Morrison, Illinois

Morrison
Morrison
City
	Paint the Town, Morrison's signature event
	Location of Morrison within Whiteside County
	Location of Illinois in the United States
	Coordinates: 41°48′33″N 89°58′5″W / 41.80917°N 89.96806°W
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Whiteside
Area
• Total	2.52 sq mi (6.52 km2)
• Land	2.52 sq mi (6.52 km2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Population (2020)
• Total	4,085
• Density	1,622.32/sq mi (626.45/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP Code(s)	61270
Area code	815
FIPS code	17-50530
Wikimedia Commons	Morrison, Illinois
Website	www.morrisonil.org

Morrison is a city in Whiteside County, Illinois, United States. The population was 4,188 at the 2010 census, down from 4,447 in 2000. It is the county seat of Whiteside County.^[2] It is located on the Historic Lincoln Highway, the nation's first transcontinental highway and in Morrison was the site of two concrete "seedling miles",^[3] which served as prototypes of what an improved highway could do for the nation.

^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 15, 2022.
^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
^ Illinois Department of Transportation: Historic Lincoln Highway, http://www.dot.state.il.us/il50/lincoln_highway.html, accessed October 15, 2013.

[CenPopGazetteer2020-1] "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 15, 2022.

[GR6-2] "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.

[ILDOT-3] Illinois Department of Transportation: Historic Lincoln Highway, http://www.dot.state.il.us/il50/lincoln_highway.html, accessed October 15, 2013.

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