Mount Morris, Illinois

Coordinates: 42°02′51″N 89°26′02″W / 42.04750°N 89.43389°W / 42.04750; -89.43389
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Mount Morris
815
FIPS code17-50998
Websitemtmorrisil.net

Mount Morris is a village in

Mount Morris Township, Ogle County, Illinois, United States
. The population was 2,998 at the 2010 census, down from 3,013 in 2000.

Geography

Mount Morris has long been known as a publishing center, this image is of the Kable News Company building.

Mount Morris is located at 42°2′51″N 89°26′2″W / 42.04750°N 89.43389°W / 42.04750; -89.43389 (42.047614, -89.433972).[2]

According to the 2010 census, Mount Morris has a total area of 1.5 square miles (3.88 km2), all land.[3]

The village is crossed from east to west by Illinois Route 64. Route 64 continues eastward to Chicago and westward into Iowa, where it keeps its numeric designation.

History

Mt. Morris is home of the

lustron homes in IL. These can be located on First street(5 houses),Hannah avenue(3 houses), and Sunset lane(5 houses). The town has a total of 18 lustrons.[4]
The houses were built here to meet a shortage of housing for a local printing company.

Recreation

Parks include Dillehay Park, Mounder Park, and Zickuhr Park.[5] Dillehay Park is located in the southeast portion of the village. Zickuhr Park is located in the western part of town, and has one softball diamond, basketball courts, and an array of playground equipment.[citation needed] Mounder Park houses a skating park, a pavilion, and the playground equipment that was donated and relocated by the school after the Rahn Elementary School fire.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1880855—
18908954.7%
19001,04817.1%
19101,1328.0%
19201,25010.4%
19301,90252.2%
19402,30421.1%
19502,70917.6%
19603,07513.5%
19703,1733.2%
19802,989−5.8%
19902,919−2.3%
20003,0133.2%
20102,998−0.5%
20202,861−4.6%
U.S. Decennial Census[6]

As of the

Latino
of any race were 2.75% of the population.

There were 1,259 households, out of which 29.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.8% were married couples living together, 10.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.6% were non-families. 32.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.28 and the average family size was 2.86.

In the village, the population was spread out, with 23.8% under the age of 18, 7.3% from 18 to 24, 26.5% from 25 to 44, 19.9% from 45 to 64, and 22.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 90.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.0 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $41,333, and the median income for a family was $51,019. Males had a median income of $39,323 versus $20,840 for females. The

poverty line
, including 13.2% of those under age 18 and 5.9% of those age 65 or over.

Notable people

  • Akiane Kramarik
    , painter; born in Mount Morris
  • Henry C. Newcomer, U.S. Army brigadier general, raised in Mount Morris[8]
  • Nels Potter, pitcher for five Major League Baseball teams; born in Mount Morris
  • Nelson Thomas Potter, Jr.
    , university professor and scholar
  • Ralph Waldo Trine, educator and philosopher
  • W. H. L. Wallace, Civil War general; lived in Mount Morris
  • Elaine A. (Roe) Pieper,[9] U.S. Army Second lieutenant, and one of four Army Nurses to receive the Silver Star in World War II. Resided in Mount Morris

See also

References

  1. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 15, 2022.
  2. ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
  3. ^ "G001 - Geographic Identifiers - 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved December 19, 2015.
  4. ^ The luston house, Tom Fetters
  5. ^ "Parks & Rec - Mt. Morris, IL". Mt. Morris Chamber. Retrieved October 24, 2023.
  6. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
  7. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  8. ^ Portrait and Biographical Album of Ogle County, Illinois. Chicago, IL: Chapman Brothers. 1886. pp. 436–437 – via Google Books.
  9. ^ "2014 Hall of Fame Inductees – Army Women's Foundation".

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