Barrington Township, Cook County, Illinois
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| Barrington Township | |
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| Coordinates: 42°06′41″N 88°10′46″W / 42.11139°N 88.17944°WCoordinates: 42°06′41″N 88°10′46″W / 42.11139°N 88.17944°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Illinois |
| County | Cook |
| Government | |
| • Supervisor | Eugene "Gene" Dawson |
| • Supervisor Eugene Dawson
Town Clerk D. Robert Alberding Assessor Amy Nykaza Tax Collector Linda Post Trustees Daniel Fitzgerald Robert A Nykaza, Jr. Michael W. Ryan Ronald F. Szymanski |
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| Area | |
| • Total | 36.02 sq mi (93.3 km2) |
| • Land | 34.98 sq mi (90.6 km2) |
| • Water | 1.04 sq mi (2.7 km2) 2.89% |
| Elevation | 883 ft (269 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 14,026 |
| • Density | 401/sq mi (154.8/km2) |
| Time zone | CST (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP codes | 60010, 60118, 60192, 60195 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0428638 |
| Town Clerk - D. Robert Alberding; Trustees - Robert A Nykaza, JR., Michael W. Ryan, Ronald F. Szymanski, Kathleen J. Thompson; Assessor - Amy Nykaza | |
Barrington Township is one of thirty townships in Cook County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 14,026[1]. The northwestern corner of the Cook County panhandle, it is the county's northwesternmost township.
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[edit] Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, Barrington Township covers an area of 36.02 square miles (93.3 km2); of this, 34.98 square miles (90.6 km2) (97.11 percent) is land and 1.04 square miles (2.7 km2) (2.89 percent) is water.
[edit] Cities, towns, villages
- Barrington
- Barrington Hills (south three-quarters)
- East Dundee
- Hoffman Estates
- Inverness (west quarter)
- South Barrington
[edit] Cemeteries
The township contains these two cemeteries: Evergreen and Union.
[edit] Major highways
[edit] Airports and landing strips
- Allstate Commercial Plaza Heliport
- Mill Rose Farm RLA Airport
- Rose Number 2 Heliport
[edit] Lakes
- Beverly Lake
- Crabtree Lake
- Dana Lake
- Goose Lake
- Hawley Lake
- Hawthorne Lake
- Heather Lake
- Keene Lake
- Lacey Lake
- Mirror Lake
- Mud Lake
- Spring Lake
- Stephanie Lake
[edit] Landmarks
- Barrington Forest Preserve (west quarter)
- Cook County-Potawatomi Woods Forest Preserve
- Crabtree Nature Center (Cook County Forest Preserve)
- Prairie Stone Business Park
[edit] School districts
- Barrington Community Unit School District 220
- Community Unit School District 300
- School District 46
[edit] Political districts
- Illinois' 8th congressional district
- State House District 52
- State House District 54
- State Senate District 26
- State Senate District 27
[edit] References
- "Barrington Township, Cook County, Illinois". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:0428638. Retrieved 2010-01-10.
- United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
- United States National Atlas
[edit] External links
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