Editing Rolling Meadows, Illinois

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'''Rolling Meadows''' is a city in [[Cook County, Illinois]], United States. It is a suburb of [[Chicago]]. Per the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], the population was 24,200.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Rolling Meadows city, Illinois|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=1600000US1765338|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=April 15, 2022}}</ref>

==History==
{{Unreferenced section|date=March 2010}}

In 1836, Orrin Ford became the first landowner in the area that is now Rolling Meadows, staking his claim of {{cvt|160|acre|km2}} in an area known as Plum Grove. Other farm families followed, many traveling from [[Vermont]]. By the early 1840s, settlers had built a dam across [[Salt Creek (Des Plaines River tributary)|Salt Creek]] and had laid claim to the entire Plum Grove area.

The community became part of the newly formed Palatine Township in 1850 as [[Germans|German]] immigrants arrived. In 1862, the Salem Evangelical Church was built, and the church's {{convert|40|ft2|adj=on}} cemetery still exists at the corner of Kirchoff and Plum Grove roads.

In 1927, H.D. "Curly" Brown bought {{cvt|1000|acre|km2|0}} of land in the area with the intention of building a [[golf course]], along with land adjacent to it for a racetrack. In the early 1950s, Kimball Hill purchased the land intended for the golf course, and began home sales by advertising a floor plan of his basic house in the ''[[Chicago Tribune]]''. Although the response was positive, officials in neighboring [[Arlington Heights, Illinois|Arlington Heights]] protested, hoping to buy the land themselves for estate homes. However, prospective buyers of the Kimball Hill homes persuaded the Cook County Board for zoning changes to allow Hill to proceed.

In 1953, the first families moved into the development, which Hill named Rolling Meadows, and 700 houses were sold by 1955, mostly to [[blue-collar worker]]s. Hill donated $200 per home for a school system, and then built and equipped the first [[elementary school]]. He also founded the Rolling Meadows Homeowners' Association and donated land for parks, as well as funded the Clearbrook Center, which is a home for individuals with [[Intellectual disability|cognitive disabilities]] that opened in 1955.

Rolling Meadows incorporated as a city in 1955 and soon began annexing land for future development.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Community Overview {{!}} Rolling Meadows, IL - Official Website |url=https://www.cityrm.org/300/Community-Overview#:~:text=Rolling%20Meadows%20History,who%20desired%20a%20suburban%20lifestyle. |access-date=2024-12-18 |website=www.cityrm.org}}</ref> The town boomed during the 1950s and 1960s as businesses moved into the area. Crawford's department store opened in 1957 and was the largest in the northwest suburbs, although it closed in 1994. An [[industrial park]] opened on North Hicks Road in 1958, and [[Western Electric]] opened a facility in the 1960s, employing 1,500 workers. Developers saturated the area with apartment buildings, and by 1970, multifamily dwellings made up 35 percent of the total structures in Rolling Meadows. Rolling Meadows complexes, however, suffered from a series of fires in the decade, prompting the city to become more stringent in their [[building code]]s, which had allowed for frame multifamily structures.

By 2000, the city had begun revamping commercial areas along Kirchoff Road. In the south end of the city on Golf Road, corporations such as [[3Com]], [[Helene Curtis]], and Charles Industries established bases in what has become known as the [[Golden Corridor]].

==Geography==
Rolling Meadows is located {{convert|24|mi}} northwest of the [[Chicago Loop]].

According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Rolling Meadows has a total area of {{convert|5.62|mi2|2}}, of which {{convert|5.62|mi2|2}} (or 99.89%) is land and {{convert|0.01|mi2|2}} (or 0.11%) is water.<ref name="gaz2021">{{Cite web  |title=Gazetteer Files |url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html |access-date=2022-06-29 |website=Census.gov}}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|align=right
|1960= 10879
|1970= 19178
|1980= 20167
|1990= 22591
|2000= 24604
|2010= 24099
|2020= 24200
|estyear=
|estimate=
|estref=
|align-fn=center
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census/decade.html|title=Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decades|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]}}</ref><br>2010<ref name=2010CensusP2/> 2020<ref name=2020CensusP2/>
}}As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=1600000US1765338 |access-date=2022-06-28 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref> there were 24,200 people, 8,491 households, and 6,013 families residing in the city. The population density was {{Convert|4304.52|PD/sqmi}}. There were 9,780 housing units at an average density of {{Convert|1739.59|/sqmi}}. The [[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|racial makeup]] of the city was 59.48% White, 2.80% African American, 1.28% Native American, 13.07% Asian, 0.07% Pacific Islander, 12.69% from other races, and 10.61% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 25.26% of the population.

There were 8,491 households, out of which 32.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.48% were married couples living together, 9.70% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.18% were non-families. 23.18% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.17% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.21 and the average family size was 2.69.

The city's age distribution consisted of 22.7% under the age of 18, 7.0% from 18 to 24, 29.6% from 25 to 44, 25.5% from 45 to 64, and 15.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38.0 years. For every 100 females, there were 106.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.3 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $78,609, and the median income for a family was $91,197. Males had a median income of $47,151 versus $40,566 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $37,478. About 3.6% of families and 5.6% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 5.4% of those under age 18 and 5.4% of those age 65 or over.

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+'''Rolling Meadows city, Illinois – Racial and ethnic composition'''<br><small>{{nobold|''Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.''}}</small>
!Race / Ethnicity <small>(''NH = Non-Hispanic'')</small>
!Pop 2000<ref name=2000CensusP004>{{Cite web|title=P004: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Rolling Meadows city, Illinois|url=https://data.census.gov/table?g=1600000US1765338&tid=DECENNIALSF12000.P004|website=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date= }}</ref>
!Pop 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Rolling Meadows city, Illinois|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=1600000US1765338&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!{{partial|Pop 2020}}<ref name=2020CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Rolling Meadows city, Illinois|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=1600000US1765338&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!% 2000
!% 2010
!{{partial|% 2020}}
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH)
|17,282
|14,948
|style='background: #ffffe6; |13,528
|70.24%
|62.03%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |55.90%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH)
|662
|514
|style='background: #ffffe6; |637
|2.69%
|2.13%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |2.63%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH)
|28
|8
|style='background: #ffffe6; |8
|0.11%
|0.03%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.03%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH)
|1,623
|1,961
|style='background: #ffffe6; |3,147
|6.60%
|8.14%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |13.00%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH)
|7
|6
|style='background: #ffffe6; |13
|0.03%
|0.02%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.05%
|-
|[[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|Other race]] alone (NH)
|27
|28
|style='background: #ffffe6; |60
|0.11%
|0.12%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.25%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed race or Multiracial]] (NH)
|250
|300
|style='background: #ffffe6; |694
|1.02%
|1.24%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |2.87%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|4,725
|6,334
|style='background: #ffffe6; |6,113
|19.20%
|26.28%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |25.26%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''24,604'''
|'''24,099'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''24,200'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''100.00%'''
|}

==Economy==
[[File:Northrop Grumman office in Rolling Meadows, Illinois.jpg|thumb|Northrop Grumman is the largest employer in Rolling Meadows.]]
The Chicago-area office of [[Huawei]] is located at 3601 Algonquin Road.<ref>"[http://www.huawei.com/about/officeList.do#U.S.A Contact us] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101101204110/http://www.huawei.com/about/officeList.do |date=2010-11-01 }}." ''[[Huawei]]''. Retrieved on February 4, 2009.</ref> The Chicago-area sales office of [[Asiana Airlines]] is located at Suite 1010 of Continental Towers # 3.<ref>"[http://us.flyasiana.com/Global/US/en/homepage?cmd=&fid=ABOUT13000&region=US&city=&searchWrd=#01 Worldwide Offices]." ''[[Asiana Airlines]]''. Accessed September 20, 2008.</ref>

According to the city's 2018 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cityrm.org/ArchiveCenter/ViewFile/Item/5999|title=City of Rolling Meadows, Illinois Comprehensive Annual Financial Report|date=2019-05-23}}</ref> the top employers in the city are:

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! #
! Employer
! # of employees
|-
|1
| [[Northrop Grumman|Northrop Defense Systems]] 
| 2,450
|-
|2
| [[Arthur J Gallagher]]
| 2,000
|-
|3
| [[Verizon Wireless]]
| 900
|-
|4
| [[Capital One]]
| 800
|-
|5
| [[CareerBuilder|CareerBuilder Employment Screening]]
| 450
|-
|6
| [[Komatsu Limited|Komatsu]]
| 300
|-
|7
| A.H. Management Group
| 300
|-
|8
| RTC
| 235
|-
|9
| [[Meijer]]
| 230
|-
|10
| [[Walmart]]
| 200
|}

==Parks and recreation==
[[File:Cottonwood Park playground.jpg|thumb|left|Cottonwood Park, managed by the Palatine Park District, is located in Rolling Meadows.]]
The Rolling Meadows Park District was formed in 1958, and has been a finalist for the National Gold Medal award for excellence in parks and recreation management four times.<ref>[http://rmparks.org/ Rolling Meadows Park District]</ref>

The Salt Creek Rural Park District was formed in 1956, and provides recreation and leisure services to the residents that live within the corporate boundaries of the district, which include parts of the villages of [[Arlington Heights, Illinois|Arlington Heights]] and [[Palatine, Illinois|Palatine]], and the city of Rolling Meadows. The district also provides recreation and leisure services to non-residents of the area on a fee basis.<ref>[http://saltcreekpd.com/ Salt Creek Rural Park District]</ref>
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==Education==
===Primary and secondary schools===
[[File:RMHS exterior.jpg|thumb|Rolling Meadows High School]]

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) which takes students from Thomas Jefferson (K–6) in North [[Hoffman Estates, Illinois|Hoffman Estates]], Central Road, Kimball Hill and Willow Bend. Plum Grove Jr. High (7–8) takes students from Stuart R. Paddock (K–6), Pleasant Hill (K–6), Hunting Ridge (K–6) all located in [[Palatine, Illinois|Palatine]], Frank C. Whiteley (K–6) in Hoffman Estates, Central Road and Willow Bend.

A very small portion is served by Arlington Heights School District 25, which includes Westgate Elementary School and South Middle School, where students then attend RMHS. Another smaller portion is served by [[Schaumburg Consolidated School District 54]] and Adlai Stevenson Elementary School in [[Elk Grove Village]], Margaret Mead Junior High School and WFHS, and a small portion extends into [[Community Consolidated School District 59]]; 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]] by [[William Fremd High School]] in Palatine.

The [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago]] operates Catholic schools. St. Colette School is a [[K–8 school|pre-K–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.{{citation needed|date=May 2020}} The student population from circa 2017 to 2020 declined by 97 people. In 2020 its budget deficit was $500,000. Therefore, the archdiocese decided to close the school after Spring 2020.<ref name=ChicagoCatholic2020schoolsclosed>{{cite web|url=https://www.chicagocatholic.com/chicagoland/-/article/2020/01/22/five-archdiocese-of-chicago-catholic-schools-will-close|title=Five Archdiocese of Chicago Catholic schools will close|work=[[Chicago Catholic]]|date=2020-01-22|access-date=2020-05-08}} - [https://www.catolicoperiodico.com/web/catolico/area-de-chicago/-/article/2020/01/28/cerraran-cinco-escuelas-catolicas-de-la-arquidiocesis-de-chicago Spanish version]</ref>

==Transportation==
[[Pace (transit)|Pace]] provides bus service on multiple routes connecting Rolling Meadows to Des Plaines, Schaumburg, and other destinations.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rtachicago.org/uploads/files/general/RTA-System-Map.pdf|title=RTA System Map|access-date=January 30, 2024}}</ref>

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* [[Bryan Anderson (author)|Bryan Anderson]], Iraqi War veteran and author<ref name="dailyherald">{{cite news |last=Silverberg |first=Melissa |date=1 November 2011 |title=From Iraq to Rolling Meadows: A soldier's tale |url=http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20111101/news/711019947/ |newspaper=Daily Herald |location=Chicago |access-date=15 April 2015}}</ref> 
* [[Jay Bennett]], guitarist with band [[Wilco]]
* [[Gary Cole]], film and television actor<ref>{{cite web |url=http://begoodrealestate.com/celebrities-roots-local-communities/ |title=Celebrities have roots in local communities|publisher=Be Good|access-date=2014-09-15}}</ref>
* [[Carol Marin]], television and print journalist
* [[Tim McIlrath]], lead singer to punk rock band Rise Against;<ref>[[Rise Against]]</ref> lived in Arlington Heights
* [[Scott Tolzien]], [[NFL]] quarterback with [[Indianapolis Colts]], [[Green Bay Packers]]
* [[Jimmy Garoppolo]], NFL quarterback with [[New England Patriots]], [[San Francisco 49ers]], [[Las Vegas Raiders]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[https://cityrm.org/ City of Rolling Meadows official website]

{{Geographic Location
|Centre    = Rolling Meadows, Illinois
|North     = [[Palatine, Illinois|Palatine]]
|Northeast = [[Arlington Heights, Illinois|Arlington Heights]]
|East      = [[Arlington Heights, Illinois|Arlington Heights]]
|Southeast = [[Arlington Heights, Illinois|Arlington Heights]]
|South     = [[Unincorporated area|Unincorporated]] [[Cook County, Illinois|Cook County]]
|Southwest = [[Schaumburg, Illinois|Schaumburg]]
|West      = [[Palatine, Illinois|Palatine]]
|Northwest = [[Palatine, Illinois|Palatine]]
|image     =
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