*** Welcome to piglix ***

Port Barrington, Illinois

Port Barrington, Illinois
Fox River Valley Gardens
Village
Location of Illinois in the United States
Location of Illinois in the United States
Coordinates: 42°14′37″N 88°11′53″W / 42.24361°N 88.19806°W / 42.24361; -88.19806Coordinates: 42°14′37″N 88°11′53″W / 42.24361°N 88.19806°W / 42.24361; -88.19806
Country United States
State Illinois
Counties Lake, McHenry
Area
 • Total 1.28 sq mi (3.31 km2)
 • Land 1.14 sq mi (2.94 km2)
 • Water 0.14 sq mi (0.37 km2)
Population (2010)
 • Total 1,517
 • Estimate (2016) 1,494
 • Density 1,316.30/sq mi (508.06/km2)
Time zone CST (UTC-6)
 • Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
60010 ZIP
FIPS code 17-61216
Website www.portbarrington.net

Port Barrington is a village in Lake and McHenry counties in the U.S. state of Illinois. It was formerly known as Fox River Valley Gardens. Fox River Valley Gardens' village board voted 4-3 in September 2002 to change the community's long name to Port Barrington. Supporters said they hoped the name change would boost property values by associating it with other nearby Barrington area communities. The population was 1,517 at the 2010 census, up from 788 in 2000.

Port Barrington is located at 42°14′37″N 88°11′53″W / 42.24361°N 88.19806°W / 42.24361; -88.19806 (42.243667, -88.198000).

According to the 2010 census, Port Barrington has a total area of 1.286 square miles (3.33 km2), of which 1.15 square miles (2.98 km2) (or 89.42%) is land and 0.136 square miles (0.35 km2) (or 10.58%) is water.

As of the census of 2000, there were 788 people, 295 households, and 233 families residing in the village. The population density was 805.0 people per square mile (310.5/km²). There were 320 housing units at an average density of 326.9 per square mile (126.1/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 97.59% White, 0.51% African American, 1.02% Asian, 0.13% Pacific Islander, 0.25% from other races, and 0.51% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.79% of the population.


...
Wikipedia

...