Unattended Death and Biohazard Cleanup in Lake Barrington, IL

Lake Barrington is a village in Lake County, Illinois, built on the shores of Lake Barrington, a lake that was previously called Indian Lake.

The first settlers arrived in the area in 1834, when Joseph Flint claimed land in Cuba Township, in what was then still a rural corner of southwestern Lake County.

Lake Barrington incorporated on October 31, 1959 — the very same day as neighboring North Barrington, so the two are sometimes called "twin villages" — largely so residents could control local zoning as developers pressed into Lake County.

The village's first election was held on November 21, 1959, choosing Jorgen Hubschmann as president; for years he conducted village meetings in his own home, and founding board member Lucille Schleifer was the village's first female trustee.

Incorporation triggered explosive growth: Lake Barrington had just 172 residents in the 1960 census, then 2,320 by 1980 and 5,100 by 2020.

The 2020 census counted 5,100 people in Lake Barrington living in 2,199 households.

Lake Barrington is one of Illinois' oldest communities by age, with a median age of 57.6 years in 2020 and more than 36% of residents aged 65 or older.

The village covers 6.07 square miles across Cuba and Wauconda townships, about 40 miles northwest of the Chicago Loop, with roughly 5.4% of its area covered by water.

Lake Barrington households earned a median income of $105,651, according to Census Bureau figures.

All of Lake Barrington is served by Barrington Community Unit School District 220, whose students attend Barrington High School.