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Fox River Grove (FRG) is a village in Algonquin Township, McHenry County and Cuba Township, Lake County, Illinois, United States. As per 2020 census, the population was 4,702. [2] In 1919, the village of Fox River Grove was officially incorporated, becoming the ninth village in McHenry County. The Grove is situated along the southern shore of ...
Barrington is a village in Cook County and Lake County, Illinois, United States. The population was 10,722 at the 2020 census. [3] A northwest suburb of Chicago, the area features wetlands, forest preserves, parks, and horse trails in a country-suburban setting. Barrington is part of the Chicago metropolitan area.
The Stratton Lock and Dam (known until 1991 as the McHenry Dam, officially named the William G. Stratton - Thomas A. Bolger Lock and Dam) is a dam in Nunda Township, McHenry County, Illinois. It is named after former Governor William Stratton and Representative Thomas A. Bolger. The dam is the only dam on the Fox River ( Illinois, USA) that is ...
Fox Valley (Illinois) Coordinates: 42°0′N 88°15′W. Fox Valley. The Fox Valley —also commonly known as the Fox River Valley —is a region centered on the Fox River of Northern Illinois, along the western edges of the Chicago metropolitan area. [1] The region extends from the village of Antioch, in far northern Illinois, to the city of ...
McHenry is located 46 miles northwest of Chicago in northeastern Illinois on the Fox River. According to the 2020 census, McHenry has a total area of 14.50 square miles (37.55 km 2) [ 22 ] McHenry lies within the Fox River Valley, and its downtown area is situated on that river. "The Heart of the Fox River" is the city's motto.
McHenry County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. According to the 2020 Census, it had a population of 310,229, [2] making it the sixth-most populous county in Illinois. Its county seat is Woodstock. [3] McHenry County is one of the five Illinois collar counties in the Chicago - Naperville - Elgin, IL- IN - WI Metropolitan ...
FIPS code. 17-61216. Website. www.portbarrington.net. 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.
Chain O'Lakes. The Fox River is a 202-mile-long (325 km) [1] tributary of the Illinois River, flowing from southeastern Wisconsin to Ottawa, Illinois in the United States. The Wisconsin section was known as the Pishtaka River in the 19th century. [4] There is another Fox River in Wisconsin that flows through Lake Winnebago into Green Bay.