Mount Prospect, Illinois

Mount Prospect is a village in Elk Grove and Wheeling Townships in Cook County, Illinois, about 22 mi northwest of downtown Chicago. As of the 2000 census, the village had a total population of 56,265.

Geography
Mount Prospect is located at °N, °W (42.065427, -87.936217).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 10.2 square miles (26.5 km²), of which, 10.2 square miles (26.4 km²) of it is land and 0.04 square miles (0.1 km²) of it (0.39%) is water. At 665 feet above sea level, Mount Prospect is a high point in the immediate area.

Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 56,265 people, 21,585 households, and 15,152 families residing in the city. The population density was 5,513.1 people per square mile (2,127.7/km²). There were 21,952 housing units at an average density of 2,151.0 per square mile (830.1/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 78.13% White, 1.82% African American, 0.20% Native American, 11.18% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 4.14% from other races, and 2.02% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 13.77% of the population.

There were 21,585 households out of which 30.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.7% were married couples living together, 7.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.8% were non-families. 25.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.60 and the average family size was 3.14.

In the village the population was spread out with 23.0% under the age of 18, 8.2% from 18 to 24, 31.3% from 25 to 44, 22.7% from 45 to 64, and 14.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 98.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.4 males.

A census survey conducted between 2005 and 2007 estimate the current median income for a family to be $81,574. Males had a median income of $44,585 versus $32,218 for females. The per capita income for the village was $26,464. About 3.1% of families and 4.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6.2% of those under age 18 and 3.7% of those age 65 or over.

Economy
Companies based in Mount Prospect include Cummins-Allison, NTN USA and Rauland-Borg.

Top employers
According to the Village's 2010 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report, the top employers in the city are:

Education
Mount Prospect has a number of distinct and award winning school districts. It has multiple districts that serve the entire village. Central Mount Prospect is served by Mount Prospect School District 57. North (and somewhat east) Mount Prospect is served by River Trails School District 26. South (and somewhat west) Mount Prospect is served by Elk Grove Community Consolidated School District 59. A very small portion of northern Mount Prospect in its northernmost point is served by Buffalo Grove-Wheeling Community Consolidated District 21. A small part of north central Mount Prospect is also served by Arlington Heights School District 25. Township High School District 214 serves Mount Prospect, served by multiple High Schools, all but Buffalo Grove High School. Prospect High School is the only one located within the village. Two (K-8) Catholic parochial schools are located within Mount Prospect as well, St. Raymond and St. Emily.

Of all the districts, the schools that are included are:

Mount Prospect District 57:
 * Westbrook School for Young Learners (PK-1)
 * Fairview Elementary School (2-5)
 * Lions Park Elementary School (2-5)
 * Lincoln Middle School (6-8)

Arlington Heights School District 25:
 * Windsor Elementary School (K-5) (Located in Arlington Heights)
 * Dryden Elementary School (K-5) (Located in Arlington Heights)
 * South Middle School (6-8) (Located in Arlington Heights)

District 214:
 * Prospect High School (9-12)

River Trails District 26:
 * Euclid Elementary School (K-5)
 * Indian Grove Elementary School (K-5)
 * River Trails Middle School (6-8)

District 214:
 * John Hersey High School (9-12)

Though River Trails also serves some of Des Plaines and some students later attend Maine West High School.

Elk Grove Community Consolidated School District 59:
 * Forest View Elementary School (K-5)
 * John Jay Elementary School (K-5)
 * Robert Frost Elementary School (K-5)
 * Holmes Junior High School (6-8)
 * Friendship Junior High School (6-8)

District 214:
 * Rolling Meadows High School (9-12)
 * Elk Grove High School (9-12)

Along with students from Juliette Low Elementary School (K-5) in Arlington Heights, students from Forest View attend Holmes and Rolling Meadows High School, while students from John Jay attend Holmes and Elk Grove High School. All three schools serve small parts of Arlington Heights. Students from Robert Frost and students from Brentwood Elementary School (K-5) and Devonshire Elementary School (K-5) in Des Plaines attend Friendship Junior High School (6-8) (Located in Des Plaines) and Elk Grove High School, though some students may later attend Maine West High School.

Buffalo Grove-Wheeling Community Consolidated District 21:
 * Robert Frost Elementary School (K-5)
 * Oliver Holmes Middle School (6-8) (Located in Wheeling)

District 214:
 * Wheeling High School (9-12)

Catholic Education:
 * St. Raymond School (K-8)
 * St. Emily School (K-8)
 * St. Viator High School (9-12) (Located in Arlington Heights)

Lutheran Education: St. Paul Lutheran Church and School - Mount Prospect

St. Raymond is located within Prospect's district, and students from there usually later attend Prospect, and St. Emily is located within Hersey's district, and students later attend Hersey. However, attendance may be different and St. Viator is a nearby Catholic High School in Arlington Heights, but it all depends on choice.

Mount Prospect is also home to one of the three campuses of ITT Technical Institute in Illinois.

Notable places of Interest

 * Mount Prospect Public Library


 * Capannari Ice Cream

Notable people

 * Ian Brennan, Prospect High School alumnus, is one of the creators of the television series Glee.
 * Lee DeWyze, Winner of American Idol Season 9 and attended Prospect High School
 * Jennifer Morrison, Prospect High School Actress on TV series House
 * Brian Gregory, Head Men's Basketball Coach at Georgia Tech