Winnebago County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. According to the 2010 census, it had a population of 295,266, making it the seventh most populous county in Illinois behind Cook County and its five surrounding collar counties. Its county seat is Rockford.
Stephenson County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. According to the 2010 United States Census, it had a population of 47,711. Its county seat is Freeport.
Jo Daviess County is a county located in the northwest corner of U.S. state of Illinois. According to the 2010 census, it had a population of 22,678. Its county seat is Galena.
Benjamin Stephenson was the Congressional Delegate for the Illinois Territory from 1814 until 1817, and a delegate to the Constitutional Convention which enabled Illinois' statehood.
Northwestern Illinois is a geographic region of the state of Illinois within the USA.
Northern Illinois is a region generally covering the northern third of the U.S. state of Illinois.
West Point Township is located in Stephenson County, Illinois. As of the 2010 census, its population was 3,369 and it contained 1,483 housing units. The village of Lena, the unincorporated community of Waddams Grove, and two former communities of Louisa and West Point were all located in this township.
Berreman Township is one of twenty-three townships in Jo Daviess County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 147 and it contained 73 housing units. It was formed from Pleasant Valley Township on February 14, 1857.
Nora Township is one of twenty-three townships in Jo Daviess County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 370 and it contained 168 housing units.
Wards Grove Township is one of twenty-three townships in Jo Daviess County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 224 and it contained 103 housing units.
Kent is an unincorporated community in Stephenson County, Illinois. Kent is home to Forreston State Bank, Kent Feed Mill, St. Paul's Lutheran Church (ELCA), Kent United Methodist Church, Kent Fire Department and the Kent U.S. Post Office.
Waddams Grove, previously known as Wadam's, Waddam's Grove, and Sada, is an unincorporated community in the Stephenson County township of West Point, Illinois, United States. Waddams Grove was the first settlement in Stephenson County. It is located northwest of Lena. The community is near the site of the Battle of Waddams Grove which took place during the Black Hawk War.
James Stephenson was an American politician, soldier and slaveholder who as a Federalist served in the Virginia House of Delegates as well as in the United States House of Representatives.
The Rockford Metropolitan Statistical Area, as defined by the United States Census Bureau, is an area consisting of four counties in north-central Illinois, anchored by the city of Rockford. As of the 2010 census, the MSA had a population of 349,431. The Rockford MSA is adjacent to the Janesville-Beloit MSA and the Chicago MSA. It forms the main part of the larger Rockford–Freeport–Rochelle Combined Statistical Area.
Damascus is an unincorporated community in Harlem and Waddams townships, Stephenson County, Illinois. Damascus is located at the junction of County Routes 5 and 26, 3.75 miles (6.04 km) west of Cedarville.
Bolton is an unincorporated community in Stephenson County, Illinois, United States.
Loran is an unincorporated community in Stephenson County, Illinois, United States.
Evarts is an unincorporated community in Stephenson County, Illinois, United States.
South Freeport is an unincorporated community in Stephenson County, Illinois, United States.
Florence is an unincorporated community in Stephenson County, Illinois, United States.
