Buffalo Grove, Illinois
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| Incorporated | Village in 1958. | |||||||||||||||
| County; State | Cook, Lake; Illinois | |||||||||||||||
| Township | Wheeling, Vernon | |||||||||||||||
| Government | Council-manager | |||||||||||||||
| President | Elliott Hartstein | |||||||||||||||
| Population (2000) | 42,909 (up 17.79% from 1990) | |||||||||||||||
| Pop. density | 1,802.7/km² (4,666.9/mi²) | |||||||||||||||
| ZIP code(s) | 60089 | |||||||||||||||
| Area code | 847 and 224 | |||||||||||||||
| Land area | 23.8 km² (9.2 mi²) | |||||||||||||||
| Income | Per capita: $39,794 Household: $80,525 |
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| Home value | Mean: $354,777 (2000) Median: $360,000 |
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| Website | www.vbg.org | |||||||||||||||
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Buffalo Grove is a village located in Northwest suburban Cook and Lake counties in Illinois, United States. The town was named for Buffalo Creek, which was itself named for bison bones found in the area. As of the 2000 census, the village population was 42,909. As of May 2007, signs welcoming visitors to Buffalo Grove show a population of 43,195.
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[edit] Geography
Buffalo Grove is located at (42.166332, -87.963391).[1]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 9.2 square miles (23.9 km²), of which, 9.2 square miles (23.8 km²) of it is land and 0.04 square miles (0.1 km²) of it (0.22%) is water.
There are 50 parks and 45 miles of bike paths/sidewalks.
[edit] Demographics
As of the census[2] of 2000, there were 42,909 people, 15,708 households, and 11,655 families residing in the village. The population density was 4,666.9 people per square mile (1,802.7/km²). There were 16,166 housing units at an average density of 1,758.2/sq mi (679.2/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 88.70% White, 0.76% African American, 0.06% Native American, 8.43% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.91% from other races, and 1.14% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.32% of the population.
There were 15,708 households out of which 42.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.0% were married couples living together, 6.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.8% were non-families. 22.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.4% 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 3.23.
In the village the population was spread out with 28.9% under the age of 18, 5.3% from 18 to 24, 32.2% from 25 to 44, 24.6% from 45 to 64, and 9.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 93.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.2 males.
The median income for a household in the village is $80,525, and the median income for a family is $92,583. Males have a median income of $63,107 versus $41,039 for females. The per capita income for the village is $39,794. 2.3% of the population and 1.3% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 2.6% are under the age of 18 and 2.2% are 65 or older.
There is a very large Jewish community, with 7 synagogues.
[edit] History
Illinois became a state in 1818. The Buffalo Grove area was opened for settlement after the Treaty of Chicago (1833) where the United Nation of Ojibwe, Ottawa and Potawatomi ceded their Illinois lands to the United States[3].
The first pioneers arrived in the Buffalo Grove area around 1834, and by the 1840s had established a small community[4].
The origin of the name "Buffalo Grove" is uncertain, but the traditional account is: "When the English, French, and Pottawatomi Indians were ranging through northeastern Illinois, so were the buffalo. The buffalo left the Wheeling woods in the morning and grazed their way diagonally to Long Grove. Noon found them in a grove of trees along the creek - drinking and resting. A buffalo skeleton was found beside the 'Buffalo Creek,' as it soon became called"[5].
Buffalo Grove was incorporated as a village on March 7, 1958, with a population of 164[6].
[edit] Education
Four school districts and three high school districts serve Buffalo Grove. The majority of public high school students in Buffalo Grove live in the Cook county portion of Buffalo Grove attend Buffalo Grove High School. A smaller population of students residing in the Cook county portion of Buffalo Grove attend Wheeling High School. Those living in the Lake county portion of Buffalo Grove attend Adlai E. Stevenson High School.
Other districts and schools serving Buffalo Grove are:
Aptakisic-Tripp C C School District 102:
- Aptakisic Junior High School
- Meridian Middle School
- Earl Pritchett School
- Tripp school
Kildeer Countryside C C School District 96:
- Twin Groves Middle School
- Woodlawn Middle School
- Kildeer Countryside Elementary School
- Prairie Elementary School
- Country Meadows Elementary School
- Ivy Hall Elementary School
- Willow Grove Kindergarten Center
Lincolnshire-Prairie View School District 103:
- Laura Sprague School
- Half Day School
- Daniel Wright Junior High School
Community Consolidated School District 21:
- Joyce Kilmer Elementary School (K-5)
- Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Elementary School
- James Fenimore Cooper Middle School (6-8)
St. Mary School (Catholic Pre-school through 8th grade)
[edit] Libraries
Buffalo Grove is served by the Indian Trails Public Library District and the Vernon Area Public Library.
[edit] Transportation
Buffalo Grove has a station on Metra's North Central Service, which provides daily rail service between Antioch, Illinois and Chicago, Illinois (at Union Station).
[edit] Notable residents
- Andy Wozniewski, Toronto Maple Leafs and Toronto Marlies hockey player
[edit] References
- ^ US Gazetteer files: 2000 and 1990. United States Census Bureau (2005-05-03). Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
- ^ American FactFinder. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
- ^ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treaty_of_Chicago
- ^ "The History of Buffalo Grove," The Village of Buffalo Grove 50th Anniversary Committee, 2008
- ^ "The History of Buffalo Grove," The Village of Buffalo Grove 50th Anniversary Committee, 2008
- ^ a commerative booklet quoted in "The History of Buffalo Grove," The Village of Buffalo Grove 50th Anniversary Committee, 2008
[edit] External links
- Village of Buffalo Grove official website
- The Vibary of Buffalo Grove local search and listings
- Buffalo Grove High School official website
- Adlai E. Stevenson High School official website
- St. Mary School official website
- Buffalo Grove Days
- Buffalo Grove, Illinois is at coordinates Coordinates:
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