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Population (year 2000): 1,166. Estimated
population in July 2005: 1,607 (+37.8% change)
Males: 599 (51.4%), Females: 567 (48.6%)
DeKalb County
Zip code:
60146
Median resident age: 33.2 years
Median household income: $45,938 (year 2000)
Median house value: $111,100 (year 2000)
Races in Kirkland:
- White Non-Hispanic (97.0%)
- Hispanic (2.0%)
- Two or more races (0.8%)
- American Indian (0.7%)
Ancestries: German (35.2%), Irish (14.2%),
English (13.0%), Swedish (9.3%), Polish (5.2%), United States
(4.7%).
Elevation: 764 feet
Land area: 1.1 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Kirkland
- High school or higher: 81.7%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.9%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.2%
- Unemployed: 6.9%
- Mean travel time to work: 29.3 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Kirkland village
- Never married: 26.2%
- Now married: 57.4%
- Separated: 0.4%
- Widowed: 6.9%
- Divorced: 9.0%
1.9% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +156 (+15.4%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Kirkland:
- NORTHWEST SUBURBAN COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 12
miles; BELVIDERE, IL)
- VENCOR HOSPITAL SYCAMORE (about 14 miles; SYCAMORE,
IL)
- KISHWAUKEE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 14 miles;
DEKALB, IL)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Kirkland:
- GREATER ROCKFORD (about 18 miles; ROCKFORD, IL; ID:
RFD)
- ROCK CO (about 39 miles; JANESVILLE, WI; ID: JVL)
- WHITESIDE CO ARPT-JOS H BITTORF FLD (about 62 miles;
STERLING/ROCKFALLS, IL; ID: SQI)
Other public-use airports nearest to Kirkland:
- POPLAR GROVE (about 16 miles; POPLAR GROVE, IL; ID:
C77)
- DE KALB TAYLOR MUNI (about 16 miles; DE KALB, IL;
ID: DKB)
- ROCHELLE MUNI AIRPORT-KORITZ FIELD (about 21 miles;
ROCHELLE, IL; ID: RPJ)
Amtrak station near Kirkland:
- 16 miles: ROCKFORD (7559 WALTON ST.) - Bus Station.
Services: enclosed waiting area, public restrooms,
public payphones, paid short-term parking, paid
long-term parking, call for taxi service.
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Kirkland:
- KISHWAUKEE COLLEGE (about 12 miles; MALTA, IL;
Full-time enrollment: 2,289)
- NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY (about 14 miles; DeKalb,
IL; FT enrollment: 19,477)
- ROCK VALLEY COLLEGE (about 19 miles; ROCKFORD, IL;
FT enrollment: 4,200)
- WAUBONSEE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 35 miles; SUGAR
GROVE, IL; FT enrollment: 3,834)
- ELGIN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 37 miles; ELGIN, IL;
FT enrollment: 5,077)
- MCHENRY COUNTY COLLEGE (about 39 miles; CRYSTAL
LAKE, IL; FT enrollment: 2,707)
- UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-WHITEWATER (about 51 miles;
WHITEWATER, WI; FT enrollment: 9,493)
Public high school in Kirkland:
- HIAWATHA JR AND SR HIGH SCHOOL (Students:
263; Location: P O BOX 428; Grades: 07 - 12)
Public primary/middle school in Kirkland:
- HIAWATHA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 272;
Location: P O BOX 428; Grades: PK - 06)
Library in Kirkland:
- KIRKLAND P.L. (Operating income: $24,976;
Location: 513 W. MAIN STREET; 12,122 books; 413 audio
materials; 465 video materials; 45 serial subscriptions)
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