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South Elgin, IL

South Elgin, IL

Kane County, 37 miles W of the Loop. Built around a gristmill dam on the Fox River in 1847 and known as Clintonville, the community grew slowly. Following the establishment of the Elgin State Hospital just north, the community incorporated as South Elgin in 1897. Rapid growth as a bedroom community to Elgin brought the community's population to 16,100 in 2000.


South Elgin, IL (inc. 1897)
Year Total
(and by category)
  Foreign Born Native with foreign parentage Males per 100 females
1900 515  
1930 745  
1960 2,624   4.2% 14.7% 100
  2,590 White (98.7%)      
  33 Negro (1.3%)      
  1 Other races (0.0%)      
1990 7,474   5.4% 95
  6,949 White (93.0%)      
  176 Black (2.4%)      
  12 American Indian (0.2%)      
  204 Asian/Pacific Islander (2.7%)      
  144 Other race (1.9%)      
  403 Hispanic Origin* (5.4%)      
2000 16,100   8.8% 100
  13,850 White alone (86.0%)      
  415 Black or African American alone (2.6%)      
  27 American Indian and Alaska Native alone (0.2%)      
  881 Asian alone (5.5%)      
  2 Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone (0.0%)      
  625 Some other race alone (3.9%)      
  300 Two or more races (1.9%)      
  1,664 Hispanic or Latino* (10.3%)      
Bibliography
Alft, E. C. South Elgin: A History of the Village from Its Origin as Clintonville. 1979.
Tredup, Ralph. South Elgin: 150 Years of Heritage, 1835–1985. 1989.