请输入您要查询的百科知识:

 

词条 Morris, Illinois
释义

  1. Description

  2. Geography

     Climate 

  3. Demographics

  4. Industries

  5. Telephone switching history

  6. Notable people

  7. References

  8. External links

{{Infobox settlement
| name = Morris
| official_name =
| native_name =
| native_name_lang =
| other_name =
| settlement_type = City
| image_skyline = 118-120 E. Washington St. (7395465612).jpg
| imagesize =
| image_alt =
| image_caption = The Morris Downtown Commercial Historic District
| image_flag =
| image_seal =
| etymology =
| nickname =
| motto =
| anthem =
| image_map = File:Grundy County Illinois Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Morris Highlighted.svg
| mapsize =
| map_alt =
| map_caption = Location of Morris in Grundy County, Illinois.
| image_map1 = Illinois in United States (US48).svg
| mapsize1 =
| map_alt1 =
| map_caption1 = Location of Illinois in the United States
| pushpin_map =
| pushpin_label_position =
| pushpin_label =
| pushpin_map_alt =
| pushpin_mapsize =
| pushpin_relief =
| pushpin_map_caption =
| coordinates = {{coord|41|22|28|N|88|25|48|W|display=inline,title}}[1]
| coor_pinpoint =
| coordinates_footnotes =
| grid_name =
| grid_position =
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = United States
| subdivision_type1 = State
| subdivision_name1 = Illinois
| subdivision_type2 = County
| subdivision_name2 = Grundy
| subdivision_type3 = Townships
| subdivision_name3 = Morris, Erienna, Saratoga, Wauponsee
| subdivision_type4 =
| subdivision_name4 =
| established_title = Founded
| established_date = 1842
| established_title1 =
| established_date1 =
| established_title2 =
| established_date2 =
| established_title3 =
| established_date3 =
| established_title4 =
| established_date4 =
| established_title5 =
| established_date5 =
| established_title6 =
| established_date6 =
| established_title7 =
| established_date7 =
| extinct_title =
| extinct_date =
| founder =
| named_for =
| seat_type =
| seat =
| seat1_type =
| seat1 =
| government_footnotes =
| government_type =
| governing_body =
| leader_party =
| leader_title = Mayor
| leader_name =
| leader_title1 = Mayor
| leader_name1 =
| total_type =
| unit_pref = Imperial
| area_footnotes = [1]
| area_total_km2 = 26.56
| area_total_sq_mi = 10.26
| area_land_km2 = 25.49
| area_land_sq_mi = 9.84
| area_water_km2 = 1.08
| area_water_sq_mi = 0.41
| area_water_percent =
| area_metro_footnotes =
| area_metro_km2 =
| area_metro_sq_mi =
| area_rank =
| elevation_footnotes = [2]
| elevation_m =
| elevation_ft = 515
| elevation_point =
| population_as_of = 2010
| population_footnotes =
| population_total = 13636
| pop_est_as_of = 2018
| pop_est_footnotes = [4]
| population_est = 16496
| population_rank =
| population_density_km2 = 568.76
| population_density_sq_mi = 1473.02
| population_metro_footnotes =
| population_metro =
| population_density_metro_km2 =
| population_density_metro_sq_mi =
| population_density =
| population_density_rank =
| population_blank1_title =
| population_blank1 =
| population_density_blank1_km2 =
| population_density_blank1_sq_mi =
| population_blank2_title =
| population_blank2 =
| population_density_blank2_km2 =
| population_density_blank2_sq_mi =
| population_demonym =
| population_note =
| demographics_type1 =
| demographics1_footnotes =
| demographics1_title1 =
| demographics1_info1 =
| demographics_type2 =
| demographics2_footnotes =
| demographics2_title1 =
| demographics2_info1 =
| timezone1 = CST
| utc_offset1 = -6
| timezone1_DST = CDT
| utc_offset1_DST = -5
| timezone2 =
| utc_offset2 =
| timezone2_DST =
| utc_offset2_DST =
| postal_code_type = ZIP Code(s)
| postal_code = 60450
| postal2_code_type =
| postal2_code =
| area_code_type =
| area_code = 815/779
| geocode =
| iso_code =
| blank_name = FIPS code
| blank_info = 17-50491
| blank1_name =
| blank1_info =
| blank2_name =
| blank2_info =
| blank_name_sec2 =
| blank_info_sec2 =
| blank1_name_sec2 =
| blank1_info_sec2 =
| blank2_name_sec2 = Wikimedia Commons
| blank2_info_sec2 = Morris, Illinois
| website = City of Morris
| footnotes = [5]
}}Morris is a city in and the county seat of Grundy County, Illinois, United States and part of the southwest Chicago metropolitan area. The population was estimated at 15,496 in 2018.[4]

Description

Morris is the Grundy County seat and has a large hospital and modern schools. It is home to the Morris Community High School Redskins, who have won three state championships in football.[3] There are many small parks, ball diamonds, tennis courts, two golf courses, an outdoor swimming pool, an indoor olympic-sized pool as well as the Gebhard Woods State Park and the William G. Stratton State Park for boat launching on the Illinois River and a skatepark located near White Oak elementary school. Morris Community High School is known to be located on an abandoned mining network that stems for approximately {{convert|5|mi|km|spell=in|abbr=off|0}}.[4] Morris is home to the Grundy County Speedway, and the city also hosts the annual Grundy County Fair and Grundy County Corn Festival.

Geography

Morris is located in northeast Grundy County along U.S. Route 6 and Illinois Route 47 and on the north side of the Illinois River[5][6] at an elevation of {{convert|515|ft}}.[2]

According to the 2010 census, Morris has a total area of {{convert|9.804|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which {{convert|9.44|sqmi|sqkm|2}} (or 96.29%) is land and {{convert|0.364|sqmi|sqkm|2}} (or 3.71%) is water.[7]

Climate

The annual precipitation for Morris is about 40 inches. The record high for Morris is 109 °F (43 °C) on July 14, 1936. The record low for Morris is -26 °F (−32 °C) in December 1924. The average high temperature for Morris in July is 84.5 °F (43 °C), while the average January low is 15.4 °F (-9.2 °C).

Morris has not been struck by any major tornadoes in recent history, although they occur in Northern Illinois annually. Morris was the first town hit by the Super Outbreak of April 3–4, 1974. However, the damage within the city was relatively minor, and nobody was injured.[8]

The city can receive heavy snowfall and experience blizzards periodically.

{{Weather box
|location = Morris, Illinois
|single line = Y
|Jan record high F = 68
|Feb record high F = 71
|Mar record high F = 85
|Apr record high F = 93
|May record high F = 96
|Jun record high F = 103
|Jul record high F = 109
|Aug record high F = 107
|Sep record high F = 103
|Oct record high F = 95
|Nov record high F = 82
|Dec record high F = 72
|year record high F =
|Jan high F = 31.0
|Feb high F = 36.1
|Mar high F = 47.8
|Apr high F = 61.3
|May high F = 71.6
|Jun high F = 81.5
|Jul high F = 84.5
|Aug high F = 82.4
|Sep high F = 76.6
|Oct high F = 64.6
|Nov high F = 49.6
|Dec high F = 35.4
|year high F =
|Jan low F = 15.4
|Feb low F = 19.5
|Mar low F = 28.9
|Apr low F = 40.1
|May low F = 50.5
|Jun low F = 60.5
|Jul low F = 64.4
|Aug low F = 62.8
|Sep low F = 54.2
|Oct low F = 42.5
|Nov low F = 32.8
|Dec low F = 20.0
|year low F =
|Jan record low F = −23
|Feb record low F = −22
|Mar record low F = −19
|Apr record low F = 12
|May record low F = 24
|Jun record low F = 34
|Jul record low F = 41
|Aug record low F = 34
|Sep record low F = 26
|Oct record low F = 12
|Nov record low F = −9
|Dec record low F = −26
|year record low F=
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation inch = 1.82
|Feb precipitation inch = 1.67
|Mar precipitation inch = 2.26
|Apr precipitation inch = 3.12
|May precipitation inch = 3.96
|Jun precipitation inch = 4.40
|Jul precipitation inch = 5.13
|Aug precipitation inch = 3.95
|Sep precipitation inch = 3.34
|Oct precipitation inch = 3.06
|Nov precipitation inch = 2.96
|Dec precipitation inch = 2.24
|year precipitation inch=
|Jan snow inch = 8.0
|Feb snow inch = 5.4
|Mar snow inch = 2.9
|Apr snow inch = 0.4
|May snow inch = 0
|Jun snow inch = 0
|Jul snow inch = 0
|Aug snow inch = 0
|Sep snow inch = 0
|Oct snow inch = 0
|Nov snow inch = 1.0
|Dec snow inch = 6.3
|year snow inch =
|unit precipitation days = 0.01 in
|Jan precipitation days = 10.0
|Feb precipitation days = 7.8
|Mar precipitation days = 8.9
|Apr precipitation days = 9.9
|May precipitation days = 12.2
|Jun precipitation days = 10.9
|Jul precipitation days = 9.0
|Aug precipitation days = 9.6
|Sep precipitation days = 7.1
|Oct precipitation days = 9.3
|Nov precipitation days = 7.7
|Dec precipitation days = 9.7
|unit snow days = 0.1 in
|Jan snow days = 5.9
|Feb snow days = 3.6
|Mar snow days = 1.7
|Apr snow days = 0.4
|May snow days = 0
|Jun snow days = 0
|Jul snow days = 0
|Aug snow days = 0
|Sep snow days = 0
|Oct snow days = 0
|Nov snow days = 0.9
|Dec snow days = 4.8
|source 1=NOAA (normals, 1981–2010)[9]
|source 2=Weather Warehouse (1911-2016)[10]
|date=October 2011}}

Demographics

{{US Census population
|1860= 2105
|1870= 3138
|1880= 3486
|1890= 3053
|1900= 4273
|1910= 4563
|1920= 4505
|1930= 5568
|1940= 6145
|1950= 6926
|1960= 7935
|1970= 8194
|1980= 8833
|1990= 10270
|2000= 11928
|2010= 13636
|estyear=2016
|estimate=14496
|estref=[11]
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census[12]
}}

As of the census[13] of 2000, there were 11,928 people, 4,831 households, and 3,067 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,734.0 people per square mile (669.4/km²). There were 5,084 housing units at an average density of 739.1 per square mile (285.3/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 86.7% White, 4.3% African American, 0.3% Native American, 1.4% Asian, 0.0% Pacific Islander, 6.7% from other races, and 2.9% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 15.5% of the population.

There were 5,084 households out of which 31.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.8% were married couples living together, 9.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.5% were non-families. 31.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.40 and the average family size was 3.03.

In the city, the population was spread out with 25.0% under the age of 18, 8.7% from 18 to 24, 29.6% from 25 to 44, 20.4% from 45 to 64, and 16.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.0 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $62,563 and the median income for a family was $54,987. Males had a median income of $44,071 versus $25,206 for females. The per capita income for the city was $22,256. About 5.0% of families and 6.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 7.2% of those under age 18 and 6.7% of those age 65 or over.

Industries

The Allen Paper Car Wheel Works were based on East North Street in Morris, which supplied the Pullman Palace Car Company in Chicago from 1867 to 1890 with composite wheels for their railway carriages.[14][15] By the 1920s, the paper mill had become one of the largest employers in Morris, producing cardboard boxes of various shapes, sizes, and colors that were shipped throughout the US.[16]

The Lyondell Chemical Company is located about {{convert|5|mi|km|spell=in|0}} from the city center. The plant, located just off U.S. Route 6 heading eastbound away from Morris, employs many Morris residents. In addition to the chemical plant, three nuclear power plants are located within a {{convert|15|mi|adj=on}} radius of the center of Morris. The closest nuclear plant is only {{convert|3|mi|km|spell=in|0}} away, called the Dresden Nuclear Power Station. The LaSalle Nuclear Station is {{convert|14|-|15|mi}} away, and Braidwood Generating Station is about {{convert|13|mi}} away. All of the stations are owned by Exelon Corp. Among the stations, Dresden Generating Station generates energy for Chicago and surrounding areas.[17]

Telephone switching history

In early 1960, the world's first electronic switching system was installed at the Morris central office.[18] The system was a milestone in telephone switching history, an experiment whose planning started in the early 1950s, and led to the largest sustained research and development program toward a single goal in the Bell System.[19] After conversion of the existing manual telephone system using telephone operators for completing telephone calls, with an automatic electromechanical crossbar switching system starting in ca. 1958, a few hundred subscribers received dial service from June 1960 through January 1962 from the first mostly electronic system, that used cold-cathode electron tubes, instead of mechanical relays and switches.[20] For telephone subscribers, the most notable characteristic of what is usually called the Morris System was the use of electronic tone ringers which used up to eight different tones produced by a tweeter, rather than the traditional bell ringer.

Notable people

{{div col}}

  • Jessie Bartlett Davis, (c. 1859–1861–1905), operatic singer and actress
  • Jack Boyle, (1889-1971), third baseman for the Philadelphia Phillies
  • Ed Brady, (b. 1960), former NFL linebacker
  • Kelly Dransfeldt, (b. 1975), former shortstop for the Texas Rangers and Chicago White Sox
  • Careen M. Gordon, (b. 1972), Member of the Illinois House of Representatives from the 75th district from 2003-2011
  • Kate Gordon, (b. 1988), classical soprano/crossover singer and actress
  • Philip C. Hayes, (1833–1916), congressman
  • Albert Kingsbury, (1863–1943), engineer, inventor and entrepreneur
  • Eric J. Magnuson, (b. 1951), lawyer and Chief Justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court
  • Billy Petrick, (b. 1984), former pitcher for the Chicago Cubs[21]
  • Walter M. Pierce, (1861–1954), congressman from Oregon's 2nd congressional district and 17th governor of Oregon
  • Lyman Beecher Ray (1831-1916), lieutenant governor of Illinois 1889-93, politician and Morris shopkeeper
  • Scott Spiezio, (b. 1972), former Major League Baseball third baseman
  • Ronald Steel, (b. 1931), award-winning writer, historian, and professor
  • James R. Washburn (1921-2007), Illinois state representatives and mayor of Morris
  • Jerry Weller, (b. 1957), former congressman from the 11th District
{{div col end}}

References

1. ^{{cite web|title=2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2016_Gazetteer/2016_gaz_place_17.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=Jun 30, 2017}}
2. ^{{gnis|2395407|City of Morris}}
3. ^{{cite web|title=Boys Football Records & History|url=http://www.ihsa.org/sportsactivities/boysfootball/recordshistory.aspx|website=Illinois High School Association|publisher=Illinois High School Association|accessdate=26 June 2016}}
4. ^{{cite web|title=Living in Morris|url=http://morrisil.org/living-in-morris/|website=The City of Morris Illinois|accessdate=26 June 2016}}
5. ^Illinois Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 6th ed. 2010, p.35 {{isbn|0899333214}}
6. ^Morris, IL, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1953 (1981 rev)
7. ^{{cite web |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US1750491 |title=G001 - Geographic Identifiers - 2010 Census Summary File 1 |accessdate=2015-12-27 |publisher=United States Census Bureau}}
8. ^{{cite web|title=Revisiting the 3–4 April 1974 Super Outbreak of Tornadoes|url=http://www.spc.noaa.gov/publications/corfidi/74superoutbreak.PDF|website=Storm Prediction Center|publisher=National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration|accessdate=26 June 2016}}
9. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cdo-web/datatools/normals|title=NCDC: U.S. Climate Normals|publisher=National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration}}
10. ^{{cite web|title=Past Monthly Weather Data for Morris, IL [Illinois] ("Morris 1 Nw") : 1911 - 2016|url=http://weather-warehouse.com/WeatherHistory/PastWeatherData_Morris1Nw_Morris_IL_January.html|website=The Weather Warehouse|accessdate=25 June 2016}}
11. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/tables.2016.html|title=Population and Housing Unit Estimates|accessdate=June 9, 2017}}
12. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2015}}
13. ^{{cite web |url= http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/SAFFFacts?_event=&geo_id=16000US1750491&_geoContext=01000US%7C04000US17%7C16000US1750491&_street=&_county=morris&_cityTown=morris&_state=04000US17&_zip=&_lang=en&_sse=on&ActiveGeoDiv=geoSelect&_useEV=&pctxt=fph&pgsl=160&_submenuId=factsheet_1&ds_name=null&_ci_nbr=null&qr_name=null®=null%3Anull&_keyword=&_industry=&show_2003_tab=&redirect=Y|title=Morris city, Illinois|year=2010|work=American FactFinder|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=1 March 2010}}
14. ^John H. Lienhard: [https://www.uh.edu/engines/epi758.htm Engines of Our Enginuity, No. 758: Paper railroad wheels.]
15. ^{{cite web |first=Ken|last=Cupery|url=http://www.cupery.net/wheels.html|title=Paper Railroad Wheels?|year=2016|publisher=cupery.net}}
16. ^Then & Now: Morris Paper Mills – Morris. In: The Herald-News, 18 October 2017.
17. ^{{cite web|title=Nuclear Illinois|url=http://www.neis.org/Content/Nuclear_Illinois.shtml|website=Nuclear Energy Information Service|publisher=EarthShare Illinois|accessdate=26 June 2016}}
18. ^W.H.C. Higgins, A Survey of Bell System Progress in Electronic Switching, Bell System Technical Journal Vol. 44(6), pp.937 (1965).
19. ^W.A. Mac Nair, Bell Laboratories Record Vol. 49(6) (June 1965).
20. ^{{cite book | date=April 1960 | title=The Electronic Switching System | last=Duhnkrack | first=George | publisher=Bell Telephone Laboratories, Incorporated | url=https://archive.org/details/TheElectronicSwitchingSystem | ol=24657942M | page=1}}
21. ^{{cite web |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/p/petribi01.shtml |title=Billy Petrick Statistics and History |website=Baseball-Reference.com |accessdate=May 8, 2015}}

External links

{{commonscatinline}}
  • {{official website|1=http://morrisil.org/}}
{{Grundy County, Illinois}}

5 : Cities in Illinois|County seats in Illinois|Cities in Grundy County, Illinois|Populated places established in 1853|1853 establishments in Illinois

随便看

 

开放百科全书收录14589846条英语、德语、日语等多语种百科知识,基本涵盖了大多数领域的百科知识,是一部内容自由、开放的电子版国际百科全书。

 

Copyright © 2023 OENC.NET All Rights Reserved
京ICP备2021023879号 更新时间:2024/9/22 19:36:26