Hoffman Estates

Sister cities

• Angoulême

History

Prior to the 1940s, German settlers moved into the area west of Roselle Road and north of Golf Road, then known as Wildcat Grove. The area was sparsely populated until farmers purchased land in the area in the 1940s. In 1954, Sam and Jack Hoffman, owners of a father-son owned construction company, bought 160 acres of land in the area. The pair constructed homes and began the development of the region which now bears their name. As residents moved in, they voted to incorporate the area, and the Village of Hoffman Estates was incorporated on September 23, 1959. In 1973, six former town officials, including mayors Edward F. Pinger (1959−1965) and Roy L. Jenkins (1965−1969) were indicted on bribery and tax charges. Once the Northwest Tollway opened, Schaumburg Township became more attractive to Chicago commuters. In the early 1960s, land annexations north of the tollway and in other neighboring regions more than doubled Hoffman Estates' land area. The opening of the Woodfield Mall in Schaumburg to the east in 1971 made the area a major business center. An attempt to change the name of the village to East Barrington, among other names, was made in the early 1980s but failed upon a residential vote. In the 1990s, the Prairie Stone Business Park began development. This planned multi-purpose business park That was followed in by Indramat and Quest International, which in 1995 also opened facilities in the park. Throughout the 1990s, a health and wellness center and child care facility were developed, as well as other smaller office buildings, and a branch of Northern Illinois University. Development of the business park is still ongoing, and recent additions in the 2000s include the 11,000-seat Now Arena; office buildings for Serta, WT Engineering, I-CAR, and Mary Kay; a…

Geography

According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Hoffman Estates has a total area of , of which (or 99.15%) is land and (or 0.85%) is water.

Race & ethnicity

Most-observed species

• American Robin

  Turdus migratorius Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves
  35,181
• Northern Cardinal

  Cardinalis cardinalis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  31,976
• Red-winged Blackbird

  Agelaius phoeniceus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  28,988
• Canada Goose (canadensis Group)

  Branta canadensis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  27,564
• Mallard

  Anas platyrhynchos Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  27,298
• Mourning Dove

  Zenaida macroura (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  25,889
• Blue Jay

  Cyanocitta cristata (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  24,901
• Red-bellied Woodpecker

  Melanerpes carolinus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  24,289

Largest nearby schools

• Elgin High School
  High · Elgin · 2,750 students · 18:1 ratio
• Wm Fremd High School
  High · Palatine · 2,708 students · 16.8:1 ratio
• Palatine High School
  High · Palatine · 2,652 students · 14.2:1 ratio
• J B Conant High School
  High · Hoffman Estates · 2,503 students · 16.5:1 ratio
• Schaumburg High School
  High · Schaumburg · 2,340 students · 16.1:1 ratio
• Hoffman Estates High School
  High · Hoffman Estates · 2,067 students · 13.6:1 ratio
• Rolling Meadows High School
  High · Rolling Meadows · 2,044 students · 17.3:1 ratio
• Elk Grove High School
  High · Elk Grove Village · 2,000 students · 17.1:1 ratio

Most recent

• M 2.9 — 2026-07-08
  21 km ENE of Kenilworth, Illinois
• M 3.1 — 2024-07-15
  2 km WNW of Somonauk, Illinois
• M 2.9 — 2015-03-25
  3 km WNW of Lake in the Hills, Illinois
• M 3.2 — 2013-11-04
  1 km SSW of Lyons, Illinois
• M 2.6 — 2013-06-10
  4 km NNE of Virgil, Illinois
• M 3.8 — 2010-02-10
  2 km NW of Lily Lake, Illinois