Incorporated on January 5, 1959, and named after the developer's daughter, Carol Stream had a population of 39,711 as of the 2010 U.S. census. In 2011 CNN's Money Magazine ranked Carol Stream 49th on its list of 100 best places to live in the United States.

History

In 1853, St. John Wahlund Catholic Church was built in Gretna. The church was closed in 1867. When St. Michael Church was opened in Wheaton in 1872, the St. Stephen parishioners were transferred to that parish. The church building was dismantled sometime in the late 19th century. St. Stephen Cemetery was located adjacent to the church building. It was last used for burial in 1910. The St. Stephen Cemetery (located north of the Great Western Trail behind Meyer Material Company on St. Charles Road) was rededicated 100 years later on September 12, 2010.[3]

1950s

In 1952, a farm from the area was featured on NBC; it was the site for the first outdoor telecast by the network in 1954.

A common misconception is that the municipality of Carol Stream was named for a local minor waterway. In fact, Carol Stream is one of the few communities in America which took its name from the first and last names of a living person: Carol Stream, the daughter of its founder Jay Stream.

Jay W. Stream (April 17, 1921 – January 22, 2006), a military veteran who had previously sold insurance and ready-mix concrete, was in the mid-1950s heading Durable Construction Company. He became frustrated with red tape while negotiating a planned 350–400 home subdivision in nearby Naperville, Illinois. A Naperville clerk reportedly advised Stream to "build your own town", and in 1957, Stream began buying unincorporated farmland outside Wheaton. He hoped to allow people to work in the town they lived in, rather than have to commute to Chicago.[4]

On August 26, 1957, Carol and three friends were returning from Racine, Wisconsin in a 1949 Studebaker. While attempting to cross U.S. Route 45 in central Kenosha County, the car was struck in the right rear corner, killing 15-year-old Richard Christie of Chicago, the passenger seated there. Carol was ejected through the windshield and into a utility pole. Neurosurgeons at Kenosha Memorial Hospital said the comatose girl might never awaken or, if she did, would likely be severely handicapped. On advice of the doctors that her recovery might improve with good news, Jay decided to name the new community in her honor. After four months in a coma, Carol regained consciousness. Learning the new village bore her full name, Carol said she thought it "odd and silly" at first (as she told Chicago Tribune reporter Eric Zorn in 1991).[5]

Carol Stream was named Jacqueline Stream, but her parents changed her name to Carol when her due date fell near Christmas. She never lived in her namesake community but moved from Wheaton, Illinois to Arizona in 1957 following the end of her parents' marriage. She still participates in municipal celebrations and rides in parades during anniversary celebrations of the municipality's 1959 incorporation, and is frequently asked for autographs when she is in town.

21st Century

One of the town's two middle schools, Jay Stream Middle School is named after the founder, Jay Stream, who died on January 22, 2006.

Municipal history

Ross Ferraro Town Center

Geography

According to the 2010 census, Carol Stream has a total area of 9.416 square miles (24.39 km2), of which 9.09 square miles (23.54 km2) (or 96.54%) is land and 0.326 square miles (0.84 km2) (or 3.46%) is water.[7]

Demographics

Historical population
Census Pop. %±
1960836—
19704,434430.4%
198015,472248.9%
199031,716105.0%
200040,43827.5%
201039,711−1.8%
Est. 201640,069[2]0.9%
U.S. Decennial Census[8]
Demographics (2000)[9]
White Black Hispanic Asian
78.51% 4.24% 10.03% 11.20%
Islander Native Other
0.01% 0.18% 3.79%

As of the census[10] of 2000, there were 40,438 people, 13,872 households, and 10,140 families residing in the village. The population density was 4,545.8 people per square mile (1,754.3/km²). There were 14,200 housing units at an average density of 1,596.3 per square mile (616.0/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 60.51% White, 11.20% Asian, 25.0% African American, 0.18% Native American, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 3.79% from other races, and 2.06% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 10.03% of the population.

Of the 13,872 households, 45.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.7% were married couples living together, 9.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.9% were non-families. 21.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.91 and the average family size was 3.45.

In the village, the population was spread out with 30.9% under the age of 18, 9.1% from 18 to 24, 36.6% from 25 to 44, 17.6% from 45 to 64, and 5.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 31 years. For every 100 females there were 97.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.0 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $64,893, and the median income for a family was $74,984 (these figures had risen to $68,893 and $80,786 respectively as of a 2007 estimate).[11] Males had a median income of $50,398 versus $31,757 for females. The per capita income for the village was $25,152. About 2.4% of families and 3.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.1% of those under age 18 and 6.3% of those age 65 or over.

Economy

Top employers

According to the Village's 2009 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report,[12] the top employers in the city are:

# Employer # of Employees
1 Peacock Engineering 787
2 Futaba Industrial 460
3 FedEx Ground 437
4 Tyndale House 260
5 CNS Home Health & Hospice 260
6 Ingram Micro 250
7 Windsor Park Manor 220
8 Berlin Industries 210
9 Jewel 200

The Christian publishers Tyndale House and Christianity Today International are based in Carol Stream.

The US Postal Service's Sectional Hub for Zipcodes 601 and 603 is located in this town.

Government

Carol Stream is administered by a body known as the Legislative Board, which is composed of seven elected officials: a mayor and six trustees.[13] Frank Saverno is the current mayor; his term of office runs from May 1, 2011 to April 30, 2015.[14] The village clerk is also an elected position. The clerk's term of office is the same as the mayor's.[15]

Education

Operated by the Carol Stream Park District, Red Hawk Park is located at St. Charles and Kuhn Roads
The Steve Ravanesi Trail connects the Great Western Trail with Red Hawk Park, the Bark Park and Glenbard North High School

Most students in Carol Stream attend school in the Consolidated School District 93, a K–8 district. The District 93 schools in Carol Stream are: Carol Stream School, Cloverdale School, Elsie Johnson School, Heritage Lakes, Western Trails, Roy DeShane, Stratford Middle School and Jay Stream Middle School. District 93 is only K-8; thus, students must attend a different district when they reach the high school level. They are served by Glenbard Township High School District 87 (the third-largest school district in Illinois), which includes Glenbard North, located in Carol Stream.

Part of the village is served by a unit school district, the Elgin Area School District U46. It serves an area of some 90 square miles (230 km2) in Cook, DuPage and Kane Counties. Almost 40,000 children of school age are in its area. District U-46 is the second-largest in Illinois. Spring Trail Elementary in Carol Stream serves in-district students for grades K-6. These students then attend Eastview Middle School (Bartlett, Illinois) for grades 7–8. High school students who live within the U-46 boundaries attend Bartlett High School.

The western section of the village is served by Benjamin School District 25, a small, two-school district. Evergreen Elementary School is located in Carol Stream while Benjamin Middle School is nearby in unincorporated West Chicago. Founded in the 1840s, Benjamin 25 is one of the oldest school districts in DuPage County. High school students from Benjamin attend West Chicago Community High School, District 94.

Infrastructure

Transportation

Carol Stream has six major roads running through the village. The most important of these is North Avenue, which runs relatively close to the center of Carol Stream and serves the majority of its industrial areas. North Avenue is an East-West road which extends a further 30 miles East into Chicago as well as further west across the state. Army Trail Road and Geneva Road are the other major east-west roads.

Gary Avenue is a major north-south road to the commercial center of Bloomingdale and the Stratford Square Mall. County Farm Road also serves as a major commercial route for residents. Schmale Road serves a small commercial area on the southeastern side of Carol Stream. Kuhn Road also runs north-south, but is not that major.

Lies Road is a minor east-west road that bisects the village starting from Fair Oaks Drive on the west to Schmale on the east. The portion from Country Farm Road thru Kuhn Road to near Gary Avenue is the route for the annual Fourth of July parade. Schmale Rd. is named after a victim of Richard Speck who killed 8 nurses in Chicago in 1966.

A feeder line from the nearby Illinois Central Railroad serves the main industrial complex for Carol Stream. The old Gretna Railway Station had been renamed Carol Stream in 1962, the station manager of four years at the time, Frank S. Shilling, said he never found out why the station was named Gretna.[16] The original building was preserved and moved to the Carol Stream Park District, where it serves as a museum and a home for the Carol Stream Historical Society.

See also

Other American cities with a personal name and surname as the municipal name:

Notable people

References

  1. ↑ "2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved Jun 29, 2017.
  2. 1 2 "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved June 9, 2017.
  3. ↑ Brochure: "Saint Stephen Cemetery Observance of Family Remembrance Day (September 12, 2010)"; Catholic Cemeteries of the Diocese of Joliet
  4. ↑ "Village of Carol Stream" (PDF). carolstream.org. Retrieved July 25, 2016.
  5. ↑ Zorn, Eric (August 3, 1991). "Meet Carol Stream – She's fine, and so's her namesake village". Chicago Tribune. p. 1.
  6. ↑ "Best Places to Live 2011 – Top 100: Town details: Carol Stream, IL – from MONEY Magazine". Money.cnn.com. 2011-01-01. Archived from the original on 2013-03-13. Retrieved 2013-12-11.
  7. ↑ "G001 – Geographic Identifiers – 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2015-08-02.
  8. ↑ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Archived from the original on May 12, 2015. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
  9. ↑ "2000 United States Census Data" (PDF). Retrieved 2013-12-11.
  10. ↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 2013-09-11. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  11. ↑ "Fact Finder". Retrieved 21 December 2013.
  12. ↑ Village of Carol Stream CAFR Archived January 18, 2011, at the Wayback Machine.
  13. ↑ "Village Board". Village of Carol Stream. Retrieved 17 February 2015.
  14. ↑ "Frank Saverino". Village of Carol Stream. Retrieved 17 February 2015.
  15. ↑ "Beth Melody". Village of Carol Stream. Archived from the original on 17 February 2015. Retrieved 17 February 2015.
  16. ↑ October 4/5, 1962 Press Publications article "Gretna, the town that was", by Jerry Ackerman
  17. ↑ 'Illinois Blue Book 2001-2002, Biographical Sketch of Doris Karpiel, pg. 96
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