Morrison, Illinois
Morrison | |
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Paint the Town, Morrison's signature event | |
Location of Morrison within Whiteside County | |
| Coordinates: 41°48′28″N 89°57′42″W / 41.80778°N 89.96167°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Illinois |
| County | Whiteside |
| Area | |
• Total | 2.52 sq mi (6.52 km2) |
| • Land | 2.52 sq mi (6.52 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 656 ft (200 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 4,085 |
| • Density | 1,622.32/sq mi (626.45/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 61270 |
| Area code | 815 |
| FIPS code | 17-50530 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2395409 |
| Website | www |
Morrison is a city and the county seat of Whiteside County, Illinois, United States. The population was 4,188 at the 2010 census, down from 4,447 in 2000. 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.