BlockSouth Barrington, Illinois
22 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1923 and the latest in 1998. It stands in Palatine Township. It lies in ZIP code area 60192. The Survey maps it on the Palatine quadrangle. 5,077 people lived here at the 2020 count.
Population over time
2 figuresSouth Barrington grew from 4,565 to 5,077 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 4,565 | |
| 2020 | 5,077 | +512 (+11%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
12 surveys from 22 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1923 USGS Barrington quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1935 USGS Barrington quadrangle1:62500
- 1953 USGS Palatine quadrangle1:24000
- 1954 USGS Rockford quadrangle1:250000
- 1955 USGS Rockford quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Rockford quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1961 USGS Barrington quadrangle1:62500
- 1961 USGS Palatine quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1963 USGS Rockford quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Elgin quadrangle1:100000
- 1993 USGS Palatine quadrangle1:24000
- 1998 USGS Palatine quadrangle1:24000
In the county-history sources
10,882 words on this townshipHistory of Cook County, Illinois. From the Earliest Period to the Present Time, published 1884 has no passage naming this settlement, which was common for smaller places. Its township is covered in full.
The chapter on Palatine Township covers the township.
Read the chapter on Palatine Township - 10,882 words.
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of South Barrington: 3 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dundee North Road Mat'Ls Corp | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Hoffman Estates City Eng.-Own Crews | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Meachum Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Palatine City Eng. - Own Crews | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
3 since 2021Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names South Barrington in 3 storm reports between 2021 and 2024: 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 2024 | Tornado (EF1) | South Barrington | - | This tornado formed near Studio Drive in South Barrington, with the first damage observed at the South Barrington Tennis Club. The tornado moved northeastward through eastern sections of The Glen subdivision, producing sporadic tree damage. As the tornado crossed Barrington Road near Mundhank Road, significant tree damage occurred, with numerous branches and trunks snapped. The tornado continued northeast toward Willow Creek Church, where it uprooted at least one tree and damaged metal bus shelters. Damage became less severe as the tornado neared Algonquin Road, but increased again as the tornado turned to the east toward Whispering Trails Drive and Huntington Boulevard in Hoffman Estates. Damage was noted to residences along Chesapeake Court, Fir Court, and Crimson Drive with two residences losing a significant amount of roofing material. Other homes in the neighborhood had shingle damage, and a window was damaged at another residence. Tree damage, including broken limbs, was also observed. Roofing material removed from a home on Fir Court was deposited to the northwest, with plywood impaled into the ground and other debris penetrating the wall of a house, ending up in its living room. The tornado dissipated near Crimson Drive in Hoffman Estates. |
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | South Barrington | - | Wind gusts were estimated between 50 and 60 mph. Small tree limbs were blown down. |
| August 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | South Barrington | - | Large trees were blown down. |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inverness | 2.3 miles | 22 | |
| Sutton | 3.9 miles | 20 | |
| Hoffman Estates | 4.0 miles | 22 | |
| Barrington Center | 4.1 miles | 20 | |
| Barrington Hills | 4.1 miles | 19 | |
| Howe Terrace | 4.1 miles | 21 | |
| Lake Park Estates | 4.2 miles | 21 | |
| Deer Lake | 4.2 miles | 21 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on South Barrington | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q1805309 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 418711. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.