Barrington Township, Cook County, Illinois
| Barrington Township | |
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| Township | |
 Location in Cook County |
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 Cook County's location in Illinois |
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| Coordinates: 42°06′41″N 88°10′46″W / 42.11139°N 88.17944°WCoordinates: 42°06′41″N 88°10′46″W / 42.11139°N 88.17944°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Illinois |
| County | Cook |
| Government | |
| • Supervisor | Eugene "Gene" Dawson |
| • Town Clerk | D. Robert Alberding |
| • Assessor | Amy Nykaza |
| • Tax Collector | Linda Post |
| • Trustees | Daniel Fitzgerald Robert A Nykaza, Jr. Michael W. Ryan Ronald F. Szymanski |
| Area | |
| • Total | 36.0 sq mi (93.3 km2) |
| • Land | 34.8 sq mi (90.2 km2) |
| • Water | 1.2 sq mi (3.0 km2) 3.26% |
| Elevation | 883 ft (269 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 15,636 |
| • Density | 449/sq mi (173.3/km2) |
| Time zone | CST (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP codes | 60010, 60118, 60192, 60195 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0428638 |
| Website | www |
Barrington Township is one of 29 townships in Cook County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 15,636. The northwestern corner of the Cook County panhandle, it is the county's northwesternmost township. It is also by far the least densely populated township in the county, with less than half the population density of the next least Lemont Township.
Barrington Township was named after the town of Great Barrington, Massachusetts.
According to the United States Census Bureau, Barrington Township covers an area of 36.0 square miles (93.3 km2); of this, 34.8 square miles (90.2 km2) is land and 1.2 square miles (3.0 km2) (3.26 percent) is water.
The township contains two cemeteries: Evergreen and Union.
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