| South Elgin, Illinois | |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Motto: | "Where Tradition Meets the Future" |
| Mapsize: | 260px |
| Image Map1: | Illinois in United States (US48).svg |
| Map Caption1: | Location of Illinois in the United States |
| Coordinates: | 41.9978°N -88.3078°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Illinois |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Kane |
| Subdivision Type3: | Townships |
| Subdivision Name3: | Elgin, St. Charles |
| Established Title: | Founded |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Title1: | Village President |
| Leader Name1: | Steve Ward |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 18.81 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 7.26 |
| Area Land Km2: | 18.29 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 7.06 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.52 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.20 |
| Elevation Ft: | 797 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 23865 |
| Population Density Km2: | 1305.11 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 3380.31 |
| Timezone1: | CST |
| Utc Offset1: | -6 |
| Timezone1 Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | -5 |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 60177 |
| Area Codes: | 847 & 224 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 17-70720 |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 2399846 |
| Blank2 Name Sec2: | Wikimedia Commons |
| Blank2 Info Sec2: | South Elgin, Illinois |
South Elgin is a village in Kane County, Illinois, United States. Per the 2020 census, the population was 23,865.[2] In 2007, Money magazine named South Elgin as 82nd of 100 entries in its "America's Best Places to Live" edition and again in 2011 as 98th of 100 entries.
South Elgin was originally called "Clintonville", in honor of early settler James Clinton.[3] The name "South Elgin" was adopted in 1907.
South Elgin is located in eastern Kane County in the Fox River Valley. It is bordered to the north by the city of Elgin and to the east by the village of Bartlett. South Elgin sits on both sides of the Fox River.
According to the 2010 census, South Elgin has a total area of 7.157sqmi, of which 6.99sqmi (or 97.67%) is land and 0.167sqmi (or 2.33%) is water.[4]
| White alone (NH) | 15,936 | 14,935 | 72.49% | 62.58% | |
| Black or African American alone (NH) | 679 | 821 | 3.09% | 3.44% | |
| Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) | 17 | 14 | 0.08% | 0.06% | |
| Asian alone (NH) | 1,515 | 2,117 | 6.89% | 8.87% | |
| Pacific Islander alone (NH) | 7 | 5 | 0.03% | 0.02% | |
| Some Other Race alone (NH) | 17 | 85 | 0.08% | 0.36% | |
| Mixed Race/Multi-Racial (NH) | 412 | 926 | 1.87% | 3.88% | |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 3,402 | 4,962 | 15.47% | 20.79% | |
| Total | 21,985 | 23,865 | 100.00% | 100.00% |
As of the census[7] of 2000, there were 16,100 people, 5,565 households, and 4,307 families residing in the village. The population density was 2560.5sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 5,657 housing units at an average density of 899.7sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the village was 86.02% White, 2.58% African American, 0.17% Native American, 5.47% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 3.88% from other races, and 1.86% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 10.34% of the population.
There were 5,565 households, out of which 44.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.5% were married couples living together, 7.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.6% were non-families. 17.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 3.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.85 and the average family size was 3.26.
In the village, the population was spread out, with 29.1% under the age of 18, 6.9% from 18 to 24, 42.1% from 25 to 44, 16.1% from 45 to 64, and 5.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 31 years. For every 100 females, there were 100.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.0 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $67,323, and the median income for a family was $71,190 (these figures had risen to $79,192 and $84,354 respectively as of a 2007 estimate[8]). Males had a median income of $48,741 versus $31,486 for females. The per capita income for the village was $25,676. About 2.1% of families and 3.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.6% of those under age 18 and 2.3% of those age 65 or over.
The village is served by Unit School District U46 and D303. U46 serves an area of some 90sqmi in Cook, DuPage and Kane counties. Almost 40,000 children of school age are in its area. U-46 is second largest in Illinois. District 303 covers 57sqmi and serves 13,590 students in the Fox River Valley.
Pace provides bus service on Route 801 connecting South Elgin to Elgin, Geneva, and other destinations.[9]
The Chicago & North Western/Union Pacific line to Rockford and the Illinois Central/Canadian National line to Sioux City serve South Elgin.