Sleepy Hollow, Illinois
| Sleepy Hollow | |
| Village | |
| Official name: Village of Sleepy Hollow | |
| Motto: "In The Heart Of The Beautiful Fox Run Valley" | |
| Country | United States |
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| State | Illinois |
| County | Kane |
| Township | Dundee |
| Coordinates | 42°5′27″N 88°18′44″W / 42.09083°N 88.31222°WCoordinates: 42°5′27″N 88°18′44″W / 42.09083°N 88.31222°W |
| Area | 2.03 sq mi (5 km2) |
| - land | 2.00 sq mi (5 km2) |
| - water | 0.03 sq mi (0 km2) |
| Population | 3,553 (2000) |
| Density | 1,776.5/sq mi (686/km2) |
| Timezone | CST (UTC-6) |
| - summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| Postal code | 60118 |
| Area code | 847 & 224 |
 Location in Kane County and the state of Illinois.
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| Website: http://www.sleepyhollowil.org/ | |
Sleepy Hollow is a village in Kane County, Illinois, United States 30 miles northwest of Chicago. The population was 3,553 at the 2000 census.
Various streets in the village are named after characters in Washington Irving's The Legend of Sleepy Hollow. Other streets are named after trees. Still other streets, particularly in the subdivision of Saddle Club Estates, are named after horse racing tracks. These street names include Saratoga, Churchill, Arlington and Belmont. Carol Crest is named after a resident on that street. The family was asked what they wanted the name of their street. The husband suggested Carol for his wife, hence Carol Crest.
Sleepy Hollow is located at 42°5′27″N 88°18′44″W / 42.09083°N 88.31222°W (42.090792, -88.312314).
According to the 2010 census, Sleepy Hollow has a total area of 2.026 square miles (5.25 km2), of which 2 square miles (5.18 km2) (or 98.72%) is land and 0.026 square miles (0.07 km2) (or 1.28%) is water.
Sleepy Hollow is generally bounded by Randall Road to the West, Illinois Route 72 to the North, Illinois Route 31 to the East and Boncosky Road to the South.
As of the census of 2000, there were 3,553 people, 1,185 households, and 1,026 families residing in the village. The population density was 1,766.3 people per square mile (682.5/km²). There were 1,207 housing units at an average density of 600.1 per square mile (231.9/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 93.33% White, 0.65% African American, 0.06% Native American, 2.17% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 1.77% from other races, and 2.00% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.77% of the population.
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