Freeport, IL Road Trips
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Trip Routes
2
Longest Drive
243 mi
Quincy, IL
Quickest Drive
4h 8m
Springfield, IL
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Freeport, IL by the Numbers
Recent demographic snapshot from the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey.
Population
23,636
Median Income
$48,181
Median Home Value
$86,100
Median Age
43.2
Source: US Census Bureau ACS 5-year (public domain). See our methodology for details.
Freeport, IL at a Glance
Founded
1827
Elevation
2,552 ft
Area
12 mi²
Notable People from Freeport, IL
A sampling of people born in Freeport, IL.
Calista Flockhart
1964
American actress
Charles J. Guiteau
1841–1882
American assassin (1841–1882)
Louella Parsons
1881–1972
American gossip columnist (1881-1972)
George Kingsley Zipf
1902–1950
American statistician (1902–1950)
Alfred A. Cohn
1880–1951
American screenwriter (1880–1951)
Carl Cain
1934–2024
American basketball player (1934–2024)
Edmund Heller
1875–1939
American zoologist (1875-1939)
Ravi Patel
1978
American actor
Clare Winger Harris
1891–1968
American writer (1891-1968)
Landmarks & Historic Sites
Attractions and heritage-registered places located in Freeport, IL.
Soldiers' Monument
American Civil War memorial in Freeport, Illinois
Freeport City Hall
former city hall in Freeport Illinois, United States
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Traveler Guide to Freeport, IL
Freeport, Illinois is in the Illinois Driftless Area.
Lincoln Douglas Debate Statue. Winnesheik Players Theatre. Jane Addams Bike/HikingTrails. Pecatonica River Trails. Three breweries: Generations Brewing Company, Wishful Acres Farms & Brewing, Lena Brewing Company. Winery: Famous Fossil Winery. Stephenson County Historical Museum: Home of Structo Toys.
Lindo Theatre, Downtown movie theatre. Krape Park. Hiking and Canoeing on Yellow Creek.
Freeport has several national hotel chains in town including: Country Inn & Suites. Hampton Inn. Super 8. Baymont Inn. Other locally owned hotels are the Town House Motel and West Motel. Campgrounds in the area include: Lena KOA 10 miles west of Freeport in Lena, IL. Emerald Acres, 7 miles south of Freeport off of Pearl City Road.
Freeport is easily accessible on Business U.S. Highway 20 (running east to Rockford and west to Galena) and Illinois Highway 26 (running north to Monroe, Wisconsin, and south to Dixon). Freeport also supports a small airport, Albertus Airport on the south edge of town for small to mid-sized aircraft.
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