Barrington, IL
| Barrington, Illinois | ||
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| Official name: Village of Barrington | ||
| Name origin: Great Barrington, Massachusetts or Barrington, New York | ||
| Motto: A great place to live, work and play | ||
| Country | United States | |
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| State | Illinois | |
| County | Cook, Lake | |
| Township | Barrington | |
| Elevation | 830 ft (253.0 m) | |
| Coordinates | 42°9′13″N 88°7′55″W / 42.15361°N 88.13194°WCoordinates: 42°9′13″N 88°7′55″W / 42.15361°N 88.13194°W | |
| Area | 4.80 sq mi (12.43 km2) | |
| - land | 4.62 sq mi (12 km2) | |
| - water | 0.19 sq mi (0 km2), 3.96% | |
| Population | 10,327 (2010) | |
| Density | 2,151/sq mi (831/km2) | |
| Founded | 1865 | |
| Government | Village | |
| - location | Barrington, Illinois | |
| President | Karen Darch | |
| Timezone | CST (UTC-6) | |
| - summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) | |
| Postal code | 60010, 60011 | |
| Area code | 847, 224 | |
 Location in Cook County and the state of Illinois.
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Barrington is a suburban village in Cook and Lake counties, Illinois, United States. The population was 10,327 at the 2010 census. Located approximately 32 miles (51 km) northwest of Chicago, the area features wetlands, forest preserves, parks, and horse trails in a country-suburban setting.
The Barrington area ZIP code, 60010, is the seventh-wealthiest ZIP code in the United States among areas with a population of 20,000 or more.
Barrington is part of the Chicago metropolitan area and serves as the hub of activity for the surrounding 90-square-mile (230 km2) region which consists of six independent villages including North Barrington, South Barrington, Barrington Hills, Lake Barrington and Tower Lakes, as well as small portions of Carpentersville, Deer Park, Hoffman Estates, and Inverness. The village's motto is "a great place to live, work, and play!"
The original settlers of the Barrington area were the indigenous peoples of the Native American Prairie Potawatomi or Mascoutin tribes, which later divided into the Potawatomi, Chippewa, and Ottawa tribes. Many local roads still in use today, including Algonquin Road, Rand Road, Higgins Road, and St. Charles Road, were originally Native American trails. For many years, Barrington was considered part of the Northwest Territory, then the Illinois Territory.
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