Map of Morrison city, Illinois

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. 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”, which served as prototypes of what an improved highway could do for the nation.

Morrison city overview:
Name:	Morrison city
LSAD Code:	25
LSAD Description:	city (suffix)
State:	Illinois
County:	Whiteside County
Total Area:	2.52 sq mi (6.52 km²)
Land Area:	2.52 sq mi (6.52 km²)
Water Area:	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km²)
Total Population:	4,085
Population Density:	1,622.32/sq mi (626.45/km²)
Area code:	815
FIPS code:	1750530
Website:	www.morrisonil.org

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History

In 1854, Lyman Johnson and H. S. Vroom were already in what would become the City of Morrison as contractors and builders for the Air-line railroad, now the Union Pacific Railroad. Johnson and Vroom, along with several other entrepreneurs, acquired the land that would surround the rail station that was planned here. They managed the work of surveyor W.S. Wilkinson in the layout of the future town in 1855. Among these entrepreneurs were W.H. Van Epps. Lyman Johnson decided to call the town Morrison, in honor of Charles Morrison, a friend of Van Epps and a wealthy merchant from New York, who promised financial support in the way of loans for the town’s development. Shortly thereafter, Morrison suffered severe financial losses and he was unable to participate, yet his name remained.

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Geography

Morrison is located at 41°48′33″N 89°58′5″W / 41.80917°N 89.96806°W / 41.80917; -89.96806 (41.809258, -89.967953), placing it near the 90 degrees west line of longitude.

According to the 2010 census, Morrison has a total area of 2.46 square miles (6.37 km), all land.