Streamwood, Illinois
20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1923 and the latest in 1993. It stands in Hanover Township. It lies in ZIP code area 60107. The Survey maps it on the Streamwood quadrangle. 39,577 people lived here at the 2020 count.
Population over time
2 figuresStreamwood fell from 39,858 to 39,577 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 39,858 | |
| 2020 | 39,577 | -281 (-1%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 20 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1923 USGS Barrington quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1935 USGS Barrington quadrangle1:62500
- 1954 USGS Rockford quadrangle1:250000
- 1955 USGS Rockford quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Rockford quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1961 USGS Barrington quadrangle1:62500
- 1961 USGS Streamwood quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1963 USGS Rockford quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Elgin quadrangle1:100000
- 1993 USGS Streamwood quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
1 since 2014Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 1 fire within 5 miles of Streamwood in 2014, burning under an acre in total. None started naturally. None was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 April 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | 2014-357 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
9 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 9 workings within 5 miles of Streamwood: 4 producers, 4 past producers, 1 plant. 5 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hoffman Estates City Eng.-Own Crews | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Bartlett Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Bartlett Plant & Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Beverly Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Hammonds Pit & Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Plant | ||
| Mallard Lake Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Mc Graw Pit Meyer Material | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Route 20 Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| West Bartlett Plant Land Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
38 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Streamwood in 38 storm reports between 1993 and 2024: 17 thunderstorm wind, 15 hail, 2 flood, 2 tornado. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Streamwood | $100,000 | Large trees down all over town, some on cars and houses. |
| September 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Streamwood | $75,000 | Several trained spotters estimated winds between 50 and 65 mph near Hoffman Estates with a mesonet site measuring 71 mph wind gusts. Tree limbs were blown down. A wooden frame building under construction collapsed near the intersection of Barrington Road and Schaumburg Road. |
| July 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Streamwood | $15,000 | A tree fell onto two cars. |
| August 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Streamwood | $10,000 | Severe winds damaged the roof of a plumbing company causing a gas leak and scattering roofing material and bricks around the area. |
| February 2024 | Tornado (EF0) | Streamwood | - | This tornado touched down just west of Sutton Road and north of Golf Road in the Carl Hansen Woods of the Arthur L. Janura Preserve, initially producing tree damage and peeling part of the roof off of a picnic shelter. The tornado may have lifted temporarily as it tracked northeast through the preserve toward Bartlett Road and Shoe Factory Road, but access to these forest preserve areas was limited. Along Higgins Road, roof and fascia damage was noted to several buildings in an office complex before the tornado caused damage at Goebbert`s Farm across the road. In the subdivision to the northeast of the farm, a few trees were uprooted along Star Lane. The tornado then moved into The Glen subdivision, where it produced a swath of concentrated tree damage and damaged roofs and chimneys at a few residences as it reached its peak width. The tornado then produced tree damage along and north of Mundhank Road before it dissipated as it entered the Terra Vita Estates subdivision. |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Streamwood | - | Trees, tree limbs and power lines were blown down in Streamwood including in the 700 block of Oriole Drive, the 700 block of Surrey Drive and on Victoria Lane. |
| April 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Streamwood | - | Large trees and tree limbs were blown down along Golf Road between Rohrssen Road and Route 59. |
| March 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Streamwood | - | Multiple trees were uprooted. |
| July 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Streamwood | - | Several trees were damaged in the Arthur L. Janura Forest Preserve. Large tree limbs were blown down onto parts of the bike path. |
| June 2022 | Funnel Cloud | Streamwood | - | A funnel cloud was reported near Route 58 and Route 59. |
| June 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Streamwood | - | Widespread tree damage occurred across much of Streamwood, including trees snapped and uprooted and power lines blown down. Numerous medium size tree limbs were blown down near Tanglewood Drive, south of Schaumburg Road. |
| June 2022 | Tornado (EF0) | Streamwood | - | A tornado with peak winds of 75 mph touched down just southeast of the intersection of Golf and Bartlett Roads. The tornado produced only tree damage as it moved southeast through a wooded area. The tornado lifted south of Poplar Creek. |
| November 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Streamwood | - | Wind gusts were measured to 66 mph. |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Streamwood | - | Wind gusts were estimated to 65 mph near Barrington and Schaumburg Roads. |
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Streamwood | - | Wind gusts were estimated to 60 mph. |
| April 2009 | Flood | Streamwood | - | Some roads in Streamwood were partially covered by flood waters. |
| May 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Streamwood | - | Downburst winds produced tree damage north of Irving Park Road and west of Barrington Road. One tree was uprooted, one was snapped at the trunk and several large limbs were blown down. An observer measured a wind gust to 75 mph before his equipment stopped working. |
| August 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Streamwood | - | Estimated gust to 70 mph. |
| August 2007 | Flood | Streamwood | - | Flooding on many roads with water eight to ten inches deep on parts of Park Blvd. |
| May 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Streamwood | - | Trees, tree limbs and power lines were down. |
| May 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Streamwood | - | At Streamwood High School. |
| May 2004 | Flash Flood | Streamwood | - | Street flooding was reported with water covering Woodlawn Heights and Park Roads. |
| August 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | Streamwood | - | Winds gusts of 60 to 70 mph blew through the north suburbs knocking down tree limbs. |
| April 2023 | Hail | Streamwood | - | no account filed |
| June 2019 | Hail | Streamwood | - | no account filed |
| April 2010 | Hail | Streamwood | - | no account filed |
| April 2010 | Hail | Streamwood | - | no account filed |
| April 2010 | Hail | Streamwood | - | no account filed |
| September 2006 | Hail | Streamwood | - | no account filed |
| May 2004 | Hail | Streamwood | - | no account filed |
| May 2003 | Hail | Streamwood | - | no account filed |
| May 2003 | Hail | Streamwood | - | no account filed |
| August 2003 | Hail | Streamwood | - | no account filed |
| August 2003 | Hail | Streamwood | - | no account filed |
| August 2003 | Hail | Streamwood | - | no account filed |
| August 2003 | Hail | Streamwood | - | no account filed |
| August 2003 | Hail | Streamwood | - | no account filed |
| May 2000 | Hail | Streamwood | - | no account filed |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bartlett | 2.1 miles | 20 | |
| Sherwood Oaks | 2.5 miles | 20 | |
| Spaulding | 3.4 miles | 20 | |
| Sutton | 4.9 miles | 20 | |
| Schaumburg | 5.1 miles | 22 | |
| Hoffman Estates | 5.4 miles | 22 | |
| South Barrington | 5.4 miles | 22 | |
| Barrington Center | 5.9 miles | 20 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Streamwood | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q1446379 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 419213. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.









