Warren (Illinois)
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 Main Street in Warren |
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| Location in Illinois | |||
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| Basic data | |||
| Foundation : | 1853 | ||
| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Illinois | ||
| County : | Jo Daviess County | ||
| Coordinates : | 42 ° 30 ′ N , 89 ° 59 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) | ||
| Residents : | 1,426 (as of: 2000) | ||
| Population density : | 475.3 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 3 km 2 (approx. 1 mi 2 ) of which 3 km 2 (approx. 1 mi 2 ) are land |
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| Height : | 299 m | ||
| Postal code : | 61087 | ||
| Area code : | +1 815 | ||
| FIPS : | 17-78851 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 420531 | ||
| Website : | www.villageofwarren.com | ||
| Mayor : | Gregory Stake | ||
 Old stagecoach station "Old Stone Hotel" |
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Warren (formerly Courtland ) is a village in Jo Daviess County , Illinois , United States and is located on Illinois Route 78 . The area of Warren is 3.0 km². The population was 1,496 at the 2000 census .
history
The village of Warren began to emerge in 1843 when Captain Alexander Burnett built a log cabin. In 1851 a stop was set up on the stagecoach route. The listed building "Old Stone Hotel" now serves as Warren's meeting house. From 1853 the village of Warren continued to grow along the then new railway line. The county library was built in 1911 as the Carnegie library . From 1916 to 1920, Warren had the first female mayor of Illinois, Rose Canfield.
Festivals
The village of Warren holds The Pumpkin Festival on the last weekend of September each year, which includes a grand parade, arts and crafts, and autumn harvest fruits. Warren hosts the oldest county fair in Illinois, the Jo Daviess County Fair, during the first week of August each year. Warren is also one of the venues for the Stagecoach Trail Festival, which is held along the former stagecoach route.
Individual evidence
- ^ The American Guide Series, Compiled and Written by the Federal Writers' Project of the Work Projects Administration . A state by state guide series published by various publishers, in the late 1930's and 1940's. Each book studies and describes each state's history, natural endowments, and special interests. Use code US-T125 / Name / YYYY / p #. Illinois / p461