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Welcome to Ogle County ...

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

The community of Oregon is the Seat for Ogle County.

Ogle County was founded in 1836 and was created by taking area from Jo Daviess County.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Ogle had a population of 50,643 people. This is a decrease of 5.19% since the last Census (which gave a population of 53,414 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Ogle represented 0.42% of the total population of Illinois.

Below are some of the communities located in Ogle County:

  • Adeline
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Adeline is located in Ogle County (IL)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 81 people
  • Byron
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Byron is located in Ogle County (IL)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,650 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Byron <2>
  • Creston
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Davis Junction
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Forreston
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Hillcrest
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Hillcrest is located in Ogle County (IL)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,216 people
  • Leaf River
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Monroe Center
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
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    • Mount Morris
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Oregon
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Oregon is located in Ogle County (IL)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,449 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oregon <2>
    • Polo
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Polo is located in Ogle County (IL)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,158 people
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    • Rochelle
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Stillman Valley
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)

Websites of Interest ...

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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