Ogle County was formed in 1836 out of Jo Daviess and LaSalle counties, and named in honor of Captain Joseph Ogle, a veteran of the Revolutionary War who settled in Illinois in 1785. Ogle County government was organized in 1837; before that time it remained assigned to Jo Daviess County for legislative, taxation, and judicial matters.[3] In 1839, part of Ogle County was partitioned off to form Lee County.
Ogle County was a New England settlement. The founders of Oregon and Rochelle arrived from New England; they were "Yankees", descendants of EnglishPuritans who had settled New England in the 1600s. They were part of a wave of farmers who migrated into the Northwest Territory in the early 1800s, their trek eased by completion of the Erie Canal in 1825. They found virgin forest and wild prairie, and quickly laid out farms, constructed roads, erected government buildings and established post routes. They brought a passion for education and strong abolitionism. They were members of the Congregationalist or Episcopalian Church. Culturally Ogle County, like much of northern Illinois would maintain values similar to those of New England.[4][5]
Ogle County between 1836 and 1839
Ogle County after 1839, when Lee County was formed
GeographyEdit
According to the US Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 763 square miles (1,980 km2), of which 759 square miles (1,970 km2) is land and 4.4 square miles (11 km2) (0.6%) is water.[6]
In recent years, average temperatures in Oregon have ranged from a low of 10 °F (−12 °C) in January to a high of 82 °F (28 °C) in July, although a record low of −27 °F (−33 °C) was recorded in January 1999 and a record high of 110 °F (43 °C) was recorded in July 1936. Average monthly precipitation ranged from 1.43 inches (36 mm) in February to 4.88 inches (124 mm) in June.[7]
US Decennial Census[8] 1790-1960[9] 1900-1990[10] 1990-2000[11] 2010[12]
As of the 2010 United States Census, there were 53,497 people, 20,856 households, and 14,711 families residing in the county.[13] The population density was 70.5 inhabitants per square mile (27.2/km2). There were 22,561 housing units at an average density of 29.7 per square mile (11.5/km2).[6] The racial makeup of the county was 93.2% white, 0.9% black or African American, 0.5% Asian, 0.2% American Indian, 3.8% from other races, and 1.4% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 8.9% of the population.[13] In terms of ancestry, 38.0% were German, 15.3% were Irish, 10.2% were English, 6.4% were American, 5.3% were Swedish, and 5.3% were Norwegian.[14]
Of the 20,856 households, 33.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.1% were married couples living together, 9.7% had a female householder with no husband present, 29.5% were non-families, and 24.5% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.54 and the average family size was 3.01. The median age was 40.7 years.[13]
The median income for a household in the county was $55,733 and the median income for a family was $64,927. Males had a median income of $49,996 versus $32,082 for females. The per capita income for the county was $24,959. About 6.6% of families and 8.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 12.4% of those under age 18 and 5.9% of those age 65 or over.[15]
EconomyEdit
By 2000, 65% of the county labor force was employed as white-collar workers with an increase of 20 points in comparison with 1990 statistics. Manufacturing remains the leading employment sector absorbing more than 21.7% of the labor force though there was a decrease from 30,4% in 1995. However it is expected that services would replace manufacturing starting 2015 as the leading activity.[16]
Agriculture remains important in Ogle county, mainly corn and soybeans. In 2003, the Illinois Department of Agriculture ranked Ogle County 17th in the State for crop cash receipts, and 14th in the state for livestock cash receipts. As for livestock production, hogs and pigs are still leading even though productions decreased from 57,000 units in 1998 to 48,900 in 2002.[16]
The county also got some investment packages such as a $180 million truck-to-train cargo hub in 2006.[17] In August 2006, it was announced that a new ethanol production facility would receive a package of $5.5 million Opportunity Returns grant from the State.[18]
PoliticsEdit
United States presidential election results for Ogle County, Illinois[19]
The Ogle County Judicial Center, across the street from the Old Ogle County Courthouse in Oregon, Illinois
Along with its neighbor Lee County, Ogle County is one of the most consistently Republican counties in the nation when it comes to presidential elections. Except for the 1912 election when the GOP was divided between Progressive nominee Theodore Roosevelt and incumbent president William Howard Taft, Ogle County has voted Republican in every Presidential election since the Republican Party first participated in 1856. No Democratic candidate has ever won the county, which favored the Whig Party before the Republican Party was formed.[20]
Historically, Republicans have easily carried the county in statewide and national Democratic landslides. Franklin D. Roosevelt never garnered more than 39 percent of the county's vote in any of his four runs for president, and Barry Goldwater won over 60 percent here in 1964–almost identical to Lyndon Johnson's winning margin statewide. Illinois' own Barack Obama is the only Democrat to ever win at least 40 percent of the county's vote.
^. National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
^White, Jesse. Origin and Evolution of Illinois Counties. State of Illinois, March 2010, 9. [1]
^The History of Ogle County, Illinois: Containing a History of the County, Its Cities, Towns, Etc., a Biographical Directory of Its Citizens, War Record of Its Volunteers in the Late Rebellion, General and Local Statistics, Portraits of Early Settlers and Prominent Men, History of the Northwest, History of Illinois, p. 326
^The Early History of Northern Illinois by Charles Knapp Carpenter, Ogle County Federation of Women's Clubs, 1948
^ ab"Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County". US Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved July 12, 2015.
^ ab"Monthly Averages for Oregon IL". The Weather Channel. Retrieved January 27, 2011.
^"US Decennial Census". US Census Bureau. Retrieved July 7, 2014.
^"Historical Census Browser". University of Virginia Library. Retrieved July 7, 2014.
^"Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990". US Census Bureau. Retrieved July 7, 2014.
^"Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000" (PDF). US Census Bureau. Retrieved July 7, 2014.
^. US Census Bureau. Archived from the original on June 7, 2011. Retrieved July 7, 2014.
^ abc"Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data". US Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved July 12, 2015.
^"Selected Social Characteristics in the United States – 2006-2010 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates". US Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved July 12, 2015.
^"Selected Economic Characteristics – 2006-2010 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates". US Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved July 12, 2015.
^ ab(PDF). oglecounty.org. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 12, 2007. Retrieved July 12, 2007.
^. rockcountyalliance.com. Archived from the original on June 13, 2007. Retrieved July 12, 2007.
^. rockcountyalliance.com. Archived from the original on September 26, 2007. Retrieved July 12, 2007.
^Leip, David. "Atlas of US Presidential Elections". uselectionatlas.org. Retrieved November 11, 2018.
^"Presidential election of 1840 - Map by counties". geoelections.free.fr. Retrieved November 11, 2018.
^"Ogle County Public and Private Airports". www.tollfreeairline.com. Retrieved November 11, 2018.
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Ogle County is a county in the northern part of the U S state of Illinois According to the 2020 United States Census it had a population of 51 788 1 Its county seat is Oregon 2 and its largest city is Rochelle Ogle County comprises Rochelle IL Micropolitan Statistical Area which is also included in the Rockford Freeport Rochelle IL Combined Statistical Area Ogle CountyCountyOgle County CourthouseLocation within the U S state of IllinoisIllinois s location within the U S Coordinates 42 02 N 89 19 W 42 04 N 89 32 W 42 04 89 32Country United StatesState IllinoisFoundedJanuary 16 1836Named forJoseph OgleSeatOregonLargest cityRochelleArea Total763 sq mi 1 980 km2 Land759 sq mi 1 970 km2 Water4 4 sq mi 11 km2 0 6 Population 2020 Total51 788 Density68 sq mi 26 km2 Time zoneUTC 6 Central Summer DST UTC 5 CDT Congressional district16thWebsitewww wbr oglecounty wbr org Contents 1 History 2 Geography 2 1 Adjacent counties 2 2 Climate 3 Demographics 4 Economy 5 Politics 6 Transportation 6 1 Transit 6 2 Major highways 6 3 Airports 7 Recreation 7 1 Parks 7 2 Nature Preserves 8 Communities 8 1 Cities 8 2 Villages 8 3 Unincorporated communities 8 4 Census designated places 8 5 Townships 9 See also 9 1 Bibliography 10 References 11 External linksHistory EditOgle County was formed in 1836 out of Jo Daviess and LaSalle counties and named in honor of Captain Joseph Ogle a veteran of the Revolutionary War who settled in Illinois in 1785 Ogle County government was organized in 1837 before that time it remained assigned to Jo Daviess County for legislative taxation and judicial matters 3 In 1839 part of Ogle County was partitioned off to form Lee County Ogle County was a New England settlement The founders of Oregon and Rochelle arrived from New England they were Yankees descendants of English Puritans who had settled New England in the 1600s They were part of a wave of farmers who migrated into the Northwest Territory in the early 1800s their trek eased by completion of the Erie Canal in 1825 They found virgin forest and wild prairie and quickly laid out farms constructed roads erected government buildings and established post routes They brought a passion for education and strong abolitionism They were members of the Congregationalist or Episcopalian Church Culturally Ogle County like much of northern Illinois would maintain values similar to those of New England 4 5 nbsp Ogle County between 1836 and 1839 nbsp Ogle County after 1839 when Lee County was formedGeography EditAccording to the US Census Bureau the county has a total area of 763 square miles 1 980 km2 of which 759 square miles 1 970 km2 is land and 4 4 square miles 11 km2 0 6 is water 6 Adjacent counties Edit Winnebago County north Boone County northeast Stephenson County northwest DeKalb County east Carroll County west Lee County south Whiteside County southwestClimate Edit Oregon IllinoisClimate chart explanation J F M A M J J A S O N D 1 6 26 10 1 4 32 15 2 6 44 27 3 6 58 37 4 3 70 48 4 9 79 58 3 5 82 62 4 5 80 60 3 3 73 51 2 7 62 39 2 8 45 28 2 1 31 17 Average max and min temperatures in F Precipitation totals in inchesSource The Weather Channel 7 Metric conversionJ F M A M J J A S O N D 41 3 12 36 0 9 65 7 3 92 14 3 110 21 9 124 26 14 88 28 17 114 27 16 84 23 11 69 17 4 72 7 2 54 1 8 Average max and min temperatures in C Precipitation totals in mmIn recent years average temperatures in Oregon have ranged from a low of 10 F 12 C in January to a high of 82 F 28 C in July although a record low of 27 F 33 C was recorded in January 1999 and a record high of 110 F 43 C was recorded in July 1936 Average monthly precipitation ranged from 1 43 inches 36 mm in February to 4 88 inches 124 mm in June 7 Demographics EditHistorical population CensusPop Note 18403 479 185010 020188 0 186022 888128 4 187027 49220 1 188029 9378 9 189028 710 4 1 190029 1291 5 191027 864 4 3 192026 830 3 7 193028 1184 8 194029 8696 2 195033 42911 9 196038 10614 0 197042 86712 5 198046 3388 1 199045 957 0 8 200051 03211 0 201053 4974 8 202051 788 3 2 US Decennial Census 8 1790 1960 9 1900 1990 10 1990 2000 11 2010 12 As of the 2010 United States Census there were 53 497 people 20 856 households and 14 711 families residing in the county 13 The population density was 70 5 inhabitants per square mile 27 2 km2 There were 22 561 housing units at an average density of 29 7 per square mile 11 5 km2 6 The racial makeup of the county was 93 2 white 0 9 black or African American 0 5 Asian 0 2 American Indian 3 8 from other races and 1 4 from two or more races Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 8 9 of the population 13 In terms of ancestry 38 0 were German 15 3 were Irish 10 2 were English 6 4 were American 5 3 were Swedish and 5 3 were Norwegian 14 Of the 20 856 households 33 1 had children under the age of 18 living with them 56 1 were married couples living together 9 7 had a female householder with no husband present 29 5 were non families and 24 5 of all households were made up of individuals The average household size was 2 54 and the average family size was 3 01 The median age was 40 7 years 13 The median income for a household in the county was 55 733 and the median income for a family was 64 927 Males had a median income of 49 996 versus 32 082 for females The per capita income for the county was 24 959 About 6 6 of families and 8 9 of the population were below the poverty line including 12 4 of those under age 18 and 5 9 of those age 65 or over 15 Economy EditBy 2000 65 of the county labor force was employed as white collar workers with an increase of 20 points in comparison with 1990 statistics Manufacturing remains the leading employment sector absorbing more than 21 7 of the labor force though there was a decrease from 30 4 in 1995 However it is expected that services would replace manufacturing starting 2015 as the leading activity 16 Agriculture remains important in Ogle county mainly corn and soybeans In 2003 the Illinois Department of Agriculture ranked Ogle County 17th in the State for crop cash receipts and 14th in the state for livestock cash receipts As for livestock production hogs and pigs are still leading even though productions decreased from 57 000 units in 1998 to 48 900 in 2002 16 The county also got some investment packages such as a 180 million truck to train cargo hub in 2006 17 In August 2006 it was announced that a new ethanol production facility would receive a package of 5 5 million Opportunity Returns grant from the State 18 Politics EditUnited States presidential election results for Ogle County Illinois 19 Year Republican Democratic Third partyNo No No 2020 16 248 61 69 9 428 35 79 664 2 52 2016 14 352 59 32 8 050 33 27 1 791 7 40 2012 13 422 57 44 9 514 40 72 431 1 84 2008 13 144 52 72 11 253 45 13 537 2 15 2004 14 918 61 92 9 018 37 43 155 0 64 2000 12 325 59 83 7 673 37 25 603 2 93 1996 9 558 52 13 6 765 36 90 2 012 10 97 1992 9 008 44 80 6 512 32 38 4 589 22 82 1988 11 644 66 94 5 641 32 43 109 0 63 1984 13 503 73 40 4 803 26 11 90 0 49 1980 12 533 66 41 4 067 21 55 2 271 12 03 1976 11 073 62 22 6 463 36 32 261 1 47 1972 13 512 73 88 4 743 25 93 35 0 19 1968 12 168 68 98 4 399 24 94 1 074 6 09 1964 10 430 60 13 6 917 39 87 0 0 00 1960 13 226 73 38 4 792 26 59 7 0 04 1956 13 194 78 21 3 660 21 70 16 0 09 1952 13 351 77 79 3 796 22 12 16 0 09 1948 9 519 71 15 3 796 28 37 63 0 47 1944 10 680 72 59 3 951 26 86 81 0 55 1940 11 838 70 71 4 833 28 87 71 0 42 1936 9 576 61 60 5 776 37 15 194 1 25 1932 8 224 59 11 5 416 38 93 272 1 96 1928 9 808 78 18 2 691 21 45 47 0 37 1924 8 449 71 61 1 591 13 48 1 759 14 91 1920 9 322 82 99 1 720 15 31 191 1 70 1916 8 639 70 30 3 207 26 10 442 3 60 1912 2 014 29 86 1 750 25 95 2 981 44 20 1908 4 848 69 24 1 761 25 15 393 5 61 1904 5 109 75 14 1 209 17 78 481 7 07 1900 5 255 68 97 2 171 28 49 193 2 53 1896 5 210 69 20 2 142 28 45 177 2 35 1892 3 939 60 61 2 244 34 53 316 4 86 nbsp The Ogle County Judicial Center across the street from the Old Ogle County Courthouse in Oregon IllinoisAlong with its neighbor Lee County Ogle County is one of the most consistently Republican counties in the nation when it comes to presidential elections Except for the 1912 election when the GOP was divided between Progressive nominee Theodore Roosevelt and incumbent president William Howard Taft Ogle County has voted Republican in every Presidential election since the Republican Party first participated in 1856 No Democratic candidate has ever won the county which favored the Whig Party before the Republican Party was formed 20 Historically Republicans have easily carried the county in statewide and national Democratic landslides Franklin D Roosevelt never garnered more than 39 percent of the county s vote in any of his four runs for president and Barry Goldwater won over 60 percent here in 1964 almost identical to Lyndon Johnson s winning margin statewide Illinois own Barack Obama is the only Democrat to ever win at least 40 percent of the county s vote The county is part of Illinois s 16th congressional district represented by Republican Darin LaHood Transportation EditTransit Edit List of intercity bus stops in IllinoisMajor highways Edit nbsp Interstate 39 nbsp Interstate 88 nbsp U S Highway 51 nbsp U S Highway 52 nbsp Illinois Route 2 nbsp Illinois Route 26 nbsp Illinois Route 38 nbsp Illinois Route 64 nbsp Illinois Route 72 nbsp Illinois Route 110 nbsp Illinois Route 251 Airports Edit The following public use airports are located in the county 21 Ogle County Airport C55 Mount Morris Illinois Rochelle Municipal Airport RPJ Rochelle IllinoisRecreation EditParks Edit Castle Rock State Park Lowden State Park Lowden Miller State Forest Sinnissippi Farms Weld Park White Pines State Park Nature Preserves Edit Beach Cemetery Prairie Nature Preserve Douglas E Wade Prairie Nature Preserve Jarrett Prairie Nature Preserve Nachusa GrasslandsCommunities EditCities Edit Byron Oregon Polo RochelleVillages Edit Adeline Creston Davis Junction Forreston Hillcrest Leaf River Monroe Center Mount Morris Stillman Valley Unincorporated communities Edit Baileyville Brookville Buffalo Grove Chana Daysville Egan Flagg Flagg Center Hazelhurst partial Holcomb Kings Lindenwood Paynes Point Stratford Woosung Census designated places Edit Grand Detour Lost NationTownships Edit Brookville Township Buffalo Township Byron Township Dement Township Eagle Point Township Flagg Township Forreston Township Grand Detour Township Lafayette Township Leaf River Township Lincoln Township Lynnville Township Marion Township Maryland Township Monroe Township Mount Morris Township Oregon Nashua Township Pine Creek Township Pine Rock Township Rockvale Township Scott Township Taylor Township White Rock Township Woosung TownshipSee also EditList of settlements in Ogle County Illinois List of townships in Ogle County Illinois List of cemeteries in Ogle County Illinois National Register of Historic Places listings in Ogle County IllinoisBibliography Edit Kauffman Horace G Kauffman Rebecca H eds 1909 Historical Encyclopedia of Illinois and History of Ogle County Vol 2 Chicago Munsell Publishing Co Retrieved November 23 2010 The History of Ogle County Illinois Chicago H F Kett amp Co 1878 Retrieved November 23 2010 References Edit Ogle County Illinois United States Census Bureau Retrieved June 10 2023 Find a County National Association of Counties Archived from the original on May 31 2011 Retrieved June 7 2011 White Jesse Origin and Evolution of Illinois Counties State of Illinois March 2010 9 1 The History of Ogle County Illinois Containing a History of the County Its Cities Towns Etc a Biographical Directory of Its Citizens War Record of Its Volunteers in the Late Rebellion General and Local Statistics Portraits of Early Settlers and Prominent Men History of the Northwest History of Illinois p 326 The Early History of Northern Illinois by Charles Knapp Carpenter Ogle County Federation of Women s Clubs 1948 a b Population Housing Units Area and Density 2010 County US Census Bureau Archived from the original on February 12 2020 Retrieved July 12 2015 a b Monthly Averages for Oregon IL The Weather Channel Retrieved January 27 2011 US Decennial Census US Census Bureau Retrieved July 7 2014 Historical Census Browser University of Virginia Library Retrieved July 7 2014 Population of Counties by Decennial Census 1900 to 1990 US Census Bureau Retrieved July 7 2014 Census 2000 PHC T 4 Ranking Tables for Counties 1990 and 2000 PDF US Census Bureau Retrieved July 7 2014 State amp County QuickFacts US Census Bureau Archived from the original on June 7 2011 Retrieved July 7 2014 a b c Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics 2010 Demographic Profile Data US Census Bureau Archived from the original on February 13 2020 Retrieved July 12 2015 Selected Social Characteristics in the United States 2006 2010 American Community Survey 5 Year Estimates US Census Bureau Archived from the original on February 13 2020 Retrieved July 12 2015 Selected Economic Characteristics 2006 2010 American Community Survey 5 Year Estimates US Census Bureau Archived from the original on February 13 2020 Retrieved July 12 2015 a b Amendatory Comprehensive Plan 2K4 update PDF oglecounty org Archived from the original PDF on October 12 2007 Retrieved July 12 2007 Special Report Thinking Regional rockcountyalliance com Archived from the original on June 13 2007 Retrieved July 12 2007 Gov Blagojevich announces a new 25 million investment rockcountyalliance com Archived from the original on September 26 2007 Retrieved July 12 2007 Leip David Atlas of US Presidential Elections uselectionatlas org Retrieved November 11 2018 Presidential election of 1840 Map by counties geoelections free fr Retrieved November 11 2018 Ogle County Public and Private Airports www tollfreeairline com Retrieved November 11 2018 External links EditOfficial website Ogle County History Ogle County History 42 02 N 89 19 W 42 04 N 89 32 W 42 04 89 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