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The historic district reflects the history of Morris, Illinois as a canal town on the Illinois & Michigan Canal. Named after canal commissioner Isaac N. Morris, the town became the Grundy County seat in 1841 and was originally platted a year later. The earliest of the buildings were built in the 1850s, shortly after the canal's construction.
Morris is located in northeast Grundy County along U.S. Route 6 and Illinois Route 47 and on the north side of the Illinois River [8] [9] at an elevation of 515 feet (157 m). [ 1 ] According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Morris has a total area of 11.64 square miles (30.15 km 2 ), of which 11.28 square miles (29.22 km 2 ) (or 96.92%) is ...
Morris Township is one of seventeen townships in Grundy County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2020 United States Census , its population was 7,139 and it contained 3,353 housing units. [ 1 ]
Grundy County is a county in the U.S. state of Illinois. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 52,533. [1] Its county seat is Morris. [2] Grundy County is part of the Chicago metropolitan area. In 2010, the center of population of Illinois was in Grundy County, just northeast of the village of Mazon. [3]
Mount Morris Township is located in Ogle County, Illinois. As of the 2010 census, its population was 3,968 and it contained 1,858 housing units. As of the 2010 census, its population was 3,968 and it contained 1,858 housing units.
Aux Sable Township (T34N R8E) is one of seventeen townships in Grundy County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 15,361 and it contained 5,184 housing units. As of the 2020 census, its population was 15,361 and it contained 5,184 housing units.
As the mortgage market revived in the mid-1990s, Golden West Financial Corporation expanded its reach to the east coast of the United States as struggling savings and loan associations were put up for sale. By 1995, Golden West held $31 billion in assets, making it the third largest mortgage lender in the country.
The Morris Wide Water Canal Boat Site is an archaeological site in Morris, Illinois, which contains the remains of seven canal boats sunk in the Illinois & Michigan Canal. The boats were likely built between 1865 and 1885 and were abandoned at the site between 1895 and 1915, after which they gradually sank.