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Grundy County
Grundy County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. As of 2000, the population was 37,535. Its county seat is Morris.[1] The center of population of Illinois is located in Grundy County, in the village of Mazon.[2] This county is part of the Chicago metropolitan area. Illinois' State Fossil, the unique and bizarre Tully Monster was first found in Mazon Creek. Grundy County Speedway is located in Morris.
History
Grundy County was established on February 17, 1841. It was formed out of LaSalle County and named for Felix Grundy.
Adams, James N. (compiler), Keller, William E., ed., Illinois Place Names, Springfield: Illinois State Historical Society, 1989, pp. 581, ISBN 0912226242 </ref>
Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 430 square miles (1,115 km²), of which, 420 square miles (1,088 km²) of it is land and 11 square miles (27 km²) of it (2.44%) is water.
Townships
Aux Sable, Braceville, Erienna, Felix, Garfield, Goodfarm, Goose Lake, Greenfield, Highland, Maine, Mazon, Morris, Nettle Creek, Norman, Saratoga, Vienna, Wauponsee
Cities
Morris
Villages
Braceville
Carbon Hill
Coal City
Diamond
Dwight
East Brooklyn
Gardner
Godley
Kinsman
Mazon
Minooka
Seneca
South Wilmington
Verona
References
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grundy_County,_Illinois
" Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
Population and Population Centers by State, 2000, http://www.census.gov/geo/www/cenpop/statecenters.txt
Historial Census Browser, University of Virginia, Geospacial and Statistical Data Center, 2004, http://fisher.lib.virginia.edu/collections/stats/histcensus/index.html
Illinois Counties 1900-1990, U.S. Census Bureau, http://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/il190090.txt
" American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
External links
Grundy County website
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