2007 · Mt. Morris, IL Illinois Freedom Bell 01 · Wikimedia Commons
Mount Morris’s story
Mount Morris in pictures
12 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives, and 1 places on the National Register.
Mount MorrisIL
A town of 3,669. A typical home worth about $154K.
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Photo: Ben Jacobson (Kranar Drogin) · CC BY 2.5
Population
3,669
−5.8% since 2010
Typical home
$154K
+5.6% in a year
Household income
$50K
median
Median age
48.8
years
Jobs based here
246
A commuter town
What makes Mount Morris stand out
The 2 things Mount Morris does most differently from other towns.
A commuter town
97% of working residents leave Mount Morris for work
Where Mount Morris’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
246jobs based in Mount Morris
3%of working residents work in town
22 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2023
Mount Morris’s report card
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The data
Ordered by what stands out in Mount Morris. Another town gets a different order.
Housing
A typical Mount Morris home is worth about $154K
The typical Mount Morris home is worth about $154,000, up 5.6% in a year, 48% below the Illinois typical home.
$154KZillow home value
Typical home value
Mount Morris$154K
Illinois$298K
+5.6%
value change, 1 year
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data CenterHousing market →
Work & commute
Most working residents commute out of Mount Morris
Most working residents leave Mount Morris for work: only 3% work in town. The top destinations are Rockford (11%), Oregon (10%) and Dixon (6%). Half commute less than 22 miles.
3%work in town
Where working residents work
In Mount Morris3%
Rockford11%
Oregon10%
Dixon6%
Oregon-Nashua5%
22 mi
median commute distance
246
jobs based in Mount Morris
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Natural hazards
Very low risk, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 11% of U.S. communities.
11risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingTornadoesCold waves
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Health
Healthier than 26% of U.S. towns
Mount Morris beats the Illinois average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 12.
CHealth Grade
32 measures vs. Illinois
1 better19 too close to call12 worse
| What stands out | Mount Morris | IL |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 79.7% | 75.7% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 21.2% | 10.3% |
Osf Saint Katharine Medical Center
15.7 mi away · emergency room
2 of 3
care shortages: primary care, mental health
12th
percentile among IL towns
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Climate
Four seasons, pleasant summers
Mount Morris has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 83°, a January night drops to 13°, and about 32 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
32″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter16–32°
Spring38–59°
Summer60–82°
Fall41–61°
Oct 7
typical first frost
Apr 29
typical last frost
+1.3°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Outdoors
0.3% of Mount Morris is conserved land
1.0 miles of trails across 3 parks and preserves.
0.3%conserved
0.3%
conserved · 70 of 22,984 acres
1.0 mi
of trails · 0 per sq mi
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Dillehay Park | 0.6 mi | 18 |
| 2. Zickur Park | — | 2 |
| 3. Hal Palmer Park | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →
Famous people from Mount Morris
9 notable people were born in Mount Morris.
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Akiane KramarikAmerican artist, humanitarian, poet, child prodigy and philanthropist · born 1994
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Nelson Thomas Potter, Jr.American philosopher · 1939–2013N
Nels PotterAmerican baseball player · 1911–1990A
Alice Blair Gibson1851–1912About Mount Morris
Village in Illinois, United States
Mount Morris is a village in Mount Morris Township, Ogle County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2020 census, Mount Morris had a population of 2,861.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Population
- 2,861
- Area
- 1.7 sq mi
- Elevation
- 909 ft
- ZIP code
- 61054
Mount Morris’s neighbors
4 towns share a border with Mount Morris.
Pine CreekMarylandLincolnRockvaleMount Morris
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