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Hoffman Estates is a village in
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, United States. It is a
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of
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. Per the 2020 census, the population was 52,530. The village previously served as the headquarters for
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and is one of the American headquarters for
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.
Now Arena The Now Arena (originally known as the Sears Centre, Sears Centre Arena and stylized as NOW Arena) is a multi-purpose arena in Hoffman Estates, Illinois, a northwest suburb from Chicago, near land which formerly contained the Poplar Creek Music ...
, home of the
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of the
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is part of the village. Between 2006 and 2009, the village hosted the
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, one of the largest music and dance festivals of its kind in the
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.


History

Prior to the 1940s, German settlers moved into the area west of Roselle Road and north of Golf Road, then known as Wildcat Grove. The area was sparsely populated until farmers purchased land in the area in the 1940s. In 1954, Sam and Jack Hoffman, owners of a father-son owned construction company, bought 160 acres of land in the area. The pair constructed homes and began the development of the region which now bears their name. As residents moved in, they voted to incorporate the area, and the Village of Hoffman Estates was incorporated on September 23, 1959. In 1973, six former town officials, including mayors Edward F. Pinger (1959−1965) and Roy L. Jenkins (1965−1969) were indicted on bribery and tax charges. Once the
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opened, Schaumburg Township became more attractive to Chicago commuters. In the early 1960s, land annexations north of the tollway and in other neighboring regions more than doubled Hoffman Estates' land area. The opening of the
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in
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to the east in 1971 made the area a major business center. An attempt to change the name of the village to East Barrington, among other names, was made in the early 1980s but failed upon a residential vote. In the 1990s, the Prairie Stone Business Park began development. This planned multi-purpose
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is bounded by
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on the east,
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on the south,
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on the north, and Beverly Road on the west. The business park came to fruition in 1993 when Sears, Roebuck and Company relocated from the
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in Chicago to a sprawling headquarters in the northwest part of Prairie Stone. That was followed in by
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and
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, which in 1995 also opened facilities in the park. Throughout the 1990s, a health and wellness center and child care facility were developed, as well as other smaller office buildings, and a branch of
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. Development of the business park is still ongoing, and recent additions in the 2000s include the 11,000-seat
Now Arena The Now Arena (originally known as the Sears Centre, Sears Centre Arena and stylized as NOW Arena) is a multi-purpose arena in Hoffman Estates, Illinois, a northwest suburb from Chicago, near land which formerly contained the Poplar Creek Music ...
; office buildings for Serta, WT Engineering, I-CAR, and
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; a
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outdoor outfitters store; a 295-room Marriott hotel; and the Poplar Creek Crossing Retail Center, which is anchored by
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and numerous other big-box retailers. Future development will include further office buildings and retail development, Sun Island Hotel and Water Park, an amphitheater, and restaurants. In 2011, the Village of Hoffman Estates took over ownership of the Now Arena. On June 23, 2020, the Village of Hoffman Estates approved an $11.5 million deal to rename the Sears Centre Arena to the "NOW Arena". In the fall of 2016, papers and artifacts from
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's administration began to arrive in town, where they are being stored in a building on Golf Road. The site is their temporary home while construction takes place on the
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in Jackson Park, Chicago, and is not open to the public. In January 2020, the
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(CDC) confirmed the second U.S. case of
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in a Hoffman Estates resident. The patient, a woman in her 60s returning from
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, China, was treated at St. Alexius Medical Center. Her husband was later infected in the first case of human-to-human transmission of the
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virus in the United States.


Geography

According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Hoffman Estates has a total area of , of which (or 99.15%) is land and (or 0.85%) is water.


Demographics

As of the 2020 census there were 52,530 people, 18,110 households, and 14,048 families residing in the village. The population density was . There were 19,160 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 52.08%
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, 26.26% Asian, 4.87%
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, 0.60% Native American, 0.02%
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, 7.51% from other races, and 8.68% from two or more races.
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or Latino of any race were 16.14% of the population. There were 18,110 households, out of which 36.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.71% were married couples living together, 11.97% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.43% were non-families. 18.07% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.43% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.16 and the average family size was 2.77. The village's age distribution consisted of 23.1% under the age of 18, 7.3% from 18 to 24, 27.7% from 25 to 44, 28.3% from 45 to 64, and 13.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38.2 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.4 males. The median income for a household in the village was $92,423, and the median income for a family was $103,641. Males had a median income of $56,210 versus $42,288 for females. The
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for the village was $40,016. About 3.3% of families and 4.3% of the population were below the
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, including 4.9% of those under age 18 and 3.5% of those age 65 or over.


Economy

Many Japanese companies have their U.S. headquarters in Hoffman Estates and
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Selvam, Ashok.
Asian population booming in suburbs
. '' Daily Herald'' (
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). March 6, 2011. Retrieved on June 19, 2013.
but the largest employers in Hoffman Estates as of 2023 are:


Education

The village is served by several public school districts. The majority of residents who live in Schaumburg Township attend: *
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(9–12) * Community Consolidated School District 54 (K–8) North Hoffman Estates (north of
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) residents are served by: *
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* Community Consolidated School District 15 (K–8) (East of Huntington Blvd) * Barrington School District 220 (K–12) ( Unit District) (West of Huntington Blvd). Residents west of Barrington Road primarily attend
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, Elgin Area U46. Schools located in the Hoffman Estates village limits: *
Hoffman Estates High School Hoffman Estates High School (HEHS) is a public four-year high school located in Hoffman Estates, Illinois, a northwest suburb of Chicago, in the United States. It is part of Township High School District 211, which also includes James B. Conant H ...
*
James B. Conant High School James B. Conant High School is a public four-year high school located in Hoffman Estates, Illinois, a northwest suburb of Chicago, Illinois, in the United States. It is part of Township High School District 211, which also includes William Fremd ...
Other high schools in the same township high school district: *
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*
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*
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The Xilin Northwest Chinese School () holds its classes at Conant High School in Hoffman Estates. It serves grades preschool through 12. The school predominately serves mainland Chinese families. In 2003 the school held its classes in
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in
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. In 2000 the school had served around 300 students. This figure increased almost by 100%, to almost 600 students. This made it one of the largest of the Chinese schools in the Chicago area.Ray, Tiffany.
Schools connect students to China
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''. March 2, 2003. Retrieved on February 24, 2014.
Most of the village is served by
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Community College District 512.


Libraries

* Barrington Area Library * Schaumburg Township District Library *
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* Palatine Township Library


Transportation

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provides bus service on multiple routes connecting Hoffman Estates to Elgin, Rosemont, and other destinations.


Notable people

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,
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from Illinois (2016–present) *
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(b. 1985), former soccer player who is an assistant coach for
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* William Beckett, lead singer of the band The Academy Is...


Sister city

Hoffman Estates has one sister city: *
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,
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,
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, France


Notes


External links


Village of Hoffman Estates official website
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