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Illinois Counties
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Illinois Counties
There are 102 counties in the state of Illinois. |
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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
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Etymology - Origin of County Name
Lt. Joseph Ogle, member of the territorial militia.
Demographics:
County QuickFacts: Census Bureau Quick
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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 kmē), of which, 759
square miles (1,965 kmē) of it is land and 4 square miles (11 kmē) 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:
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- Adeline |
village |
Incorporated Area |
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- Brookville |
township |
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- Byron |
city |
Incorporated Area |
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- Creston |
village |
Incorporated Area |
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- Davis Junction |
village |
Incorporated Area |
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- Dement |
township |
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- Eagle Point |
township |
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- Flagg |
township |
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- Forreston |
village |
Incorporated Area |
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- Hillcrest |
village |
Incorporated Area |
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- Honey Creek |
township |
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- Lafayette |
township |
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- Leaf River |
village |
Incorporated Area |
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- Maryland |
township |
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- Monroe |
township |
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- Monroe Center |
village |
Incorporated Area |
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- Mount Morris |
village |
Incorporated Area |
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- Oregon
(County Seat) |
city |
Incorporated Area |
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- Oregon-Nashua |
township |
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- Pine Creek |
township |
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- Pine Rock |
township |
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- Polo |
city |
Incorporated Area |
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- Rochelle |
city |
Incorporated Area |
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- Rockvale |
township |
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- Scott |
township |
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- Stillman Valley |
village |
Incorporated Area |
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- Taylor |
township |
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- White Rock |
township |
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- Woosung |
township |
County Resources:
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Online High Schools
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County Resource Guide
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The history of our nation can be seen as a prolonged struggle to define the relative roles and powers of our governments: federal, state, and local. And the names we've given our counties, our most locally based jurisdictions, reflects the "characteristic
features of our country!"
But age, size and colorful names of our counties isn't the only reason to explore counties' role in American history, or the history of county government itself. In fact, the story of county government reflects the larger meanings of American history.
Today's counties are the most flexible, locally responsive and creative governments in the US. They are the most diverse, varying in size, population, geography, and governmental structure. In their politics and policies, they express a 1990's political slogan "Think globally,
act locally." |
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