Editing Mount Morris, Illinois

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{{Infobox settlement
| name                     = Mount Morris
| official_name            = 
| settlement_type          = [[List of towns and villages in Illinois|Village]]
| image_skyline            = Mt. Morris, IL Sign 01.JPG
| image_caption            = Sign leading on Rt. 64 leading into Mount Morris
| motto                    = Let Freedom Ring
| pushpin_map              = USA Illinois Ogle County#USA Illinois
| pushpin_map_caption      = Location within Ogle County
| coordinates              = {{coord|42|02|51|N|89|26|02|W|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type         = Country
| subdivision_name         = [[United States]]
| subdivision_type1        = State
| subdivision_name1        = [[Illinois]]
| subdivision_type2        = County
| subdivision_name2        = [[Ogle County, Illinois|Ogle]]
| subdivision_type3        = Township
| subdivision_name3        = [[Mt. Morris Township, Ogle County, Illinois|Mt. Morris]]
| established_title        = 
| established_date         = 
| leader_party             = 
| leader_title             = Village President
| leader_name              = 
| area_total_sq_mi         = 1.56
| area_land_sq_mi          = 1.56
| area_water_sq_mi         = 0.00
| elevation_footnotes      = 
| elevation_ft             = 909
| elevation_max_ft         = 
| elevation_min_ft         = 
| population_footnotes     = 
| population_total         = 2861
| population_as_of         = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
| population_density_sq_mi = 1833.97
| timezone1                = 
| utc_offset1              = 
| timezone1_DST            = 
| utc_offset1_DST          = 
| postal_code_type         = Postal code
| postal_code              = 61054
| area_code_type           = 
| area_code                = [[Area code 815|815]]
| website                  = {{URL|http://mtmorrisil.net/}}
|pop_est_as_of = 
|pop_est_footnotes = 
|population_est = 
|unit_pref = Imperial
|blank_name = [[Federal Information Processing Standards|FIPS code]]
|blank_info = 17-50998
|area_footnotes = <ref name="CenPopGazetteer2020">{{cite web|title=2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2020_Gazetteer/2020_gaz_place_17.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=March 15, 2022}}</ref>
|area_total_km2 = 4.04
|area_land_km2 = 4.04
|area_water_km2 = 0.00
|population_density_km2 = 708.18
|image_map = File:Ogle County Illinois Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Mount Morris Highlighted.svg
|map_caption = Location of Mount Morris in Ogle County, Illinois.
}}
'''Mount Morris''' is a village in [[Mt. Morris Township, Ogle County, Illinois|Mount Morris Township]], [[Ogle County, Illinois|Ogle County]], [[Illinois]], [[United States]]. The population was 2,998 at the 2010 census, down from 3,013 in 2000.

==Geography==
{{stack|[[File:Ogle County Mt Morris Il Kable News Co Bldg.jpg|thumb|Mount Morris has long been known as a publishing center, this image is of the Kable News Company building.]]}}
Mount Morris is located at {{coord|42|2|51|N|89|26|2|W|type:city}} (42.047614, -89.433972).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=April 23, 2011|date=February 12, 2011|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref>

According to the 2010 census, Mount Morris has a total area of {{convert|1.5|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, all land.<ref name="census-g001">{{cite web
  |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US1750998
  |title=G001 - Geographic Identifiers - 2010 Census Summary File 1
  |accessdate=December 19, 2015
  |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]
  |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213051214/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US1750998
  |archive-date=February 13, 2020
  |url-status=dead
  }}</ref>

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 [[Illinois Freedom Bell]], which is located in the town square. The area that is now the town square used to be the campus of one of Illinois' first institutes of higher learning, [[Mount Morris College]].{{Citation needed|date=February 2007}} It was first a Methodist school and was later affiliated with the [[Church of the Brethren]]. The college closed due to hard economic times.  The village's old Junior High School, while undergoing demolition, caught fire and burned forcing the school district to be merged with the Oregon School District in 1993.{{Citation needed|date=February 2007}}   On February 12, 2004, the Rahn Elementary School was lost to fire. This resulted in the reorganization of the Oregon School District. The former Oregon city elementary and middle schools were merged into a single elementary school. The Mt. Morris  Highschool has since been used as the middle school for the district. The town is also home of a very large group of [[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.<ref>The luston house, Tom Fetters</ref>   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.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Parks & Rec - Mt. Morris, IL |url=https://mtmorrisil.net/parks/ |access-date=October 24, 2023 |website=Mt. Morris Chamber |language=en-US}}</ref>  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|date=February 2007}}  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==
{{US Census population
|align=left
|1880= 855
|1890= 895
|1900= 1048
|1910= 1132
|1920= 1250
|1930= 1902
|1940= 2304
|1950= 2709
|1960= 3075
|1970= 3173
|1980= 2989
|1990= 2919
|2000= 3013
|2010= 2998
|2020= 2861
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
}}
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=January 31, 2008|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> of 2000, there were 3,013 people, 1,259 households, and 810 families residing in the village. The population density was {{convert|2,585.1|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 1,337 housing units at an average density of {{convert|1,147.1|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the village was 97.15% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.17% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.20% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.43% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.13% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 1.00% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.93% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|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 [[Marriage|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 [[per capita income]] for the village was $20,326. About 6.0% of families and 6.9% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 13.2% of those under age 18 and 5.9% of those age 65 or over.

== Notable people ==
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* [[Akiane Kramarik]], painter; born in Mount Morris
* [[Henry C. Newcomer]], U.S. Army brigadier general, raised in Mount Morris<ref name="Portrait">{{cite book |date=1886 |title=Portrait and Biographical Album of Ogle County, Illinois |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=VKDaH6j8G0IC&pg=PA437 |location=Chicago, IL |publisher=Chapman Brothers |pages=436–437 |via=[[Google Books]]}}</ref>
* [[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]],<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.awfdn.org/hall-of-fame-and-special-recognition-awards/us-army-womens-hall-of-fame-inductees/2014-hall-of-fame-inductees/ | title=2014 Hall of Fame Inductees – Army Women's Foundation }}</ref> U.S. Army Second lieutenant, and one of four Army Nurses to receive the Silver Star in World War II. Resided in Mount Morris
{{div col end}}

==See also==
* [[Samuel M. Hitt House]]
* [[White Pines Forest State Park]]
* [[White Pines State Park Lodge and Cabins]]

==References==
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==External links==
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* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070927081307/http://www.illinois.com/details/city.php?cityFips=1750998 Description of Mount Morris]
* [http://www.mtmorris-il.org/ Mt. Morris Public Library]
* [http://www.mtmorrisfire.com/ Mt. Morris Fire Protection District]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070708020938/http://www.lib.niu.edu/ipo/1998/ihy981218.html Oregon-Mt. Morris School merger]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070707160226/http://www.lib.niu.edu/ipo/1996/ihy961216.html The Kable Brothers Company]
*[http://genealogytrails.com/ill/ogle/earlyhistory.html Mt. Morris History]

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