Freeport, Illinois
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 The Civil War era Soldiers' Monument and the Stephenson County Courthouse in Freeport.
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| Nickname: Pretzel City, USA | |
| Country | United States |
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| State | Illinois |
| County | Stephenson |
| Township | Freeport |
| Elevation | 778 ft (237 m) |
| Coordinates | 42°17′31″N 89°37′49″W / 42.29194°N 89.63028°W |
| Area | 11.79 sq mi (31 km²) |
| - land | 11.78 sq mi (31 km²) |
| - water | 0.01 sq mi (0 km²) |
| Population | 25,638 (2010) |
| Density | 2,316.9 /sq mi (895 /km²) |
| Founded | 1827 |
| Date | 1838 |
| Mayor | George Gaulrapp |
| Postal code | 61032 |
| Area code | 815/779 |
  Location of Freeport within Illinois
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| Wikimedia Commons: Freeport, Illinois | |
| Website: http://www.ci.freeport.il.us/ | |
Freeport is a city of Illinois in the United States, it is also the county seat of Stephenson County, Illinois. [1] The population was 25,638 at the 2010 census. The mayor of Freeport is George W. Gaulrapp, who was elected in 2005.
References [change]
- ↑ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. http://www.naco.org/Template.cfm?Section=Find_a_County&Template=/cffiles/counties/usamap.cfm. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
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- City of Freeport
- Freeport/Stephenson County Convention & Visitors Bureau
- Freeport Area Chamber of Commerce
- Stephenson County Historical Society
- Freeport Downtown Development Foundation
- Freeport Park District
- Freeport School District #145
- Northwest Illinois Development Alliance
- 1994 reenactment of Lincoln-Douglas Debate in Freeport televised by C-SPAN (Debate preview and Debate review)
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