South Barrington is a residential suburb in
Cook County, Illinois
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, United States, south of
Barrington. Per the
2020 census, the population was 5,077. It is the location of the famous
megachurch
A megachurch is a church with a very large membership that also offers a variety of educational and social activities. Most megachurches are Evangelical, although the term denotes a type of organization, not a denomination. A megachurch draws 2 ...
Willow Creek Community Church
Willow Creek Community Church is an Evangelical nondenominational multisite megachurch based in the northwestern Chicago suburb of South Barrington, Illinois. It was founded on October 12, 1975 by Dave Holmbo and Bill Hybels, who was its longtim ...
and a
lifestyle center
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(shopping center) named
The Arboretum of South Barrington.
Geography
South Barrington is located at (42.084226, -88.15478).
According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, South Barrington has a total area of , of which (or 96.33%) is land and (or 3.67%) is water.
Demographics
As of the
2020 census there were 5,077 people, 1,534 households, and 1,447 families residing in the village. The population density was . There were 1,722 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 53.20%
White
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, 40.20%
Asian, 0.77%
African American
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, 0.12%
Native American, 0.55% from
other races, and 5.16% from two or more races.
Hispanic
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or
Latino of any race were 3.17% of the population.
There were 1,534 households, out of which 40.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 86.64% were married couples living together, 5.87% had a female householder with no husband present, and 5.67% were non-families. 2.74% of all households were made up of individuals, and 1.76% 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 3.24.
The village's age distribution consisted of 28.7% under the age of 18, 4.6% from 18 to 24, 11.7% from 25 to 44, 36.1% from 45 to 64, and 18.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 48.5 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 103.0 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $183,750, and the median income for a family was $188,496. Males had a median income of $128,277 versus $58,750 for females. The
per capita income
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In many countries, per capita income is determined using regular population surveys, such ...
for the village was $71,005. About 0.8% of families and 1.7% of the population were below the
poverty line
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, including 0.0% of those under age 18 and 2.9% of those age 65 or over.
Education
Most of South Barrington's zoned public schools are in Barrington District 220. The schools in this district that are assigned to homes in the village are:
* Barbara B Rose Elementary School (K-5)
* Grove Avenue Elementary School (K-5)
* Countryside Elementary School (K-5)
* Barrington Middle School Prairie Campus (6–8)
* Barrington Middle School Station Campus (6–8)
*
Barrington High School (9–12)
A small portion of the village is served by Thomas Jefferson Elementary School (K-6) in nearby
Hoffman Estates
Hoffman Estates is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States. It is a suburb of Chicago. Per the 2020 census, the population was 52,530.
The village previously served as the headquarters for Sears and is one of the American headquarter ...
, Carl Sandburg Junior High School (7–8) in
Rolling Meadows, both of District 15, and
William Fremd High School
William Fremd High School, or Fremd (initially Palatine High School South), is a public four-year high school located in Palatine, Illinois, a northwest suburb of Chicago, Illinois, in the United States. It is part of Township High School Distr ...
(9–12; Township High School District 211) in
Palatine
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Carpentersville Middle School, and Dundee Crown High School. These three schools are located in
Carpentersville, Illinois
Carpentersville is a village in Kane County, Illinois, United States. The population was 37,983 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Chicago metropolitan area.
History
Julius Angelo Carpenter (August 19, 1827 – March 30, 1880) was the foun ...
.
Transportation
Pace provides
I-90 Express bus service on at the I-90/Barrington Road station at the south end of the village.
Notable people
*
Craig Anderson, goaltender for the
Colorado Avalanche
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and
Ottawa Senators
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*
Paul Bragiel, Colombian National Team cross-country skier, venture capitalist
*
Gregory Dickow,
megachurch
A megachurch is a church with a very large membership that also offers a variety of educational and social activities. Most megachurches are Evangelical, although the term denotes a type of organization, not a denomination. A megachurch draws 2 ...
pastor and founder of Life Changers International Church
*
Mike Magee, forward with the
Chicago Fire Soccer Club
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*
Walter Payton
Walter Jerry Payton (July 25, 1953Although most sources at the time of his death gave Payton's birth year as 1954, reliable sources subsequently state he was born in 1953. – November 1, 1999) was an American professional American football, ...
, Hall of Fame running back with the
Chicago Bears
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*
Mike Singletary
Michael Singletary (born October 9, 1958), nicknamed "Samurai Mike", is an American former professional football player and coach. He played as a linebacker for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League (NFL). After playing college foo ...
, Hall of Fame linebacker and coach with several
NFL
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teams
Singletary selling house here - tribunedigital-chicagotribune
Retrieved February 19, 2017.
References
External links
Village of South Barrington official website
''Encyclopedia of Chicago''
Barrington Area Library
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Villages in Cook County, Illinois
Chicago metropolitan area
Populated places established in 1959
1959 establishments in Illinois
Villages in Illinois