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Port Barrington, Illinois

Fox River Valley Gardens
Location of Port Barrington in Lake County, Illinois.
Location of Port Barrington in Lake County, Illinois.
Location of Illinois in the United States
Location of Illinois in the United States
Country United States
State Illinois
Counties Lake, McHenry
Founded 1927
Incorporated 1969
Re-Incorporated 2002
Area
 • Total 1.32 sq mi (3.42 km2)
 • Land 1.16 sq mi (3.00 km2)
 • Water 0.16 sq mi (0.41 km2)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total 1,584
 • Density 1,365.52/sq mi (527.16/km2)
Time zone UTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP
60010
FIPS code 17-61216

Port Barrington (also referred to as Fox River Valley Gardens or FRG) is a village in Lake and McHenry counties in the U.S. state of Illinois. It was formerly known as Fox River Valley Gardens, but the name was changed in 2002 to Port Barrington. Per the 2020 census, the population was 1,584.

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 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).

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.

Demographics

Historical population
Census Pop.
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
2010 2020

2020 census

Port Barrington village, Illinois – Racial and ethnic composition
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 (NH = Non-Hispanic) Pop 2000 Pop 2010 Pop 2020 % 2000 % 2010 % 2020
White alone (NH) 749 1,283 1,257 95.05% 84.57% 79.36%
Black or African American alone (NH) 4 17 17 0.51% 1.12% 1.07%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) 0 0 2 0.00% 0.00% 0.13%
Asian alone (NH) 8 109 99 1.02% 7.19% 6.25%
Pacific Islander alone (NH) 1 0 1 0.13% 0.00% 0.06%
Some Other Race alone (NH) 0 0 5 0.00% 0.00% 0.32%
Mixed Race or Multi-Racial (NH) 4 21 44 0.51% 1.38% 2.78%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 22 87 159 2.79% 5.74% 10.04%
Total 788 1,517 1,584 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%

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.

See also

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