Deerfield, Illinois
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Deerfield is a village located in Lake County, Illinois. A portion of the village is located in Cook County, Illinois. As of the 2000 census, the village had a total population of 18,420. It is one of the predominant suburbs that make up Chicago's North Shore region.
Deerfield is home to the headquarters of Walgreens and Baxter Healthcare, and was at one time the headquarters of the Sara Lee Corporation.
Deerfield High School is one of the top public schools in the state, and their mascot is the Warrior. The school colors are red and gray, although white and black are often used as accent colors.
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Geography
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Location of Deerfield, Illinois
Deerfield is located at 42°10'6" North, 87°51'5" West (42.168275, -87.851341)Template:GR.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 14.3 km² (5.5 mi²). 14.2 km² (5.5 mi²) of it is land and 0.1 km² (0.04 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 0.54% water.
Demographics
As of the censusTemplate:GR of 2000, there are 18,420 people, 6,420 households, and 5,161 families residing in the village. The population density is 1,297.8/km² (3,359.4/mi²). There are 6,518 housing units at an average density of 459.2/km² (1,188.7/mi²). The racial makeup of the village is 95.88% White, 0.33% African American, 0.04% Native American, 2.52% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.43% from other races, and 0.77% from two or more races. 1.69% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There are 6,420 households out of which 43.9% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 73.0% are married couples living together, 6.0% have a female householder with no husband present, and 19.6% are non-families. 17.8% of all households are made up of individuals and 8.6% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.81 and the average family size is 3.21.
In the village the population is spread out with 30.6% under the age of 18, 3.7% from 18 to 24, 26.8% from 25 to 44, 26.0% from 45 to 64, and 13.0% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 40 years. For every 100 females there are 93.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 88.5 males.
The median income for a household in the village is $107,194, and the median income for a family is $118,683. Males have a median income of $90,226 versus $48,450 for females. The per capita income for the village is $50,664. 1.6% of the population and 1.3% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total population, 2.1% of those under the age of 18 and 1.8% of those 65 and older are living below the poverty line.
History
Originally populated by the Potawatomi Indians, the area was settled by Jacob Cadwell in 1835 and named Cadwell's Corner. A shopping center located on the site of Cadwell's farm at Waukegan Road and Lake Cook Road still bears that name. The area grew because of the navigable rivers in the area, notably the Des Plaines River and the Chicago River. By 1840, the town's name was changed to Leclair. Within a decade, settler John Millen proposed a further name change to Deerfield in honor of his hometown, Deerfield, Massachusetts and the large number of deer living in the area. The village's first school, Wilmot School, was founded in 1847. Originally a one-room schoolhouse, Wilmot is now an elementary school which serves 525 students.
The village of Deerfield was incorporated in 1903 with a population in the low 400s.
External links
- History from Village website (http://deerfield-il.org/community/historical.html)
- The Deerfield Review (http://www.pioneerlocal.com/cgi-bin/ppo-newsstand?paper2=de)