๐บ๐ธ Inverness is a suburban village in Cook County, Illinois, United States.
Geography According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Inverness has a total area of 6.69 square miles (17.33ย kmยฒ), of which 6.53 square miles (16.91ย kmยฒ) (or 97.68%) is land and 0.16 square miles (0.41ย kmยฒ) (or 2.32%) is water.
The village borders are defined by Barrington Road to the west, Roselle Road to the east, Algonquin Road to the south, and Dundee Road to the north.
History The Inverness area was first settled in 1836 by George Ela and became known as Deer Grove. After surveying the township area, in 1840 the US government offered land in the area for $1.25 per acre. By 1854, rail service was established to Deer Grove, and in 1859 the line was incorporated into the Chicago and North Western Railway system. The Inverness area was now easily accessible to Chicago. The frontier had been opened.
In 1926, Mr. Arthur T. McIntosh, one of Chicago's leading land developers, bought the Temple farm and house, which was originally built by Ralph Atkinson. It was the first of eleven parcels to be acquired by him. These lands, combined with the acquisition of the Cudahy Company Golf Course, comprised 1,500 contiguous acres (6,100,000ย mยฒ) for development. With the area under McIntosh's control, it became known as Inverness, after the McIntosh clan home in Scotland.
An important person during this early development was Way Thompson, who preserved the natural beauty of the area by laying out the road system to take advantage of the rolling land and by subdividing lots to conform to natural contours. A minimum lot size of 1-acre (4,000ย mยฒ) was established. Thompson also approved all house plans and where they were located on the lots. The first ten homes were even decorated by his wife, Barbara. The first new homes were occupied by 1939. These homes were mostly situated around the edge of the Inverness Golf Club and were designed to be affordable to young couples. They were priced from $9,500 to $20,000. McIntosh built the first 20 homes. After that, the homes were custom built for individuals who purchased lots from McIntosh.
Construction in Inverness was halted during World War II. During the early post-war years, the McIntosh Company had complete control over the sale of lots as well as the resale of homes. Placement of homes was carefully controlled to protect the character of the community.
In 1962, Inverness was incorporated as a village to be governed by a president and board of trustees. The first meeting of the village board was July 5, 1962 and was held at the Field House, which was then at the western edge of the village. In the spring of 1977 the Village Hall was relocated to a 100-year-old farmhouse on Palatine Road. It was again relocated in 1985 to its present location at the Four Silos, which has become a famous landmark and gateway to the community.
During the 1970s and '80s, the village continued to grow at a pace that exceeded earlier predictions. Homes became larger and styles were more varied. It was also during this period that the village annexed large areas of existing homes in unincorporated Cook County, which laid the foundation for further annexations to the west, which continued to expand the village limits to what they are today. Williamsburg Village, the only business development in Inverness, was started in 1981.
Education Public schools are managed by either Barrington District 220 or School District 15 and Township High School District 211. The village is also home to the Holy Family Catholic Academy. Established in 2002, the Academy is a Catholic school, part of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago, that educates around 300 students in grades PK-8.
Inverness has a population of over 7,616 people. Inverness also forms part of the wider Cook County which has a population of over 5,275,541 people.
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Locations Near: Inverness -88.0833,42.1
๐บ๐ธ Schaumburg -88.083,42.017 d: 9.3
๐บ๐ธ Arlington Heights -87.979,42.112 d: 8.7
๐บ๐ธ Buffalo Grove -87.95,42.15 d: 12.3
๐บ๐ธ Hanover Township -88.2,42.017 d: 13.4
๐บ๐ธ Mount Prospect -87.933,42.05 d: 13.6
๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ Elgin -88.284,42.04 d: 17.9
๐บ๐ธ Libertyville -87.961,42.284 d: 22.8
๐บ๐ธ Elmhurst -87.94,41.904 d: 24.8
๐บ๐ธ Wheaton -88.1,41.85 d: 27.8
๐บ๐ธ Crystal Lake -88.333,42.217 d: 24.4
Antipodal to: Inverness 91.917,-42.1
๐ฆ๐บ Bunbury 115.637,-33.327 d: 17722.1
๐ฆ๐บ Mandurah 115.721,-32.529 d: 17667.3
๐ฆ๐บ Rockingham 115.717,-32.267 d: 17651.2
๐ฆ๐บ City of Cockburn 115.833,-32.167 d: 17636
๐ฆ๐บ Vincent 115.834,-31.936 d: 17621.3
๐ฆ๐บ Perth 115.857,-31.953 d: 17620.6
๐ฆ๐บ Wanneroo 115.803,-31.747 d: 17611.6
๐ฆ๐บ Guildford 115.973,-31.9 d: 17608.2