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.
Illinois Route 72 passes through the southern part of the village, leading east 4 miles (6 km) to Starks and west 8 miles (13 km) to Genoa. U.S. Route 20 passes through the northeastern outskirts of the village, leading northwest 13 miles (21 km) to Marengo and southeast 12 miles (19 km) to Elgin. Hampshire is 52 miles (84 km) northwest of the center of Chicago.
According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Hampshire has a total area of 9.51 square miles (24.63 km2), all land. [5]
Demographics
As of the 2020 census [7] there were 7,667 people, 1,839 households, and 1,458 families residing in the village. The population density was 806.63 inhabitants per square mile (311.44/km2). There were 2,773 housing units at an average density of 291.74 per square mile (112.64/km2). The racial makeup of the village was 79.97% White, 2.44% African American, 0.44% Native American, 2.33% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 5.28% from other races, and 9.48% from two or more races. Hispanic 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 per capita income for the village was $49,998. About 1.6% of families and 7.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.2% of those under age 18 and 21.5% of those age 65 or over.
Hampshire village, Illinois – Racial and ethnic composition
Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.| Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic) | Pop 2000 [8] | Pop 2010 [9] | Pop 2020 [10] | % 2000 | % 2010 | % 2020 |
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| White alone (NH) | 2,802 | 4,787 | 5,832 | 96.62% | 86.05% | 76.07% |
| Black or African American alone (NH) | 3 | 66 | 177 | 0.10% | 1.19% | 2.31% |
| Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) | 6 | 6 | 8 | 0.21% | 0.11% | 0.10% |
| Asian alone (NH) | 4 | 99 | 169 | 0.14% | 1.78% | 2.20% |
| Pacific Islander alone (NH) | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.05% |
| Other race alone (NH) | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.21% |
| Mixed race or Multiracial (NH) | 15 | 56 | 248 | 0.52% | 1.01% | 3.23% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 70 | 549 | 1,213 | 2.41% | 9.87% | 15.82% |
| Total | 2,900 | 5,563 | 7,667 | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% |
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.
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