2011-12 Buffalo Grove Community Guide - Communities

Although it is known that the Potowatomie Indians once lived in the Buffalo
Grove area, the first recorded history begins with the German immigrants
from the Alsace-Lorraine region who came to farm this land in the mid 1840s.
Descendants of these early settlers remain in the area today. The present St.
Mary’s Catholic Church, the Village’s most prominent landmark, was built by the
families of these early settlers in 1899.
Throughout the early 1900s, Buffalo Grove was a dairy farming community
supplying the Chicago area with fresh dairy products. Farmers took their milk
to G. B. Weidner’s cheese factory in Buffalo Grove or to the train station in
Wheeling for the seven o’clock milk run to Chicago. Although the first concrete
road (Dundee Road) was built around 1930, the residential development of
the Village did not begin until the late 1950s. On March 7, 1958, the Village
of Buffalo Grove, consisting of 42 homes and 164 people, was incorporated.
From a population of 670 in 1960, Buffalo Grove has since grown to a current
population of over 43,000.
Today, Buffalo Grove is one of the finest and fastest growing communities
in Illinois with a perfect blend of residential, retail and business. Spread
throughout the community are 400 acres of parks featuring playgrounds, sports
fields and picnic areas. The business parks and office centers maintain Buffalo
Grove’s country charm with their beautifully landscaped grounds. Its diversified
retail community contains twenty intimate shopping centers offering a wide
variety of stores, shops and eating establishments.
For those interested in more detailed information on the history of the Village,
a trip to the newly renovated Buffalo Grove Park District’s Raupp Museum is
recommended. The museum’s programs, exhibits and displays cover a variety
of topics and historical subject matter from specifics about Buffalo Grove, its
people and places to a general overview of life in the past. The museum is
located at 901 Dunham Lane in Buffalo Grove. Hours of operation are Monday-
Thursday from 11 a.m.-4:30 p.m. and Sunday from 1-4 p.m. Admission is free.
For further information, phone 847-459-2318.
BUFFALO GROVE AT A GLANCE
Population: 41,496 (2010 Census)
White .....83.2 %
Black ......1.1 %
Asian . . . . .10.8 %
Hispanic . .5.1 %
Median Age: 39.7
Residents 65+: 9.5%
Land Area: 9.3 square miles
Counties: Cook/Lake
Government: Council – Manager Form of Government
Incorporation Date: March 7, 1958
Average Home Value:
Single Family Attached . . . . . . . . . $270,832 (2008 Village Real Estate
Single Family Detached. . . . . . . . . $403,385 Transfer Tax Data)
Multiple Family ................. $161,266
Median Apartment Rent: $1,220
Median Income: $84,086 (2008 ESRI)
Sales Tax:
Cook County ...9.5 %
Lake County . . . 8%
Unemployment Rate: - 5.3% (December 2008 IDES)
Housing:
8,869 single family detached homes
3,812 single family attached homes
4,187 multiple family units
Land Ratios:
Residential ..............57.3%
Office/Commercial . . . . . . 6.2%
Industrial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.7%
Parks/Open Space .......13.8%
Misc. Use/Vacant . . . . . . . . 12.0%
Police Protection:
69 sworn personnel, 31 civilian personnel, 26 police vehicles
Internationally accredited since 1987 from CALEA
Annual Crime Rate:
1.341% (2008)
Fire Protection:
3 fire stations, 62 sworn personnel, 4 civilian personnel,
12 fire vehicles
Fire Insurance Rating: ISO Class 2
Schools:
3 high schools, 4 elementary school districts,
1 Catholic elementary school, 2 community colleges
Houses of Worship: 7 churches, 6 synagogues
Water System:
Source—Lake Michigan
Supplies—Northwest Water Commission
System—Municipal
Sewage Treatment
Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago;
Lake County Public Works Department
Weather: Winter - 25/39˚, Summer - 62/80˚
Annual Precipitation - 38”
Annual Snowfall - 38.5” (48” 2009)
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