Map of Ogle County, Illinois

Ogle County is a county in the northern part of the U.S. state of Illinois. According to the 2010 United States Census, it had a population of 53,497. Its county seat is Oregon, 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 County overview:
Name:Ogle County
FIPS code:17-141
State:Illinois
Founded:January 16, 1836
Named for:Joseph Ogle
Seat:Oregon
Largest city:Rochelle
Total Area:763 sq mi (1,980 km²)
Land Area:759 sq mi (1,970 km²)
Total Population:53,497
Population Density:70/sq mi (27/km²)
Time zone:UTC−6 (Central)
Summer Time Zone (DST):UTC−5 (CDT)
Website:www.oglecounty.org

Ogle County location map. Where is Ogle County?

Ogle County location on the U.S. Map. Where is Ogle County.
Location of Ogle County in the the United States.
Ogle County location on the Illinois map. Where is Ogle County.
Location of Ogle County in Illinois.

History

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. 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.

  • Ogle County between 1836 and 1839

  • Ogle County after 1839, when Lee County was formed

Ogle County Road Map

Ogle CountyStreet Map.
Street map of Ogle County, Illinois. Source: OpenStreetMap (OSM)
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Ogle Countypolitical map.

Geography

According to the US Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 763 square miles (1,980 km), of which 759 square miles (1,970 km) is land and 4.4 square miles (11 km) (0.6%) is water.

Adjacent counties

Climate

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.

Ogle County Topographic Map

Topographic Map of Ogle County, Illinois
Ogle County Topo map.

Ogle County Satellite Map

Satellite Map of Ogle County, Illinois
Ogle County satellite map.

Ogle County Outline Map

Outline Map of Ogle County, Illinois
Ogle County outline map.

See also

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