Schaumburg, Illinois
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Schaumburg is a village located in Cook County and DuPage County, Illinois. As of the 2000 census, the village had a total population of 75,386.
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The village has the headquarters of Motorola. The only IKEA in Illinois (as of 2004) is in Schaumburg, next to the gigantic Woodfield Mall, the largest mall in America in terms of shopping area. The village is also the home of the Schaumburg Flyers, a Northern League baseball team whose ballpark, Alexian Field, is located near the Elgin O'Hare Expressway.
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Geography
Schaumburg is located at 42°1'48" North, 88°5'15" West (42.030051, -88.087414)Template:GR.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 49.5 km² (19.1 mi²). 49.2 km² (19.0 mi²) of it is land and 0.3 km² (0.1 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 0.63% water.
Demographics
As of the censusTemplate:GR of 2000, there are 75,386 people, 31,799 households, and 19,301 families residing in the village. The population density is 1,531.9/km² (3,967.1/mi²). There are 33,093 housing units at an average density of 672.5/km² (1,741.5/mi²). The racial makeup of the village is 78.78% White, 3.35% African American, 0.10% Native American, 14.19% Asian, 0.06% Pacific Islander, 1.73% from other races, and 1.78% from two or more races. 5.29% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There are 31,799 households out of which 28.4% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.9% are married couples living together, 8.1% have a female householder with no husband present, and 39.3% are non-families. 32.3% of all households are made up of individuals and 7.8% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.36 and the average family size is 3.07.
In the village the population is spread out with 21.9% under the age of 18, 8.3% from 18 to 24, 36.3% from 25 to 44, 24.0% from 45 to 64, and 9.5% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 35 years. For every 100 females there are 94.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 91.9 males.
The median income for a household in the village is $60,941, and the median income for a family is $72,631. Males have a median income of $51,319 versus $36,108 for females. The per capita income for the village is $30,587. 3.0% of the population and 2.0% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total population, 3.0% of those under the age of 18 and 4.5% of those 65 and older are living below the poverty line.
Education
Public elementary schools and junior high schools in Schaumburg are operated by Community Consolidated School District 54.
Schaumburg falls within High School District 211, which received its desired tax increase during the April 2005 elections in order to balance the budget for the future school years, with intense campaigning by the Hoffman Estates High School based Save Our Schools (SOS) organization.
It is the opinion of some Schaumburg taxpayers and students that the proposed fund increase for 2005 is by no means "much needed". Schaumburg teachers, especially high school teachers are among the highest paid in the state.
Proponents claim that they are also, however, some of the most qualified. Schools in Schaumburg have a myriad of extracurricular activities, which would have been cut if the tax referendum failed.