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, 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 According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Port Barrington has a total area of , of which (or 87.88%) is land and (or 12.12%) is water.

Demographics

Racial and ethnic composition +Port Barrington village, Illinois – Racial and ethnic compositionRace / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic)Pop 2000Pop 2010% 2000% 2010White alone (NH)7491,2831,25795.05%84.57%79.36%Black or African American alone (NH)417170.51%1.12%1.07%Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)0020.00%0.00%0.13%Asian alone (NH)8109991.02%7.19%6.25%Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH)1010.13%0.00%0.06%Other race alone (NH)0050.00%0.00%0.32%Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)421440.51%1.38%2.78%Hispanic or Latino (any race)22871592.79%5.74%10.04%Total7881,5171,584100.00%100.00%100.00%

2020 census As of the 2020 census, Port Barrington had a population of 1,584.

The village had 472 families residing in it, and the population density was .

The median age was 42.1 years. 23.4% of residents were under the age of 18 and 11.9% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 108.4 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 106.1 males age 18 and over.

97.9% of residents lived in urban areas, while 2.1% lived in rural areas.

There were 558 households in Port Barrington, of which 41.4% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 66.7% were married-couple households, 13.1% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 13.3% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 13.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 2.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

There were 583 housing units at an average density of , of which 4.3% were vacant. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.5% and the rental vacancy rate was 0.0%.

Income and poverty The median income for a household in the village was $144,531, and the median income for a family was $143,125. Males had a median income of $78,214 versus $53,359 for females. The per capita income for the village was $55,859. About 0.6% of families and 1.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 1.6% of those under age 18 and 3.1% of those age 65 or over. References

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