Whiteside County, Illinois

Whiteside County is a county in the U.S. state of Illinois. According to the 2010 census, it had a population of 58,498. The county seat is Morrison.

Former U.S. President Ronald Reagan was born in the Whiteside County community of Tampico.

History
Whiteside County was founded in 1836 from parts of Jo Daviess and Henry counties. It was named for General Samuel Whiteside, an Illinois officer in the War of 1812 and Black Hawk War.

Geography
The county has a total area of 697 sqmi. It is bounded on the west by the Mississippi River.

Bordering counties

 * Carroll County (north)
 * Ogle County (northeast)
 * Lee County (east)
 * Bureau County (southeast)
 * Henry County (south)
 * Rock Island County (southwest)
 * Clinton County, Iowa (west)

Cities

 * Fulton
 * Morrison
 * Prophetstown
 * Rock Falls
 * Sterling
 * Tampico

Villages

 * Albany
 * Coleta
 * Deer Grove
 * Erie
 * Lyndon
 * Tampico

Unincorporated communities

 * Galt
 * Malvern

Census-designated place

 * Como

Townships
Whiteside County is divided into these townships:


 * Albany
 * Clyde
 * Coloma
 * Erie
 * Fenton
 * Fulton
 * Garden Plain
 * Genesee
 * Hahnaman
 * Hopkins
 * Hume
 * Jordan
 * Lyndon
 * Montmorency
 * Mount Pleasant
 * Newton
 * Portland
 * Prophetstown
 * Sterling
 * Tampico
 * Union Grove
 * Ustick

Other websites

 * County History
 * History of Whiteside
 * County website