Ogle County, Illinois | |
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 Location within the U.S. state ofIllinois | |
 Illinois's location within theU.S. | |
| Coordinates:42°02′N89°19′W / 42.04°N 89.32°W /42.04; -89.32 | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Illinois |
| Founded | January 16, 1836 |
| Named after | Joseph Ogle |
| Seat | Oregon |
| Largest city | Rochelle |
| Area | |
• Total | 763 sq mi (1,980 km2) |
| • Land | 759 sq mi (1,970 km2) |
| • Water | 4.4 sq mi (11 km2) 0.6% |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 51,788 |
• Estimate (2024) | 51,345 [1] |
| • Density | 68.2/sq mi (26.3/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (Central) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
| Congressional district | 16th |
| Website | www |
Ogle County is acounty in the northern part of theU.S. state ofIllinois. According to the2020 United States census, it had a population of 51,788.[2] Itscounty seat isOregon,[3] and its largest city isRochelle. Ogle County comprises Rochelle, ILMicropolitan Statistical Area, which is also included in theRockford-Freeport-Rochelle, ILCombined Statistical Area.
Ogle County was formed in 1836 out ofJo Daviess andLaSalle counties, and named in honor of CaptainJoseph Ogle, a veteran of theRevolutionary 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.[4] In 1839, part of Ogle County was partitioned off to formLee County.
Ogle County was aNew England settlement. The founders ofOregon andRochelle arrived fromNew England; they were "Yankees", descendants ofEnglishPuritans who had settledNew England in the 1600s. They were part of a wave of farmers who migrated into theNorthwest Territory in the early 1800s, their trek eased by completion of theErie 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 strongabolitionism. They were members of theCongregationalist orEpiscopalian Church. Culturally Ogle County, like much of northernIllinois would maintain values similar to those of New England.[5][6]
According to theUS 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.[7]
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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.[8]
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1840 | 3,479 | — | |
| 1850 | 10,020 | 188.0% | |
| 1860 | 22,888 | 128.4% | |
| 1870 | 27,492 | 20.1% | |
| 1880 | 29,937 | 8.9% | |
| 1890 | 28,710 | −4.1% | |
| 1900 | 29,129 | 1.5% | |
| 1910 | 27,864 | −4.3% | |
| 1920 | 26,830 | −3.7% | |
| 1930 | 28,118 | 4.8% | |
| 1940 | 29,869 | 6.2% | |
| 1950 | 33,429 | 11.9% | |
| 1960 | 38,106 | 14.0% | |
| 1970 | 42,867 | 12.5% | |
| 1980 | 46,338 | 8.1% | |
| 1990 | 45,957 | −0.8% | |
| 2000 | 51,032 | 11.0% | |
| 2010 | 53,497 | 4.8% | |
| 2020 | 51,788 | −3.2% | |
| 2024 (est.) | 51,345 | [9] | −0.9% |
| US Decennial Census[10] 1790-1960[11] 1900-1990[12] 1990-2000[13] 2010[14] | |||
| Race / Ethnicity(NH = Non-Hispanic) | Pop 1980[15] | Pop 1990[16] | Pop 2000[17] | Pop 2010[18] | Pop 2020[19] | % 1980 | % 1990 | % 2000 | % 2010 | % 2020 |
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| White alone (NH) | 44,968 | 44,275 | 7,090 | 7,163 | 6,157 | 97.04% | 96.34% | 98.62% | 94.95% | 89.21% |
| Black or African American alone (NH) | 59 | 66 | 16 | 240 | 283 | 0.13% | 0.14% | 0.22% | 3.18% | 4.10% |
| Native American orAlaska Native alone (NH) | 69 | 86 | 11 | 12 | 28 | 0.15% | 0.19% | 0.15% | 0.16% | 0.41% |
| Asian alone (NH) | 101 | 124 | 5 | 9 | 25 | 0.22% | 0.27% | 0.07% | 0.12% | 0.36% |
| Native Hawaiian orPacific Islander alone (NH) | x[20] | x[21] | 1 | 0 | 2 | x | x | 0.01% | 0.00% | 0.03% |
| Other race alone (NH) | 88 | 27 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 0.19% | 0.06% | 0.01% | 0.03% | 0.25% |
| Mixed race or Multiracial (NH) | x[22] | x[23] | 26 | 28 | 238 | x | x | 0.36% | 0.37% | 3.45% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 1,053 | 1,379 | 39 | 90 | 152 | 2.27% | 3.00% | 0.54% | 1.19% | 2.20% |
| Total | 46,338 | 45,957 | 7,189 | 7,544 | 6,902 | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% |
As of the2010 United States census, there were 53,497 people, 20,856 households, and 14,711 families residing in the county.[24] 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).[7] 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.[24] In terms of ancestry, 38.0% wereGerman, 15.3% wereIrish, 10.2% wereEnglish, 6.4% wereAmerican, 5.3% wereSwedish, and 5.3% wereNorwegian.[25]
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.[24]
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 thepoverty line, including 12.4% of those under age 18 and 5.9% of those age 65 or over.[26]
By 2000, 65% of the countylabor force was employed aswhite-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.[27]
Agriculture remains important in Ogle county, mainly corn and soybeans. In 2003, theIllinois 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.[27]
The county also got some investment packages such as a $180 million truck-to-train cargo hub in 2006.[28] In August 2006, it was announced that a newethanol production facility would receive a package of $5.5 million Opportunity Returns grant from the State.[29]
| Year | Republican | Democratic | Third party(ies) | |||
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| No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | |
| 1892 | 3,939 | 60.61% | 2,244 | 34.53% | 316 | 4.86% |
| 1896 | 5,210 | 69.20% | 2,142 | 28.45% | 177 | 2.35% |
| 1900 | 5,255 | 68.97% | 2,171 | 28.49% | 193 | 2.53% |
| 1904 | 5,109 | 75.14% | 1,209 | 17.78% | 481 | 7.07% |
| 1908 | 4,848 | 69.24% | 1,761 | 25.15% | 393 | 5.61% |
| 1912 | 2,014 | 29.86% | 1,750 | 25.95% | 2,981 | 44.20% |
| 1916 | 8,639 | 70.30% | 3,207 | 26.10% | 442 | 3.60% |
| 1920 | 9,322 | 82.99% | 1,720 | 15.31% | 191 | 1.70% |
| 1924 | 8,449 | 71.61% | 1,591 | 13.48% | 1,759 | 14.91% |
| 1928 | 9,808 | 78.18% | 2,691 | 21.45% | 47 | 0.37% |
| 1932 | 8,224 | 59.11% | 5,416 | 38.93% | 272 | 1.96% |
| 1936 | 9,576 | 61.60% | 5,776 | 37.15% | 194 | 1.25% |
| 1940 | 11,838 | 70.71% | 4,833 | 28.87% | 71 | 0.42% |
| 1944 | 10,680 | 72.59% | 3,951 | 26.86% | 81 | 0.55% |
| 1948 | 9,519 | 71.15% | 3,796 | 28.37% | 63 | 0.47% |
| 1952 | 13,351 | 77.79% | 3,796 | 22.12% | 16 | 0.09% |
| 1956 | 13,194 | 78.21% | 3,660 | 21.70% | 16 | 0.09% |
| 1960 | 13,226 | 73.38% | 4,792 | 26.59% | 7 | 0.04% |
| 1964 | 10,430 | 60.13% | 6,917 | 39.87% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 1968 | 12,168 | 68.98% | 4,399 | 24.94% | 1,074 | 6.09% |
| 1972 | 13,512 | 73.88% | 4,743 | 25.93% | 35 | 0.19% |
| 1976 | 11,073 | 62.22% | 6,463 | 36.32% | 261 | 1.47% |
| 1980 | 12,533 | 66.41% | 4,067 | 21.55% | 2,271 | 12.03% |
| 1984 | 13,503 | 73.40% | 4,803 | 26.11% | 90 | 0.49% |
| 1988 | 11,644 | 66.94% | 5,641 | 32.43% | 109 | 0.63% |
| 1992 | 9,008 | 44.80% | 6,512 | 32.38% | 4,589 | 22.82% |
| 1996 | 9,558 | 52.13% | 6,765 | 36.90% | 2,012 | 10.97% |
| 2000 | 12,325 | 59.83% | 7,673 | 37.25% | 603 | 2.93% |
| 2004 | 14,918 | 61.92% | 9,018 | 37.43% | 155 | 0.64% |
| 2008 | 13,144 | 52.72% | 11,253 | 45.13% | 537 | 2.15% |
| 2012 | 13,422 | 57.44% | 9,514 | 40.72% | 431 | 1.84% |
| 2016 | 14,352 | 59.32% | 8,050 | 33.27% | 1,791 | 7.40% |
| 2020 | 16,248 | 61.69% | 9,428 | 35.79% | 664 | 2.52% |
| 2024 | 16,450 | 63.51% | 8,883 | 34.30% | 567 | 2.19% |
Along with its neighborLee County, Ogle County is one of the most consistentlyRepublican counties in the nation when it comes to presidential elections. Except for the 1912 election when the GOP was divided betweenProgressive nomineeTheodore Roosevelt and incumbent presidentWilliam 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 theWhig Party before the Republican Party was formed.[31]
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, andBarry Goldwater won over 60 percent here in 1964–almost identical toLyndon Johnson's winning margin statewide. Illinois' ownBarack Obama is the only Democrat to ever win at least 40 percent of the county's vote.
The county is part ofIllinois's 16th congressional district. represented by RepublicanDarin LaHood.
The following public-use airports are located in the county:[32]
The Union Pacific line to Omaha (Chicago & North Western), BNSF line to Minneapolis (Burlington Route, later Burlington Northern), Canadian Pacific Kansas City line to Sabula (Milwaukee Road) all run through Ogle County.
K-12 school districts include:[33]
There is one secondary school district with territory in the county:Rochelle Township High School District 212.[33]
Elementary school districts include:[33]
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