Barrington

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Barrington

Total population

7,076

Median home value

$273,200

48.7%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$87,290

Barrington$87k

National$74k

Founded

1917

Elevation24 m

Land area4.1 km²

Weather57°F · Chance Rain Showers

Coordinates39.87°, -75.05°

Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Barrington is a borough in Camden County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 7,075, an increase of 92 (+1.3%) from the 2010 census count of 6,983, which in turn reflected a decline of 101 (-1.4%) from the 7,084 counted in the 2000 census.

History & geography

Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).

Demographics & economy

Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Current forecast

Forecast for Barrington, NJ from NOAA NWS API.

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

J

James Broselow

American physician and entrepreneur

Mel Sheppard

American athlete (1883–1942)

Roscoe Lee Browne

American actor and director (1922–2007)

David Ogden Watkins

American mayor (1862-1938)

Bryant McKinnie

American football player, offensive lineman

Joe Flacco

American football player (born 1985)

Bill Miller

athletics competitor (1930-2016)

Dave Budd

American Basketball player (born 1938)

J

James Matlack

American politician (1775-1840)

K

Ken Albers

American singer (1924–2007)

Mike Cox

player of American football

Darrell Schweitzer

American writer, editor, and critic (born 1952)

Agnus Berenato

American basketball player-coach

A

Al Kenders

baseball player (1937–2013)

A

Ann Cooper Whitall

American quaker from New Jersey

Barbara Guggenheim

Business person and art dealer

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in New Jersey

• Haddon Heights
  1 mi away
• Lawnside
  1.2 mi away
• Magnolia
  1.2 mi away
• Tavistock
  1.3 mi away
• Runnemede
  1.7 mi away
• Audubon
  1.8 mi away
• Bellmawr
  2.3 mi away
• Mount Ephraim
  2.3 mi away
• Somerdale
  2.3 mi away
• Hi-Nella
  2.7 mi away
• Audubon Park
  2.8 mi away
• Echelon
  3.4 mi away

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Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Barrington

History of Barrington, New Jersey

1992

History of Barrington, New Jersey.

1992

Atkins Perennial Gardens, Barrington, New Jersey

Atkins Perennial Gardens · 1933

Camden County, New Jersey

Jeffery M. Dorwart · 2001

Law and practice in the district courts of New Jersey

James S. Erwin · 1921

New Jersey township law

New Jersey · 1912

Atkins Perennial Gardens, Barrington, N.J.

Atkins Perennial Gardens · 1932

Fall 1959 - spring 1960

Barrington Greenhouses · 1959

Search results from Open Library.

Recently spotted species

Wild Turkey

Meleagris gallopavo

Seen 2026-09-21

Red-lipped Green Lacewing

Chrysoperla rufilabris

Seen 2026-09-21

White-tailed Deer

Odocoileus virginianus

Seen 2026-09-21

Painted Turtle

Chrysemys picta

Seen 2026-09-21

Familiar Bluet

Enallagma civile

Seen 2026-09-21

Spotted Lanternfly

Lycorma delicatula

Seen 2026-09-21

Humped Trashline Orbweaver

Cyclosa turbinata

Seen 2026-09-21

Small White

Pieris rapae

Seen 2026-09-21

Eastern Box Turtle

Terrapene carolina carolina

Seen 2026-09-21

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).