South Barrington, Illinois

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South Barrington, Illinois
Location within the Chicago metropolitan area. The Chicago metropolitan area.
Incorporated Village in 1959.
County; State Cook; Illinois
Township Barrington
Government President-trustee
President Frank J. Munao, Jr.
Population (2000) 3,760 (up 21% from 1990)
Pop. density 221.3/km² (573.6/mi²)
ZIP code(s) 60010
Area code 847 & 224
Land area 17.8 km² (6.9 mi²)
Income Per capita:   $76,078
Household: $170,755
Home value Mean:    $756,578 (2000)
Median: $689,200
Website www.southbarrington.org
Demographics (Full data)
White Black Hispanic Asian Islander Native Other
94.34% 0.88% 0.84% 3.33% 0.03% 0.05% 0.53%

South Barrington is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States. The population was 3,760, at the 2000 census.south of Barrington, Illinois. South Barrington is a wealthy suburb of Chicago and home to the famous megachurch Willow Creek Community Church. The village is known throughout the area for its extreme affluence, and is on the list of the 100 wealthiest towns in the nation.

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[edit] Geography

South Barrington is located at 42°5′3″N, 88°9′17″W (42.084226, -88.15478)[1].

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 6.9 square miles (17.8 km²), of which, 6.6 square miles (17.0 km²) of it is land and 0.3 square miles (0.8 km²) of it (4.52%) is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census[2] of 2000, there were 3,760 people, 1,147 households, and 1,060 families residing in the village. The population density was 573.6 people per square mile (221.3/km²). There were 1,172 housing units at an average density of 178.8/sq mi (69.0/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 94.34% White, 0.88% African American, 0.05% Native American, 3.33% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.53% from other races, and 1.78% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.84% of the population.

There were 1,147 households out of which 47.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 86.1% were married couples living together, 4.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 7.5% were non-families. 5.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 1.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.28 and the average family size was 3.41.

In the village the population was spread out with 29.8% under the age of 18, 7.0% from 18 to 24, 20.3% from 25 to 44, 36.0% from 45 to 64, and 6.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 97.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.5 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $170,755, and the median income for a family was $174,318. The per capita income for the village was $76,078. About 1.4% of families and 2.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.5% of those under age 18 and 0.5% of those age 65 or over.

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[edit] References

  1. ^ US Gazetteer files: 2000 and 1990. United States Census Bureau (2005-05-03). Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
  2. ^ American FactFinder. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.

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