Morris, Illinois
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| Country | United States |
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| State | Illinois |
| County | Grundy |
| Townships | Morris, Erienna, Saratoga, Wauponsee |
| Elevation | 525 ft (160 m) |
| Coordinates | 41°22′31″N 88°25′41″W / 41.37528°N 88.42806°WCoordinates: 41°22′31″N 88°25′41″W / 41.37528°N 88.42806°W |
| Area | 9.81 sq mi (25 km2) |
| - land | 9.44 sq mi (24 km2) |
| - water | 0.36 sq mi (1 km2) |
| Population | 13,636 (2010) |
| Density | 1,734.0/sq mi (670/km2) |
| Founded | 1842 |
| Timezone | CST (UTC-6) |
| - summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| Postal code | 60450 |
| Area codes | 815/779 |
   Location of Morris within Illinois
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| Website: City of Morris | |
The city of Morris is the county seat of Grundy County, Illinois, United States. The population was 13,636 at the 2010 census, making it the largest community in Grundy County.
While not technically within the corporate limits of the city, Dresden Nuclear Power Plant, which provides a substantial portion of the electricity supply for the Chicago metropolitan area, has a Morris mailing address. Included among the Dresden plant's reactors is the first commercial nuclear reactor, housed in a spherical concrete and steel shell; it has since been decommissioned, and two more modern reactors (of 1970s vintage) now generate its electricity. Also nearby is the Morris Operation—the only de facto high-level radioactive waste storage site in the United States.
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 3 state championships in football. There are many small parks, ball diamonds, tennis courts, two golf courses, a swimming 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 five miles (8 kilometres). Morris is home to the Grundy County Speedway, and the city also hosts the annual Grundy County Fair and Grundy County Corn Fest.
Morris is situated along the Illinois River at the intersections of U.S. Route 6, Illinois Route 47, and Interstate 80.
Morris is located at 41°22′31″N 88°25′41″W / 41.37528°N 88.42806°W (41.3751416, -88.4281240), at an elevation of 525 feet (160 m). According to the 2010 census, Morris has a total area of 9.804 square miles (25.39 km2), of which 9.44 square miles (24.45 km2) (or 96.29%) is land and 0.364 square miles (0.94 km2) (or 3.71%) is water.
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