Whiteside County, Illinois

Whiteside County is a county in the U.S. state of Illinois. According to the 2020 census, it had a population of 55,691. 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 after General Samuel Whiteside, an Illinois officer in the War of 1812 and Black Hawk War.

 Geography 
The county has a total area of . 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)

 Communities 
 Cities 
 Fulton
 Morrison
 Prophetstown
 Rock Falls
 Sterling

 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

 References 

 Other websites 
County History
History of Whiteside
County website

Category:1836 establishments in Illinois
Category:Illinois counties