Freeport, Illinois

Freeport
City
Aerial view of Freeport, IL
Nickname(s):  Pretzel City, USA
Location of Freeport in Stephenson County, Illinois.
Location of Illinois in the United States
Coordinates: 42°17′31″N 89°37′49″W / 42.29194°N 89.63028°W / 42.29194; -89.63028
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Stephenson
Township	Freeport
Founded	1827
Incorporated	1838
Area [1]
• Total	11.89 sq mi (30.79 km2)
• Land	11.88 sq mi (30.77 km2)
• Water	0.01 sq mi (0.02 km2)
Elevation	778 ft (237 m)
Population  (2020)[2]
• Total	23,973
• Density	2,017.76/sq mi (779.04/km2)
ZIP Code(s)	61032
Area code	815/779
FIPS code	17-27884
Website	www.cityoffreeport.org
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Freeport is a city in Illinois in the United States, it is also the county seat of Stephenson County, Illinois. ^[4] The population was 23,973 at the 2020 census.^[2]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Freeport, Illinois.

• City of Freeport Archived 2017-07-11 at the Wayback Machine
• Freeport/Stephenson County Convention & Visitors Bureau
• Freeport Area Chamber of Commerce
• Stephenson County Historical Society
• Freeport Downtown Development Foundation Archived 2012-09-13 at the Wayback Machine
• Freeport Park District
• Freeport School District #145
• Northwest Illinois Development Alliance Archived 2018-10-03 at the Wayback Machine
• 1994 reenactment of Lincoln-Douglas Debate in Freeport televised by C-SPAN (Debate preview and Debate review)

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