Port Barrington, Illinois

Port Barrington, Illinois Fox River Valley Gardens
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ZIP	60010
FIPS code	17-61216
Website	www.portbarrington.net

Port Barrington (also referred to as Fox River Valley Gardens or FRG) is a village in

History

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The village of Port Barrington was incorporated in 1969 under the name Fox River Valley Gardens. At the time, the village had the longest name out of all other incorporated places in Illinois, and was one of the longest town names in the country. Port Barrington still shares a

, 9 miles (14 km) to the south.

In 2002, the village established its own post office. Homeowners in the new Riverwalk subdivision claimed that their home values fell significantly and immediately when their addresses were changed to "Fox River Valley Gardens". Some people trying to sell their homes at the time found themselves "underwater" (selling at a loss). This prompted residents in the Riverwalk section of the village to express their objection to what appeared to be a "bait and switch" in the change of mailing address. There were several tense village meetings where legal action was being considered by the new residents.

In September 2002, the village board voted 4–3 to re-incorporate and change the community's name to "Port Barrington". However, several addresses in the older section of the village are still listed under the name Fox River Valley Gardens. In addition, many road signs and maps continue to use the community's original name, as do the local police and fire departments.

As of 2019, the post office is no longer in service, and mail delivery is provided by the postal service in Island Lake, Illinois.

Geography

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).^[3]

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.^[4]

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1970	428		—
1980	520		21.5%
1990	665		27.9%
2000	788		18.5%
2010	1,517		92.5%
2020	1,584		4.4%
U.S. Decennial Census[5] 2010[6] 2020[7]

2020 census

Port Barrington village, Illinois – Racial and ethnic composition
(NH = Non-Hispanic)
Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.

Race / Ethnicity	Pop 2010[6]	Pop 2020[7]	% 2010	% 2020
White alone (NH)	1,283	1,257	84.57%	79.36%
Black or African American alone (NH)	17	17	1.12%	1.07%
Alaska Native alone (NH)	0	2	0.00%	0.13%
Asian alone (NH)	109	99	7.19%	6.25%
Pacific Islander alone (NH)	0	1	0.00%	0.06%
Some Other Race alone (NH)	0	5	0.00%	0.32%
Mixed Race/Multi-Racial (NH)	21	44	1.38%	2.78%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	87	159	5.74%	10.04%
Total	1,517	1,584	100.00%	100.00%

2000 Census

As of the

of any race were 2.79% of the population.

There were 295 households, out of which 38.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 70.2% were married couples living together, 4.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.0% were non-families. 16.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.67 and the average family size was 2.99.

In the village, the population was spread out, with 26.8% under the age of 18, 3.3% from 18 to 24, 43.3% from 25 to 44, 20.3% from 45 to 64, and 6.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41.6 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.9 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $114,750. The median property value in the village was $283,300.

Community

The village is a very active community. Winter has people snowmobiling, cross country skiing, ice fishing and ice skating on village trails and lakes. In the summer, cyclists, runners, fishermen and boaters come from all over the area to this town.

Halloween tradition is to have children trick or treat on the Sunday before Halloween during the mid-day (11am to 3pm). At Christmas, a Santa Claus arrives in a parade through town with an escort of fire engines, McHenry County Sheriff and car loads of people throwing candy to kids waving from their homes and yards.

References

External links

• Official website