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Stephenson County

FIPS code

177

County seat

Freeport

Established

1837

Origin

Jo Daviess and Winnebago County

Etymology

Benjamin Stephenson(1769–1822), representative of Illinois Territory in the United States Congress from 1814 to 1816

Population

47,711

Area

564 sq mi
(1,461 km2)

County Information

Cedarville, Dakota, Davis, Freeport (County Seat), German Valley, Lake Summerset, Lena, Orangeville, Pearl City, Ridott, Rock City, Winslow