Morris (Illinois)

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Morris
Grundy County Illinois Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Morris Highlighted.svg
Located in Grundy County and Illinois
Basic data
Foundation : 1853
State : United States
State : Illinois
County : Grundy County
Coordinates : 41 ° 23 ′  N , 88 ° 26 ′  W Coordinates: 41 ° 23 ′  N , 88 ° 26 ′  W
Time zone : Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 )
Inhabitants :
-  Metropolitan Area :		 11,928 (as at: 2000)
9,569,624 (as at: 2008 - estimate)
Population density : 677.7 inhabitants per km 2
Area : 18.4 km 2  (approx. 7 mi 2 ) of
which 17.6 km 2  (approx. 7 mi 2 ) is land
Height : 157 m
Postcodes : 60450
Area code : +1 815, 779
FIPS : 17-50491
GNIS ID : 413836
Website : city.mornet.org
Mayor : Richard P. Kopczick

Morris is a small town and the administrative seat of Grundy County in the northeast of the US -amerikanischen state of Illinois . In 2000, Morris had 11,928 residents.

Morris is part of the Chicago Metropolitan Region , the metropolitan area around the city of Chicago .

At Morris is the Dresden nuclear power plant , which supplies most of northeast Illinois with electricity.

geography

Morris is at 41 ° 22'31 "north latitude and 88 ° 25'41" west longitude. The city extends over 18.4 km 2 , which is spread over 17.6 km 2 of land and 0.8 km 2 of water.

Morris is located on the upper reaches of the Illinois River and 59 miles southwest of Chicago.

Illinois State Route 47 runs through Morris in a north-south direction . In the north of the city this is crossed offset by US Highway 6 . On the northern outskirts of the city runs Interstate 80 , which leads from the east coast via Chicago to the Quad Cities and then via Iowa's capital Des Moines and Omaha in Nebraska to California .

199 km west of Morris are the Quad Cities , Wisconsin's capital Madison is 258 km in a north-northwest direction, Wisconsin's largest city Milwaukee is 222 km in a north-northeast direction and Indiana's capital Indianapolis is 301 km in a southeast direction. Illinois's capital, Springfield , is 231 km away and is 390 km southeast to St. Louis , Missouri .

A BNSF Railway also runs through Morris .

Demographic data

In the 2000 census, the population was 11,928. These were distributed over 4831 households in 3067 families. The population density was 677.2 / km². There were 5087 residential buildings, which corresponded to a building density of 288.8 / km².

The population in 2000 was 95.3% white , 0.3% African American , 0.2% American Indian , 0.5% Asian and 2.4% other. 1.1% said they came from at least two of these groups. 6.9% of the population were Hispanics from any of the above groups.

25.0% were under 18 years of age, 8.7% between 18 and 24, 29.6% between 25 and 44, 20.4% between 45 and 64 and 16.3% 65 and older. The average age was 37 years. For every 100 women there were statistically 95.4 men, and 93.0 for over 18 year olds.

The median income per household was $ 44,739 and the median family income was $ 54,987. The median income for men was $ 44,071 and that for women was $ 25,206. The per capita income was $ 22,256. Around 5.0% of families and 6.6% of the total population had their income below the poverty line .

Great outbreak

Morris was the first town in the series of tornadoes called the Super Outbreak on March 3-4. April 1974 was affected. However, the destruction in Morris was relatively minor compared to other locations.

Known residents

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ US Postal Service - ZIP Codes
  2. ↑ Google Maps: Chicago, IL - Morris, IL
  3. ↑ Google Maps: Morris, IL - Rock Island, IL
  4. Jump up ↑ Google Maps: Morris, IL - Madison, WI
  5. ↑ Google Maps: Morris, IL - Milwaukee, WI
  6. ^ Google Maps: Morris, IL - Indianapolis, IN
  7. ^ Google Maps: Morris, IL - Springfield, IL - St. Louis, MO
  8. ^ US Census Bureau - Morris, Illinois

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