Mundelein, Illinois
Encyclopedia
Mundelein is a village in Lake County, Illinois
, in the United States. As of the 2010 census, the village population was 31,064.
in the area now owned by St. Mary of the Lake Seminary in 1835.
The next settlers were tradesmen escaping from England's industrial depression, who became farmers in the Mundelein area. In honor of their former professions, they named the city "Mechanics Grove", and built schools, churches, and businesses. The community grew and (while still unincorporated) changed its name to "Holcomb" in honor of John Holcomb, a person who was active in the area's development. As Holcomb, the community added a railway station and a post office. The Holcomb area incorporated in February 1909 under a new name, "Rockefeller"; a reference to businessman John D. Rockefeller
.
The name Rockefeller was short lived, however. In July 1909, Rockefeller became "Area". This name change was requested by a local educational entrepreneur named Arthur Sheldon, who bought 600 acres (2.4 km²) near town and built a school on it. The school taught sales techniques, including the philosophy of "AREA", which stood for "Ability, Reliability, Endurance, and Action." At one time, it boasted 10,000 students, many of them women (which was unusual for 1909). However, after several years the school closed.
In July 1918, Archbishop George Mundelein (later Cardinal) of Chicago
purchased the property formerly owned by Sheldon's school. For about $10 million (1918 dollars), construction of St. Mary's of the Lake Seminary began in 1921. This seminary is still in operation,and is the largest in the United States, hosting up to 1000 students.
On December 10, 1924, the Village Board held a special meeting with representatives from the Soo Line Railroad. They requested that the Board change the name to Mundelein (for the Cardinal).
The Board voted to make the change and asked the Illinois Secretary of State to make the name change. They received permission in April 1925, and the Village Board passed an ordinance changing the village's name to Mundelein. Cardinal Mundelein donated the Village its first new fire truck a 1925 Stoughton. The fire truck was officially turned over to the Village at a ceremony held at the St. Mary of the Lake Seminary on July 17, 1925. The current Village Hall, with a few additions, is the same structure today that was built in 1929.
According to the United States Census Bureau
, the village has a total area of 8.9 square miles (23.1 km²), of which, 8.6 square miles (22.3 km²) of it is land and 0.3 square mile (0.776996433 km²) of it (3.58%) is water.
of 2000, there were 30,935 people, 9,858 households, and 7,718 families residing in the village. The population density
was 3,587.5 people per square mile (1,385.6/km²). There were 10,167 housing units at an average density of 1,179.0 per square mile (455.4/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 78.68% White, 1.60% African American, 0.28% Native American, 6.60% Asian, 0.07% Pacific Islander, 10.66% from other races
, and 2.11% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 24.20% of the population.
There were 9,858 households out of which 47.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 65.0% were married couples
living together, 9.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.7% were non-families. 17.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 4.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.12 and the average family size was 3.52.
In the village the population was spread out with 31.4% under the age of 18, 8.3% from 18 to 24, 36.0% from 25 to 44, 18.1% from 45 to 64, and 6.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females there were 104.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 103.6 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $69,651, and the median income for a family was $75,083 (these figures had risen to $80,556 and $85,656 respectively as of a 2007 estimate). Males had a median income of $50,290 versus $34,087 for females. The per capita income
for the village was $26,280. About 3.0% of families and 4.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 5.2% of those under age 18 and 3.4% of those age 65 or over.
Mundelein Elementary School District 75
:
Diamond Lake School District 76
:
Fremont School District 79
:
Mundelein Consolidated High School District 120:
Additionally, the following parochial schools are located in Mundelein:
on Metra
's North Central Service
, which provides weekday rail service between Antioch, Illinois
and Chicago, Illinois (at Union Station
).
Lake County, Illinois
Lake County is a county in the northeastern corner of the state of Illinois, on the shore of Lake Michigan. According to the 2010 census, it has a population of 703,462, which is an increase of 9.2% from 644,356 in 2000. Its county seat is Waukegan. The county is part of the Chicago metropolitan area...
, in the United States. As of the 2010 census, the village population was 31,064.
History
The community now known as Mundelein has been inhabited since at least 1650, when the Potowatami Indians were known to have been trading with French fur traders. The first European inhabitants reached the area in the early 19th century. Peter Shaddle (for whom a street is named) was the first known settler, building a log cabinLog cabin
A log cabin is a house built from logs. It is a fairly simple type of log house. A distinction should be drawn between the traditional meanings of "log cabin" and "log house." Historically most "Log cabins" were a simple one- or 1½-story structures, somewhat impermanent, and less finished or less...
in the area now owned by St. Mary of the Lake Seminary in 1835.
The next settlers were tradesmen escaping from England's industrial depression, who became farmers in the Mundelein area. In honor of their former professions, they named the city "Mechanics Grove", and built schools, churches, and businesses. The community grew and (while still unincorporated) changed its name to "Holcomb" in honor of John Holcomb, a person who was active in the area's development. As Holcomb, the community added a railway station and a post office. The Holcomb area incorporated in February 1909 under a new name, "Rockefeller"; a reference to businessman John D. Rockefeller
John D. Rockefeller
John Davison Rockefeller was an American oil industrialist, investor, and philanthropist. He was the founder of the Standard Oil Company, which dominated the oil industry and was the first great U.S. business trust. Rockefeller revolutionized the petroleum industry and defined the structure of...
.
The name Rockefeller was short lived, however. In July 1909, Rockefeller became "Area". This name change was requested by a local educational entrepreneur named Arthur Sheldon, who bought 600 acres (2.4 km²) near town and built a school on it. The school taught sales techniques, including the philosophy of "AREA", which stood for "Ability, Reliability, Endurance, and Action." At one time, it boasted 10,000 students, many of them women (which was unusual for 1909). However, after several years the school closed.
In July 1918, Archbishop George Mundelein (later Cardinal) of Chicago
Chicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
purchased the property formerly owned by Sheldon's school. For about $10 million (1918 dollars), construction of St. Mary's of the Lake Seminary began in 1921. This seminary is still in operation,and is the largest in the United States, hosting up to 1000 students.
On December 10, 1924, the Village Board held a special meeting with representatives from the Soo Line Railroad. They requested that the Board change the name to Mundelein (for the Cardinal).
The Board voted to make the change and asked the Illinois Secretary of State to make the name change. They received permission in April 1925, and the Village Board passed an ordinance changing the village's name to Mundelein. Cardinal Mundelein donated the Village its first new fire truck a 1925 Stoughton. The fire truck was officially turned over to the Village at a ceremony held at the St. Mary of the Lake Seminary on July 17, 1925. The current Village Hall, with a few additions, is the same structure today that was built in 1929.
Geography
Mundelein is located at 42.265073°N 88.004725°W.According to the United States Census Bureau
United States Census Bureau
The United States Census Bureau is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census. It also gathers other national demographic and economic data...
, the village has a total area of 8.9 square miles (23.1 km²), of which, 8.6 square miles (22.3 km²) of it is land and 0.3 square mile (0.776996433 km²) of it (3.58%) is water.
Demographics
As of the censusCensus
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common...
of 2000, there were 30,935 people, 9,858 households, and 7,718 families residing in the village. The population density
Population density
Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans...
was 3,587.5 people per square mile (1,385.6/km²). There were 10,167 housing units at an average density of 1,179.0 per square mile (455.4/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 78.68% White, 1.60% African American, 0.28% Native American, 6.60% Asian, 0.07% Pacific Islander, 10.66% from other races
Race (United States Census)
Race and ethnicity in the United States Census, as defined by the Federal Office of Management and Budget and the United States Census Bureau, are self-identification data items in which residents choose the race or races with which they most closely identify, and indicate whether or not they are...
, and 2.11% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 24.20% of the population.
There were 9,858 households out of which 47.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 65.0% were married couples
Marriage
Marriage is a social union or legal contract between people that creates kinship. It is an institution in which interpersonal relationships, usually intimate and sexual, are acknowledged in a variety of ways, depending on the culture or subculture in which it is found...
living together, 9.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.7% were non-families. 17.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 4.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.12 and the average family size was 3.52.
In the village the population was spread out with 31.4% under the age of 18, 8.3% from 18 to 24, 36.0% from 25 to 44, 18.1% from 45 to 64, and 6.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females there were 104.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 103.6 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $69,651, and the median income for a family was $75,083 (these figures had risen to $80,556 and $85,656 respectively as of a 2007 estimate). Males had a median income of $50,290 versus $34,087 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income
Per capita income or income per person is a measure of mean income within an economic aggregate, such as a country or city. It is calculated by taking a measure of all sources of income in the aggregate and dividing it by the total population...
for the village was $26,280. About 3.0% of families and 4.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 5.2% of those under age 18 and 3.4% of those age 65 or over.
Neighborhoods
- Grand Dominion (Active Adult)
- Barnhill
- Diamond Lake
- Fields of Ambria
- Loch LomondLoch Lomond (Illinois)Loch Lomond is a man-made lake in Mundelein, Illinois, as well as the subdivision built around said lake. The lake is administered by the Loch Lomond Property Owners Association, and access is restricted to members of the association and their guests....
- Sylvan Lake
- West Shore Park
- Countryside
- Cambridge Countryside
- Fairhaven (Between Hawley and 176, Prospect and Carmel High School)
- Tullamore
- Ambria
- Cambridge Country
- Holcomb
- Wildwood
- Cambridge Country North
- Hampton Reserve
- Long Meadow
- Woodhaven
- Colony Of Long Meadow
- Steeple Chase
- Lakewood Village
- Cambridge West
School Districts
Four public school districts serve Mundelein residents:Mundelein Elementary School District 75
Mundelein Elementary School District 75
Mundelein Elementary School District 75 is an elementary school district based entirely in the western Lake County village of Mundelein, Illinois. The district educates students in its region of suburban Chicago. Mundelein Elementary School District 75 is composed of three schools: one early...
:
- Washington School - Grade Center PK-K-2
- Mechanics Grove School - 3-5
- Carl Sandburg Middle School - 6-8
Diamond Lake School District 76
Diamond Lake School District 76
Diamond Lake School District 76 is a PK-8 school district centered around the village of Mundelein, Illinois, which is located in central Lake County. The district mainly feeds into Mundelein High School in Mundelein, Illinois with some students feeding into Adlai E. Stevenson High School in...
:
- Fairhaven School - PK-K-1
- Diamond Lake School - 2-4
- West Oak Middle School - 5-8
Fremont School District 79
Fremont School District 79
Fremont School District 79 is a school district located in Mundelein, Illinois, and it is composed of Fremont Elementary School, Fremont Intermediate School , and Fremont Middle School ; Fremont Middle School, the one in which the students of the most seniority attend, 16% feed into Adlai E....
:
- Fremont Elementary School - K-2
- Fremont Intermediate School - 3-5
- Fremont Middle School - 6-8
Mundelein Consolidated High School District 120:
- Mundelein High SchoolMundelein High SchoolMundelein High School, or MHS, is a public four-year high school located in Mundelein, Illinois, a northern suburb of Chicago, Illinois, in the United States. It is the only school in Mundelein Consolidated High School District 120.-History:...
Additionally, the following parochial schools are located in Mundelein:
- Santa Maria del Popolo School (Catholic) - K-8
- St. Mary's of the Annunciation (Catholic) - K-8
- Carmel High School (Catholic)Carmel High School (Mundelein, Illinois)Carmel Catholic High School is a co-educational, college preparatory, Catholic high school run jointly by the priests and brothers of the Order of Carmelites and the Sisters of Charity of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Located in Mundelein, Illinois, Carmel serves all of Lake County, as well as some of...
School District Boundaries
School district 75 boundaries changed significantly in 2003-2004 in response to studies indicating sharp disparities in ethnic makeup among various schools in the district. This rebalancing has placed some boundaries through the middle of some houses, and made drawing lines very difficult to describe.Transportation
Mundelein has a stationMundelein (Metra)
Mundelein is a station on Metra's North Central Service in Mundelein, Illinois. The station is away from Union Station, the southern terminus of the line. In Metra's zone-based fare system, Mundelein is in zone H....
on Metra
Metra
Metra is the commuter rail division of the Illinois Regional Transportation Authority. The system serves Chicago and its metropolitan area through 240 stations on 11 different rail lines. Throughout the 21st century, Metra has been the second busiest commuter rail system in the United States by...
's North Central Service
North Central Service
The North Central Service is a commuter rail line provided and operated by Metra in Chicago, Illinois, and its surrounding suburbs. While Metra does not specifically refer to any of its lines by a particular color, the timetable accents for the North Central Service line are printed in light "Soo...
, which provides weekday rail service between Antioch, Illinois
Antioch, Illinois
Antioch is a village in the Antioch Township of Lake County, Illinois, United States. The population was 14,430 at the 2010 census. Antioch is part of the Chicago metropolitan area.- Prior to incorporation :...
and Chicago, Illinois (at Union Station
Union Station (Chicago)
Union Station is a major train station that opened in 1925 in Chicago, replacing an earlier 1881 station. It is now the only intercity rail terminal in Chicago, as well as being the city's primary terminal for commuter trains. The station stands on the west side of the Chicago River between Adams...
).
Newspapers
- Mundelein Review (Pioneer Press)Pioneer PressThe Pioneer Press publishes 50 local newspapers in the metropolitan Chicago area. It is a division of the Sun-Times Media Group. Pioneer Press' headquarters is in Glenview...
- Mundelein News
- Daily Herald
- Chicago TribuneChicago TribuneThe Chicago Tribune is a major daily newspaper based in Chicago, Illinois, and the flagship publication of the Tribune Company. Formerly self-styled as the "World's Greatest Newspaper" , it remains the most read daily newspaper of the Chicago metropolitan area and the Great Lakes region and is...
- Chicago Sun-TimesChicago Sun-TimesThe Chicago Sun-Times is an American daily newspaper published in Chicago, Illinois. It is the flagship paper of the Sun-Times Media Group.-History:The Chicago Sun-Times is the oldest continuously published daily newspaper in the city...
- [(Sol de Chicago)]