Hampshire

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.

Demographics

2020 census

As of the 2020 census, Hampshire had a population of 7,667. The median age was 35.6 years. 28.3% of residents were under the age of 18 and 11.4% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 97.0 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 93.8 males age 18 and over.

94.8% of residents lived in urban areas, while 5.2% lived in rural areas.

There were 2,664 households in Hampshire, including 1,458 families. Of those households, 42.8% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 59.9% were married-couple households, 13.2% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 19.5% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 17.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

There were 2,773 housing units, of which 3.9% were vacant. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.7% and the rental vacancy rate was 8.1%. The population density was 806.63 inhabitants per square mile (311.44/km2), and housing density was 291.74 per square mile (112.64/km2).

Income and poverty

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.

Education

Community Unit School District 300 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

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