History
In the late 1950s, developer Jay Stream began to live out his dream of establishing a model community on a number of acres of farmland north of Wheaton. Jay Stream envisioned his Village to be made up of a mix of residential homes and light industrial businesses to help defray the tax burden for homeowners. In 1959, the Village was incorporated and named after Jay Stream's 14 year old daughter, Carol Stream, who had recently been involved in a serious automobile accident. Fortunately, Carol Stream recovered from the accident and has been able to see the Village, named after her, grow and prosper. Carol Stream now resides in Arizona but continues to visit her namesake. The Village of Carol Stream remains the only Illinois community named after a living person. Ever since its incorporation, the Village of Carol Stream has grown and prospered, while continuing to bring a steady growth of industry to the Village, just as Jay Stream had envisioned. Also consistent with Jay Stream's vision is the well-planned orderly growth of the Village; with the east and southeastern portions of the Village developing into the economic base and the central and western portions of the Village comprised primarily of residential housing. Carol Stream boasts nearly 1,000  businesses and industries and over 15,000 dwelling units with a total 2000 population of 43,730. In addition, Carol Stream residents enjoy no municipal property tax.

Statistics at a Glance…
Population, 2000 census:            43,730
Median Age, 2000 census:         31.4 years
Housing Units, 2000 census:       15,077 (72.3%; Owner Occupied; 27.7%)Renter Occupied)

School Information
For additional information regarding a school district, please use the links below for  that district's official website.

Recreation

Carol Stream Park District

The Carol Stream Park District hosts 36 parks and playgrounds ranging in size from 1/4 to 74 acres. There’s an indoor pool, an outdoor water park, two recreation centers, a skate park, two gymnasiums, and a mini-golf course. And if you’ve got kids in your life, be sure to visit Kids World, a 16,000 square foot play complex that is ADA accessible. The park district offers hundreds of sports, recreation and performing arts programs each year. Sports-minded kids and adults can play in one of the many sports leagues: football, baseball, softball, soccer, volleyball and swimming. Come visit the Carol Stream Park District….where you’ll find more fun!
http://www.csparks.org/

DuPage County Forest Preserve

DuPage County is also serious about forest preservation.  We host 57 facilities with approximately 23,000 acres for wildlife and/or forest preservation.  http://www.carolstream.org/Community/ParksRecreation.htm#ForestPreserve

Golf Courses

There are actually 46 golf courses in DuPage County, to give you plenty of diversity to aide in improving your stroke.
Coyote Crossing is a unique, professionally designed 18-hole mini-golf course, and is  located on Route 64 and St. Charles Road in McCaslin Park.  Phone: 630-293-8374.
Klein Creek Golf Club  Known as an "affordable public course with private club amenities", renowned course architect Dick Nugent (Kemper Lakes, Seven Bridges) has created an 18-hole masterpiece carved from 230 acres of rolling prairie. It's easy to understand why both Chicagoland Golf and Golf Digest have identified Klein Creek as one of the area 's premier public courses. http://www.kleincreek.com/

Illinois Prairie Path

Another popular attraction is the Illinois Prairie Path, which runs through the village.  The Path offers 61 miles of hiking, biking, equestrian and nature paths.  This is a Path designed for the love of the outdoors and draws athletes of all walks of life to its trails.

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