Port Barrington, Illinois

History

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 ZIP code (60010) with the village of Barrington, 9 mi 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

According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Port Barrington has a total area of 1.32 sqmi, of which 1.16 sqmi (or 87.88%) is land and 0.16 sqmi (or 12.12%) is water.

Demographics

|align-fn=center 2010 2020

There were 573 households, out of which 41.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.05% were married couples living together, 6.46% had a female householder with no husband present, and 17.63% were non-families. 15.53% of all households were made up of individuals, and 3.66% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.22 and the average family size was 3.04.

The village's age distribution consisted of 27.2% under the age of 18, 7.6% from 18 to 24, 26% from 25 to 44, 31.9% from 45 to 64, and 7.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38.0 years. For every 100 females, there were 106.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.2 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $144,531, and the median income for a family was $143,125. Males had a median income of $78,214 versus $53,359 for females. The per capita income for the village was $55,859. About 0.6% of families and 1.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 1.6% of those under age 18 and 3.1% of those age 65 or over.

References

References

1. "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau.
2. {{GNIS. 2399001
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10. "P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Port Barrington village, Illinois".
11. "P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Port Barrington village, Illinois".