Hampshire is a

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and McHenry counties,

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. As of the 2020 census it had a population of 7,667.

Geography

Hampshire is located in northwestern Kane County. Most of the village is in Hampshire Township, and a small portion extends east into Rutland Township as well north into Coral Township in McHenry Country. The village is bordered to the northeast by Huntley and to the southeast by Pingree Grove. It is bordered to the southwest by Burlington.

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passes through the southern part of the village, leading east to Starks and west to

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passes through the northeastern outskirts of the village, leading northwest to Marengo and southeast to

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. Hampshire is northwest of the center of

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. According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Hampshire has a total area of , all land.

Demographics

As of the 2020 census there were 7,667 people, 1,839 households, and 1,458 families residing in the village. The population density was . There were 2,773 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 79.97%

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, 2.44%

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, 0.44% Native American, 2.33% Asian, 0.05%

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, 5.28% from other races, and 9.48% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 15.82% of the population. There were 1,839 households, out of which 38.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.26% were married couples living together, 10.49% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.72% were non-families. 9.84% of all households were made up of individuals, and 1.52% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.48 and the average family size was 3.21. The village's age distribution consisted of 23.7% under the age of 18, 8.7% from 18 to 24, 22.9% from 25 to 44, 36% from 45 to 64, and 8.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39.3 years. For every 100 females, there were 91.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 103.3 males. The median income for a household in the village was $99,635, and the median income for a family was $114,478. Males had a median income of $74,238 versus $33,946 for females. The

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for the village was $49,998. About 1.6% of families and 7.2% of the population were below the

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, including 3.2% of those under age 18 and 21.5% of those age 65 or over.

Education

The Hampshire school system consists of Hampshire High School, Hampshire Middle School, Hampshire Elementary School, Gary D. Wright Elementary, and Big Timber Elementary. The high school's mascot is the "Whip-Pur", a cat-like creature whose name derives from the school colors, white and purple.

Notable people

* Charles H. Backus, Illinois state representative and businessman'Illinois Blue Book 1905-1906,' Biographical Sketch of Charles H. Backus, pg. 266-267 *

Jake Goebbert Jacob Dwayne Goebbert (born September 24, 1987) is an American former professional baseball outfielder. He played for the San Diego Padres of Major League Baseball (MLB) in 2014. Career Amateur Goebbert attended Hampshire High School in Hampshi ...

, former San Diego Padres player, graduate of Hampshire High School.

References

External links

Village of Hampshire official website

Hampshire Area Chamber of Commerce
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