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Carol Stream is a village located in DuPage County , Illinois . Founded in 1959 , Carol Stream had a total population of 40,438 As of the 2000 census. GEOGRAPHY Carol Stream is located at 41°55'19" North, 88°8'27" West (41.922000, -88.140755). According to the United States Census Bureau , the village has a total area of 23.1 Km&2 (8.9 Mi&2 ). 23.1 km&2 (8.9 mi&2) of it is land and 0.1 km&2 (0.04 mi&2) of it is water. The total area is 0.34% water. DEMOGRAPHICS As of the Census of 2000, there were 40,438 people, 13,872 households, and 10,140 families residing in the village. The Population Density was 1,754.3/km&2 (4,545.8/mi&2). There were 14,200 housing units at an average density of 616.0/km&2 (1,596.3/mi&2). The racial makeup of the village was 78.51% White , 4.24% African American , 0.18% Native American , 11.20% Asian , 0.01% Pacific Islander , 3.79% from Other Races , and 2.06% from two or more races. 10.03% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. There were 13,872 households out of which 45.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.7% were Married Couples living together, 9.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.9% were non-families. 21.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.91 and the average family size was 3.45. In the village the population was spread out with 30.9% under the age of 18, 9.1% from 18 to 24, 36.6% from 25 to 44, 17.6% from 45 to 64, and 5.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 31 years. For every 100 females there were 97.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.0 males. The median income for a household in the village was $64,893, and the median income for a family was $74,984. Males had a median income of $50,398 versus $31,757 for females. The Per Capita Income for the village was $25,152. 3.4% of the population and 2.4% of families were below the Poverty Line . 3.1% of those under the age of 18 and 6.3% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line. HISTORY
EDUCATION Part of the village is served by a Unit School District , the Elgin Area School District U46 . It serves an area of some 90 square miles in Cook , DuPage and Kane Counties. Almost 40,000 children of school age are in its area. U-46 is second largest in Illinois . It is also served by another Consolidated School District 93 , a K-8 district, as well as the Glenbard Township High School District 87 (the third largest school district in Illinois), which includes Glenbard North, located in Carol Stream. MISCELLANEOUS Carol Stream's Sister City is Capri , Italy . Transportation Carol Stream has, by and large, six major roads running through the city. The most important of these is North Avenue, also known as Illinois Route 64 , which runs relatively close to the center of Carol Stream and serves the majority of its industrial areas. Army Trail Road and Geneva Road are the other major east-west roads. Gary Avenue is a major north-south road to the commercial center of Bloomingdale and the Stratford Square Mall. County Farm Road also serves as a major commercial route for residents. Schmale Road serves a small commercial area on the southeastern side of Carol Stream. A feeder line from the nearby Illinois Central railroad serves the main industrial complex for Carol Stream. EXTERNAL LINKS
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