Barrington Township, Illinois
Barrington Township | |
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Location in Cook County | |
Cook County's location in Illinois | |
| Coordinates: 42°06′41″N 88°10′46″W / 42.11139°N 88.17944°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Illinois |
| County | Cook |
| Organized | 1850 |
| Government | |
| • Supervisor | D. Robert Alberding |
| • Clerk | Daniel P. Fitzgerald |
| • Assessor | Mike Gentile |
| • Trustees | Michael J. Deering Vince Deligio John J. Langan Dan LeTourneau |
| Area | |
• Total | 36.0 sq mi (93.3 km2) |
| • Land | 34.8 sq mi (90.2 km2) |
| • Water | 1.2 sq mi (3.0 km2) 3.26% |
| Elevation | 883 ft (269 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 16,514 |
| • Density | 474/sq mi (183/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP codes | 60010, 60118, 60192, 60195 |
| FIPS code | 17-03831 |
| GNIS feature ID | 428638 |
| Website | barringtontwpil |
Barrington Township is one of 29 townships in Cook County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 16,514 and it contained 6,172 housing units. This population increased, and in 2024, it's estimated to be at 10,401. The northwestern corner of the Cook County panhandle, it is the county's northwesternmost township. It is also by far the least densely populated township in the county, with less than half the population density of the next least-populated, Lemont Township.
Barrington Township was named after the town of Great Barrington, Massachusetts. It was organized in 1850.