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Oregon, Illinois

14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1922 and the latest in 1983. It stands in Oregon-Nashua Township. It lies in ZIP code area 61061. It lies near Margaret Fuller Island. The Survey maps it on the Oregon quadrangle. 3,604 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 709 feet above sea level.

Oregon within Ogle County

On record in Oregon

Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.

On the National Register 7 records

Population over time

2 figures

Oregon fell from 3,721 to 3,604 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.

YearPeople Change
20103,721
20203,604-117 (-3%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

8 surveys from 14 printed sheets

Matched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.

Fires near this place

11 since 2008

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 11 fires within 5 miles of Oregon between 2008 and 2020, burning about 47 acres in total. None started naturally. None was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Reported cause Fires
Missing data/not specified/undetermined8
Debris and open burning3

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
6 May 2010Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresIllinois Division of Forestry ResourcesROADWAY
9 April 2019Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresIllinois Division of Forestry Resources19-0297
6 April 2008Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresIllinois Division of Forestry ResourcesCARILLO
30 April 2011Missing data/not specified/undetermined5.0 acresIllinois Division of Forestry ResourcesMOON
22 April 2020Missing data/not specified/undetermined2.0 acresIllinois Division of Forestry Resources20-0327
21 April 2019Missing data/not specified/undetermined21 acresIllinois Division of Forestry Resources19-0323
16 April 2009Missing data/not specified/undetermined2.0 acresIllinois Division of Forestry ResourcesDEKONING
30 March 2011Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreIllinois Division of Forestry ResourcesLILLIE

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Ogle County

Mines and quarries near this place

7 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of Oregon: 5 past producers, 1 producer, 1 plant. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Industrial/Frac Sand. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Oregon Quarry & PlantSand and Gravel, Industrial/Frac SandProducer
R. Little QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Saint Clair Quarry and MillStone, Crushed/BrokenPlant
Steven PropertyStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Unnamed Limestone QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Unnamed Limestone QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Unnamed Limestone QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer

Every working recorded in Ogle County

Storms near this place

47 since 1995

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Oregon in 47 storm reports between 1995 and 2026: 35 thunderstorm wind, 9 hail, 2 flood, 1 flash flood. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
August 2008Thunderstorm WindOregon$25,000A barn was completely blown off its foundation north of Oregon. A cattle trailer was lifted airborne before landing upside down. At least 50 trees suffered significant wind damage.
April 2010Thunderstorm WindOregon$5,000Trees, tree limbs and power lines were blown down. One tree fell onto a house.
July 2009Thunderstorm WindOregon$5,000An eight inch diameter tree limb was blown down onto a house on 4th Street causing minor damage. Live power lines were blown down on 2nd Street.
June 2010Thunderstorm WindOregon$4,000A large tree blew over onto a minivan.
August 2012Thunderstorm WindOregon$2,000Numerous trees and power lines were blown down.
June 2009Thunderstorm WindOregon$1,000Trees and power lines were blown down.
June 2008Thunderstorm WindOregon$1,000A tree was blown down onto power lines which knocked out power to some businesses.
April 2026Thunderstorm WindOregon-A trained spotter reported 2 inch tree limbs downed by thunderstorm winds in Oregon.
April 2025HailOregon-A photo was shared with quarter size hail next to a quarter coin.
June 2025Thunderstorm WindOregon-A large tree was down and blocking Daysville Rd south of US-64 near Oregon.
July 2024Thunderstorm WindOregon-Trees were blown down onto power lines along Pines Road west of Oregon.
April 2023FloodOregon-Standing flood water two to three feet deep was reported on 2nd Street.
April 2023HailOregon-Ping pong ball size hail was reported at Route 64 and Blackhawk Road.
July 2023Thunderstorm WindOregon-Powerlines were downed and one power pole was snapped in Oregon.
August 2022Thunderstorm WindOregon-A photo shared on social media showed a utility pole and large tree limbs were blown down.
August 2021Thunderstorm WindOregon-Multiple 12 to 18 inch diameter tree limbs were blown down in and west of Oregon along Route 64.
August 2021Thunderstorm WindOregon-A three foot diameter tree was blown down at the Ogle County Courthouse.
June 2020Thunderstorm WindOregon-Trees and tree limbs were blown down in the Oregon area.
June 2019Thunderstorm WindOregon-Minor tree damage was reported.
September 2018Thunderstorm WindOregon-Widespread tree damage was reported in Oregon.
June 2016Thunderstorm WindOregon-Numerous trees and powerlines down throughout the county, but Oregon was hit hard. Call center was too busy to give more exact locations.
June 2014Thunderstorm WindOregon-Numerous large trees were blown down in Oregon.
May 2013Thunderstorm WindOregon-A shed was blown down.
May 2013Thunderstorm WindOregon-Wind damage was reported from Loudon State Park to Stillman Valley.
April 2011HailOregon-Hail to the size of pennies was reported from Oregon.
September 2010Thunderstorm WindOregon-An eight inch diameter tree limb was blown down.
May 2009Thunderstorm WindOregon-A large tree limb was blown down blocking both lanes of the 500th block of North 4th Avenue.
July 2008Thunderstorm WindOregon-Arm size tree limbs were blown down.
May 2008HailOregon-Quarter size hail was reported one mile south of Oregon.
June 2008Thunderstorm WindOregon-One tree was blown down.
July 2007Thunderstorm WindOregon-A tree was blown down just south of Oregon on Route 2.
August 2007Flash FloodOregon-Several roads closed due to flooding across Ogle County.
August 2007FloodOregon-Water above a house foundation.
July 2006Thunderstorm WindOregon-Trees were blown down.
September 2005Thunderstorm WindOregon-A tree was blown down.
May 2004Thunderstorm WindOregon-A large tree was knocked down onto house at the corner of Second and Madison Streets, causing significant structural damage. Large trees were also reported down at the corner of North Fourth and Phelps Streets, and on North Third Street. A power pole was blown down on Pines Road.
May 2004Thunderstorm WindOregon-Trees were blown down on vehicles and across roads.
April 1995Thunderstorm WindOregon-Trees were blown down.
March 2025Thunderstorm WindOregon-no account filed
April 2023HailOregon-no account filed
April 2010HailOregon-no account filed
June 2001Thunderstorm WindOregon-no account filed
September 2000Thunderstorm WindOregon-no account filed
May 2000HailOregon-no account filed
May 2000HailOregon-no account filed
May 1998HailOregon-no account filed
June 1996Thunderstorm WindOregon-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Ogle County

Nearest settlements

The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.

Map PlaceDistance Sheets
Daysville2.2 miles12
Watertown2.9 miles12
Honey Creek3.3 miles12
Mount Morris5.8 miles14
Chana6.4 miles10
Paynes Point6.7 miles15
Carthage6.7 miles12
Lost Nation7.4 miles12

Elsewhere

Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.

Wikipedia article on OregonAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q576244The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0).

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 415165. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.

Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.

Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.

Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.