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Whiteside County
County Seat:
Morrison
Previous Seats:
Lyndon, 1839; Sterling, 1841; Lyndon, 1843; Sterling, 1849; Morrison, 1858
Area:
690 square miles
Population:
2,514 (1840 census) - 58,498 (2010 census)
Named for:
Samuel Whiteside, General in War of 1812 and Blackhawk War
Created on:
January 16, 1836
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