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Morris, Illinois

Morrelville
(Brown County)

Morris Hills
(Saint Clair County)

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The city of Morris is located in Grundy County and is the county seat.

Morris is 160 feet [48.77 m] above sea level.^<1>

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

Communities that are also named Morris can be found in:

	Alabama	Minnesota
	Arkansas	Mississippi
	Connecticut	New Jersey
	Georgia	New York
	Indiana	Ohio (historic ^<2>)
	Kansas	Oklahoma
	Kentucky	Pennsylvania
	Louisiana	Quebec
	Manitoba	West Virginia (historic)

At the time of the 2000 Census, Morris had a population of 11,928 people ^<3> (or 31.66% of the total population of Grundy County). The population of Morris represented 0.1% of the total of Illinois, making it the state's 182nd most populous community.

From the Census Estimates for 2008, Morris had a population of 13,812 people. This is an increase of 15.79% since the 2000 Census.

The following table shows the recent changes in population. For the years after 2000, the population counts are estimated. More information can be found on the Census Page for Morris.

Year	Population	Change Since 2000	Year-to-Year Change
2008	13,812	+15.79%	+2.19% since 2007
2007	13,516	+13.31%	+2.37% since 2006
2006	13,203	+10.69%	+2.8% since 2005
2005	12,843	+7.67%
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2000	11,928	The Last Census

The following is a sample of nearby communities:

Community	Direction	Distance ^<4>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
Braidwood	SE	13 mi [20.92 km]	6,664	28.08% increase
Channahon	E	8 mi [12.87 km]	14,030	91.04% increase
Coal City	SE	10 mi [16.09 km]	5,729	19.43% increase
Dwight	S	19 mi [30.58 km]	4,267	2.2% decrease
Joliet	NE	18 mi [28.97 km]	146,125	37.57% increase
Marseilles	SW	14 mi [22.53 km]	4,924	5.78% increase

To learn more about neighboring communities and counties, please visit the Neighborhood Page for Morris.

The Commemorative
Quarter for
Illinois ^<5>

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Footnotes

<1>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Morris - it wil be higher in some places and lower in others. - Return to Citation
<2>	We use the term 'historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable and we would like to be accurate. If you can provide us with more specific information about Morris, please let us know so that we can make corrections. - Return to Citation
<3>	Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Morris. - Return to Citation
<4>	Our distances are calculated as a straight-line (or point-to-point) distance between Morris and the indicated community. The distance should be treated as an estimate and not as the driving distance. - Return to Citation
<5>	All Quarter-dollar coin images from the United States Mint. - Return to Citation

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