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Village Profile of Barrington
AREA - 90 Square miles (for planning purposes: Barrington Unit School District 220 plus the Village of Inverness); 25-mile radius labor market. 12-mile radius retail trade.
POPULATION - 40,000 Barrington Area : 10,000 Village of Barrington
DISTANCE FROM CHICAGO - 35 miles.
CLIMATE - 33.85 inches annual average rainfall; 49.57 mean temperature; coldest month January, 24.5 average temperature; warmest month August, 74.8 average temperature; altitude-highest point 890 feet.
GOVERNMENT - The area is located in four counties (Lake, Cook, McHenry and Kane), six townships and includes eight villages and various unincorporated areas. Village of Barrington: Village President, Village Manager, Six Trustees; Police-43 full-time, 13 part-time; Fire Department-28 full-time, 40 volunteers; Insurance Class 4.
AREA VILLAGES - (8) Barrington, Barrington Hills, Deer Park, Inverness, Lake Barrington, North Barrington, South Barrington and Tower Lakes.
FINANCIAL - Five full-service financial institutions
CHURCHES - 15 churches representing 11 denominations.
SCHOOLS - 1 high school, 9 elementary schools, 2 middle schools (grades 6-8), 1 parochial elementary school, one community college.
LIBRARY - Barrington Area Library 198,000 volumes.
NEWSPAPERS - Barrington Courier-Review (weekly) and The Daily Herald (daily), The Chicago Tribune (daily)
UTILITIES - Telephone-Ameritech; power and gas - Commonwealth Edison and Northern Illinois Gas; water - Village of Barrington, Municipal wells; sanitary and storm sewer system.
BUSINESS/INDUSTRY - 1100 firms; total area employment estimated at 18,000.
RETAIL - More than 200 stores and restaurants. Complete selection of merchandise.
LODGING - 1 motel with 61 units.
HEALTH CARE - Good Shepherd Hospital-Barrington; Northwest Community Hospital-Arlington Heights; Sherman Hospital-Elgin; St. Joseph-Elgin; Hoffman Estates Medical Center-Hoffman Estates.
RECREATION - There are five park districts in the Barrington Area, one public golf course, 5 private. Barrington Park District: complete recreational area, swimming pools, tennis courts, soccer and baseball fields, picnic and play areas.
CLUBS AND ORGANIZATIONS - There are more than 100 organizations and associations which represent civic, professional, social business, fraternal and hobby interests.
Information on this page provided by the Barrington Area Chamber of Commerce,
325 N. Hough Street, Barrington, Illinois 60010-3026; Telephone; 847-381-2525; Fax: 847-381-2540.
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