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Rolling Meadows, Illinois

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Rolling Meadows
R M
City
Official name: Rolling meadows
Motto: A great place to call home!

Country	United States
State	Illinois
County (Cook)	Cook
Township	CCSD 15
Municipality	City of Rolling Meadows

Coordinates	42°4′34″N 88°1′33″W / 42.07611, -88.02583
Highest point
- location	Sled hill by the library
Lowest point
- location	Salt Creek

Area	5.5 sq mi (14 km²)
- land	5.2 sq mi (13 km²)
- water	0.3 sq mi (1 km²)
- urban	0.0 sq mi (0 km²)
- metro	0.0 sq mi (0 km²)

Population	24,607 (2000)
Density	4,510.4 /sq mi (1,741 /km²)

Government	City
- location	3600 Kirchoff rd, Downtown RM, Illinois
Mayor	Kenneth Nelson

Timezone	CST (UTC-6)
- summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
Postal code	60008
Area code	847

Website: www.cityrm.org

Rolling Meadows is a city in Cook County, Illinois, United States. The population was 24,607 at the 2000 census.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 5.5 square miles (14.1 km²), all of it land.

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 24,607 people, 8,923 households, and 6,174 families residing in the city. The population density was 4,510.4 people per square mile (1,743.1/km²). There were 9,151 housing units at an average density of 1,677.6/sq mi (648.3/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 82.33% White, 2.83% African American, 0.27% Native American, 6.61% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 5.95% from other races, and 1.98% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 19.20% of the population.

There were 8,923 households out of which 33.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.8% were married couples living together, 9.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.8% were non-families. 24.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.72 and the average family size was 3.26.

In the city the population was spread out with 25.1% under the age of 18, 9.3% from 18 to 24, 33.9% from 25 to 44, 21.1% from 45 to 64, and 10.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 102.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.5 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $59,535, and the median income for a family was $68,571. Males had a median income of $45,101 versus $35,039 for females. The per capita income for the city was $26,178. About 3.5% of families and 5.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 7.4% of those under age 18 and 2.9% of those age 65 or over.

Economy

The Chicago-area sales office of Asiana Airlines is located at Suite 1010 of Continental Towers # 3.

Education

Primary and secondary schools

Almost all of Rolling Meadows is served by Palatine Community Consolidated School District 15. District 15 schools in Rolling Meadows include Central Road (K-6), Kimball Hill (K-6), Willow Bend (K-6), John G. Conyers Learning Academy (early childhood and multiple needs), Carl Sandburg Jr. High (7-8) and Plum Grove Jr. High (7-8).

A very small portion is served by Schaumburg Consolidated School District 54.

A small portion extends into Community Consolidated School District 59 [3]; that portion has no residents.

About half of Rolling Meadows is served by Township High School District 214's Rolling Meadows High School . The other half is served by Township High School District 211 [5].

St. Colette School is a PreK-8 Catholic school serving all of Rolling Meadows. St. Colette School was awarded as a 2007 Blue Ribbon School from the U.S. Department of Education. The Rolling Meadows Park District offers early childhood classes.

Park Districts

Rolling Meadows Park District

As a separate Municipal Governing Agency, the Rolling Meadows Park District's purpose is to provide parks, facilities and recreation programs for the children and adults of the community. The Park District's policies for operation are governed by seven elected Commissioners. The goal of the Illinois Distinguished Agency program is to improve the delivery of recreation services to the residents of Illinois through a voluntary comprehensive evaluation process. The desired result is to improve the quality of life for Illinois residents and to recognize those agencies that provide this quality service. The Rolling Meadows Park District was certified in 1996 and recertified in 2002.

Mission Statement

The purpose of the Rolling Meadows Park District is to maximize the recreational leisure opportunities of our residents, thereby enhancing their "quality of life". Our desired result is to deliver superior quality programs, facilities and parks; accommodating the assessed leisure needs of all our residents.