Barrington Hills, Illinois
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| Incorporated | Village in 1957. | |||||||||||||||
| County, State | Cook; Kane; Lake & McHenry, Illinois | |||||||||||||||
| Township | Barrington Township | |||||||||||||||
| Government | President-trustee | |||||||||||||||
| President | Robert G. Abboud | |||||||||||||||
| Population (2000) | 3,915 (down 6.83% from 1990) | |||||||||||||||
| Pop. density | 54.2/km² (140.4/mi²) | |||||||||||||||
| Zip code(s) | 60010, 60021, 60102 | |||||||||||||||
| Area code | 847 & 224 | |||||||||||||||
| Land Area | 72.2 km² (27.9 mi²) | |||||||||||||||
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| Income | Per capita: $73,629 Household: $144,313 | |||||||||||||||
| Home value | Mean: $730,200 (2000) Median: $676,000 | |||||||||||||||
| Website | www.ci.barrington-hills.il.us | |||||||||||||||
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Barrington Hills is a village that sits within the boundaries of multiple counties. The village straddles approximately 30 square miles in Cook, Kane, Lake and McHenry County, Illinois. The population was 3,915 at the 2000 census. The Village of Barrington Hills was incorporated in 1957.
A country suburban setting among the greater Barrington area, Barrington Hills has developed into one of the most unique communities in Illinois. It is a popular destination for wealthy Chicagoans seeking large estates in a serene and pastoral environment while still enjoying proximity to the amenities of the big city. Property owners enjoy expansive vistas on minimum five-acre sites where both farming and horse raising are allowed.
The village is home to Hill 'N Dale Farms, belonging to Richard Duchossois, owner of the famous Arlington Racetrack, and Bill McGinley's Horizons Farms, which exalt the equestrian flavor of the community. The community's identification with horses can be seen in names like Broncos and Colts for school teams, stores catering to saddlery and riding outfits, and subdivisions with names such as Saddlewood and Steeplechase and roads such as Bridlewood Trail and Surrey Court.
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[edit] Geography
Barrington Hills is located at (42.141486, -88.200251)GR1.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 73.6 km² (28.4 mi²). 72.2 km² (27.9 mi²) of it is land and 1.3 km² (0.5 mi²) of it (1.83%) is water.
Barrington Hills has 6,000 acres of forest preserve, constituting 42 percent of the village landscape. The largest is Spring Creek Nature Preserve, which measures 4,000 acres of prairie, stream, slough, and woods. Into the 1990s farmers still retained about 3,000 acres of land. Residential properties of over one acre covered 30 percent. Devoid of a downtown center, the village has a small shopping strip along Route 14. With a population of 3,915 in 2000, Barrington Hills has kept its rural flavor as industrial and commercial development has sprung up around its borders.<ref>http://www.encyclopedia.chicagohistory.org/pages/111.html Retrieved Sept. 24, 2006</ref>
[edit] History
The rich farmland and abundant water supplies attracted settlers Jesse Miller and William Van Orsdal in 1834. In the early 1840s other farm families arrived, many of whom were German, English, and Irish immigrants, and formed a town near present-day Sutton Road and Illinois Route 68. Initially called Miller's Grove, the community was later named Barrington Center. Farmers brought their crops to nearby markets on the Fox River in East Dundee. Dairy farmers supported a cheese factory in the late nineteenth century.
Barrington Center Church (used by a Korean Wesleyan church in the beginning of the twenty-first century) was built in 1853 and used as an army recruiting station during the Civil War. Industry came to the area for a short period in the 1890s, when American Malleable Iron Company built a plant on the northern fringe of Barrington Hills along U.S. Highway 14. The company hired hundreds of Hungarian workers and constructed a residential community for their workers which they called Chicago Highlands. The foundry closed in 1903 and the workers deserted their homes.
At the turn of the century, Barrington Hills attracted business executives working in Chicago. Many of the rolling farms subdivided into large estates where owners turned from agriculture to horse breeding and riding. By the 1920s residents began marking bridle paths. The Fox River Valley Hunt Club, founded in the late 1930s, aided in continuing the system of trails which traversed both private properties and forest preserve land. By the late 1980s over 70 miles of paths could be found.
The Barrington Horse Show began in 1945. It was held on various estates until 1965, when the 15-acre Barrington Countryside Riding Center became its permanent home. The village is home to Hill 'N Dale Farms, belonging to Richard Duchossois, owner of the Arlington Racetrack, and the late Bill McGinley's Horizons Farms, which exalt the equestrian flavor of the community. The community's identification with horses can be seen in names like Broncos and Colts for school teams, stores catering to saddlery and riding outfits, and subdivisions with names such as Saddlewood and Steeplechase and roads such as Wagon Wheel Lane and Surrey Court.
The village incorporated in 1957 in order to retain the rustic landscape. In 1962 Barrington Hills annexed the neighboring town of Middlebury (incorporated in 1953).<ref>http://www.encyclopedia.chicagohistory.org/pages/111.html Retrieved Sept. 24, 2006</ref>
[edit] Demographics
As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 3,915 people, 1,381 households, and 1,168 families residing in the village. The population density was 54.2/km² (140.4/mi²). There were 1,456 housing units at an average density of 20.2/km² (52.2/mi²). The racial makeup of the village was 94.30% White, 0.46% African American, 3.91% Asian, 0.74% from other races, and 0.59% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.92% of the population.
There were 1,381 households out of which 33.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 78.9% were married couples living together, 3.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 15.4% were non-families. 12.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.83 and the average family size was 3.10.
In the village the population was spread out with 25.3% under the age of 18, 4.6% from 18 to 24, 20.0% from 25 to 44, 37.7% from 45 to 64, and 12.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 45 years. For every 100 females there were 98.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.6 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $145,330, and the median income for a family was $156,002. Males had a median income of $0 versus $56,167 for females. The per capita income for the village was $73,629. About 0.9% of families and 3.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.9% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.
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