Ogle County, Illinois

Ogle County History, Geography, Demographics, Cities and Towns, and Education

County Seat: Oregon
Year Organized: 1836
Square Miles: 759

Court House:

4th and Washington Sts.
County Courthouse
Oregon, IL 61061-0357

Etymology - Origin of County Name

Lt. Joseph Ogle, member of the territorial militia.

Demographics:

County QuickFacts: Census Bureau Quick Facts

County History

Ogle County was created on January 16, 1836 (Laws, 1836, p. 274) and was formed from unorganized land (La Salle County) and Jo Daviess County. County organization was completed in 1837. Present area), or parts of it), formerly included in: Attached to JoDaviess [Laws, 1836, p. 277] (1836–1837), LaSalle County (1831–1836), JoDaviess County (1827–1836), Putnam County (1825–1831), Fulton County (1823–1825), Pike County (1821–1823), Clark County (1819–1821), Crawford County (1816–1819), Edwards County (1815–1816), Madison County (1812–1815), Bond County (1817–1821) and St. Clair County (1795–1812).

The County was named for Joseph Ogle, pioneer politician and Lieutenant of the Territorial militia. The County Seat is Oregon (1838-Present).

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 763 square miles (1,977 km²), of which, 759 square miles (1,965 km²) of it is land and 4 square miles (11 km²) of it (0.58%) is water.

Neighboring Counties:

Northeast: Winnebago County; Boone County
Southeast: DeKalb County
South: Lee County
Southwest: Whiteside County
West: Carroll County
Northwest: Stephenson County

Cities and Towns:

- Adeline	village	Incorporated Area
- Brookville	township
- Byron	city	Incorporated Area
- Creston	village	Incorporated Area
- Davis Junction	village	Incorporated Area
- Dement	township
- Eagle Point	township
- Flagg	township
- Forreston	village	Incorporated Area
- Hillcrest	village	Incorporated Area
- Honey Creek	township
- Lafayette	township
- Leaf River	village	Incorporated Area
- Maryland	township
- Monroe	township
- Monroe Center	village	Incorporated Area
- Mount Morris	village	Incorporated Area
- Oregon (County Seat)	city	Incorporated Area
- Oregon-Nashua	township
- Pine Creek	township
- Pine Rock	township
- Polo	city	Incorporated Area
- Rochelle	city	Incorporated Area
- Rockvale	township
- Scott	township
- Stillman Valley	village	Incorporated Area
- Taylor	township
- White Rock	township
- Woosung	township

County Resources:

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County Resources

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