| Mount Morris | |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Motto: | Let Freedom Ring |
| Pushpin Map: | USA Illinois Ogle County#USA Illinois |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within Ogle County |
| Coordinates: | 42.0475°N -89.4339°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Illinois |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Ogle |
| Subdivision Type3: | Township |
| Subdivision Name3: | Mt. Morris |
| Leader Title: | Village President |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 1.56 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 1.56 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
| Elevation Ft: | 909 |
| Population Total: | 2861 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 1833.97 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 61054 |
| Area Code: | 815 |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 17-50998 |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 4.04 |
| Area Land Km2: | 4.04 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.00 |
| Population Density Km2: | 708.18 |
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.
Mount Morris is located at 42.0475°N -89.4339°W (42.047614, -89.433972).[2]
According to the 2010 census, Mount Morris has a total area of 1.5sqmi, 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.
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. 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. 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.[4] The houses were built here to meet a shortage of housing for a local printing company.
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. 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.
As of the census[6] of 2000, there were 3,013 people, 1,259 households, and 810 families residing in the village. The population density was 2585.1sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 1,337 housing units at an average density of 1147.1sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the village was 97.15% White, 0.17% African American, 0.20% Native American, 0.43% Asian, 0.13% Pacific Islander, 1.00% from other races, and 0.93% from two or more races. Hispanic or 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 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.