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Welcome to Morgan County ...

Time Zone: Morgan County lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time.

The community of Jacksonville is the Seat for Morgan County.

Morgan County was founded in 1823 and was created by taking area from Sangamon County.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Morgan had a population of 33,658 people. This is a decrease of 5.2% since the last Census (which gave a population of 35,503 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Morgan represented 0.28% of the total population of Illinois.

Below are some of the communities located in Morgan County:

  • Chapin
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Chapin is located in Morgan County (IL)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 474 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chapin <2>
  • Concord
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Franklin
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jacksonville
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Lynnville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Lynnville is located in Morgan County (IL)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 113 people
  • Meredosia
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Murrayville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • South Jacksonville
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • South Jacksonville is located in Morgan County (IL)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,075 people
  • Waverly
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Waverly is located in Morgan County (IL)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,182 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waverly <2>
  • Woodson
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)

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Footnotes ...

<1>On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census.
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