| Hampshire, Illinois | |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Mapsize: | 260px |
| Image Map1: | Illinois in United States (US48).svg |
| Map Caption1: | Location of Illinois in the United States |
| Coordinates: | 42.1139°N -88.4758°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Illinois |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Kane, McHenry |
| Subdivision Type3: | Townships |
| Subdivision Name3: | Hampshire, Rutland, Coral |
| Established Title: | Founded |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Title1: | Village President |
| Leader Name1: | Mike Reid, Jr.[1] |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [2] |
| Area Total Km2: | 24.62 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 9.51 |
| Area Land Km2: | 24.62 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 9.51 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.00 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
| Elevation Ft: | 951 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 7667 |
| Population Density Km2: | 311.43 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 806.63 |
| Timezone1: | CST |
| Utc Offset1: | -6 |
| Timezone1 Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | -5 |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP Code(s) |
| Postal Code: | 60140 |
| Area Code: | 847 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 17-32525 |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 2398234 |
| Blank2 Name Sec2: | Wikimedia Commons |
| Blank2 Info Sec2: | Hampshire, Illinois |
Hampshire is a village in Kane and McHenry counties, Illinois, United States. As of the 2020 census it had a population of 7,667.[3]
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.
Illinois Route 72 passes through the southern part of the village, leading east 4miles to Starks and west 8miles to Genoa. U.S. Route 20 passes through the northeastern outskirts of the village, leading northwest to Marengo and southeast to Elgin. Hampshire is northwest of the center of Chicago.
According to the 2010 census, Hampshire has a total area of 8.95sqmi, all land.[4]
As of the 2020 census, there were 7,667 people and 2,773 housing units in Hampshire, a population spike of 37.8% from the 2010 census.
As of the census[5] of 2000, there were 2,490 people, 1,015 households, and 792 families residing in the village. There were 1,051 housing units at an average density of 215.5sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the village was 98.21% White, 0.10% African American, 0.38% Native American, 0.14% Asian, and 0.62% from other races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.41% of the population. There were 1,015 households, out of which 42.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.6% were married couples living together, 7.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.9% were non-families. 17.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.86 and the average family size was 3.28. In the village, the population was spread out, with 29.7% under the age of 18, 6.8% from 18 to 24, 32.1% from 25 to 44, 20.2% from 45 to 64, and 11.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 92.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.8 males. The median income for a household in the village was $58,519, and the median income for a family was $65,069. Males had a median income of $42,217 versus $29,934 for females. The per capita income for the village was $22,143. About 2.3% of families and 2.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.5% of those under age 18 and 9.2% of those age 65 or over.
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.