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Wikimedia Commons: South Beloit, Illinois South Beloit is a town/city located in Winnebago County, Illinois, United States.
It is part of the Rockford, Illinois Metropolitan Statistical Area, but it is essentially a suburban extension of Beloit, WI, which is directly along the city's northern border.
At the 2010 census, the city's populace was 7,892, up from 5,297 in 2000.
South Beloit is positioned at 42 29 03 N 89 02 19 W (42.484228, -89.038586). According to the 2010 census, South Beloit has a total region of 6.13 square miles (15.88 km2), of which 5.9 square miles (15.28 km2) (or 96.25%) is territory and 0.23 square miles (0.60 km2) (or 3.75%) is water. In the city, the populace was spread out with 26.5% under the age of 18, 8.7% from 18 to 24, 33.4% from 25 to 44, 18.5% from 45 to 64, and 12.9% who were 65 years of age or older.
All historical knowledge is from the book, Our Golden History-South Beloit Illinois, which is a non-copyrighted work by Cathryn Hayes. She wrote the book to inform the citizens South Beloit of their roots.
What is now South Beloit was previously full of natural resources such as copper, lead, and bog iron.
The buff limestone gave the first pioneer material for their homes and enhance buildings, some of which can still be seen in Rockford, Rockton, and Beloit/South Beloit.
The older homes in South Beloit had 18 20-inch-thick (460 510 mm) basement walls of this limestone.
The South Beloit region has a thick deposit of sand, and industries were assembled here because of its unusually fine character.
Many Peoples have inhabited South Beloit over the years, including the Mound Builders, Sioux, and Illinswek (Illinois).
One large village was in modern-day South Beloit and all the way up to northeast Beloit.
Turtle later became undivided day Beloit and South Beloit.
In 1818, Congress told the citizens of the Territory of Illinois to form a Constitution and adopt a state government.
A heated debate arose over the correct placement of the northern state line of Illinois.
If the old line of 1787 were kept, Illinois would be much lesser than Wisconsin and Chicago would be in Wisconsin because Illinois would have no Lake Michigan shoreline.
Illinois had turn into a state in 1818, Winnebago County was organized in January 1836, and enhance surveys started in the fall of 1836.
Government sale of lands started in 1837-39, but Rockton Township sale was held until 1843 because of claims made by Polish exiles in 1843 for territory previously held by early pioneer in and around Rockton and Rockford.
This was also the time when Winnebago County tried to secede from Illinois and attach itself to Wisconsin.
So Winnebago County remained in Illinois.
South Beloit became the south part of Beloit.
The June election passed and September 17, 1917, South Beloit became a town/city (it was never a village).
We were organized under the name South Beloit.
In October 1928, the Department bought a motorcycle from the Beloit Police for $100.
In February 1927, there was a bond copy to remodel City Hall, which encompassed the establishment of a fire department and purchase of fire equipment.
The first group of volunteers met in fall, 1927 and, with the help of Beloit firemen, learned how to use the equipment and effectively fight fires.
In 1859 a group of pioneer living on the east side of the town/city purchased a piece of territory from Dr.
The precinct at the time of the purchase was District No.11, Town of Rockton, Winnebago County, and was called Clark School after Dr.
Another South Beloit school was Butler School, started at least by 1877 and probably around 1859, on the other side of the river.
Marguerite Warren, a teacher long ago in South Beloit, compiled a list of some of the students that went to the old Butler School.
Official City of South Beloit website Municipalities and communities of Winnebago County, Illinois, United States Loves Park Rockford South Beloit This populated place also has portions in an adjoining county or counties
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Cities in Winnebago County, Illinois - Cities in Illinois - Rockford urbane region - Populated places established in 1917
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