The Boone County Shopper began publishing February 5, 1947 with a circulation of 4,500.| BELVIDERE (62) 61008 | GARDEN PRAIRIE (62) 61038 | |||||
| City Routes | Total | Rural Route #1 | 416 | |||
| #1 | 557 | Rural Route #2 | 32 | |||
| #2 | 640 | Post Office Boxes | 121 | |||
| #3 | 524 | GARDEN PRAIRIE TOTALS | 569 | |||
| #4 | 487 | |||||
| #5 | 613 | CAPRON (9) 61012 | ||||
| #6 | 505 | Rural Route #1 | 328 | |||
| #7 | 464 | Rural Route #2 | 278 | |||
| #8 | 343 | Post Office Boxes | 248 | |||
| #9 | 477 | CAPRON TOTALS | 854 | |||
| #10 | 463 | |||||
| #11 | 487 | VILLAGE TOTALS | 6296 | |||
| #12 | 624 | |||||
| #13 | 499 | TOTAL BEL/VILLAGES | 19167 | |||
| City Rt Total | 6683 | |||||
| RURAL ROUTES | BASIC | |||||
| #1 | N. Aberdeen | 560 | Belvidere Post Office Boxes | 17 | ||
| #2 | S | Dawngate/Four Seasons | 660 | Cherry Valley (61016) | 85 | |
| #3 | NE | Marengo Rd/Wilcox Sub. | 355 | MISC. ROCKFORD | ||
| #4 | NW | Olson /Riverside | 440 | 610's | 14 | |
| #5 | SW | Sub. Off Appleton | 581 | 611's | 52 | |
| #6 | W | Greenview/Cline's Ford | 620 | 601's | 12 | |
| #7 | SE | Shattuck Rd/River Reach | 393 | Mixed States | 22 | |
| #8 | NW | Squaw Prairie | 504 | BASIC TOTAL | 202 | |
| #9 | SW Anderso | 575 | ||||
| #10 | SE | Farmington/Wycliffe | 585 | TOTAL MAILED | 19369 | |
| #11 | Prairie Meadows, Pony Ln | 665 | ||||
| #12 | 250 | |||||
| Rural Route Totals | 6188 | |||||
| NON-MAIL | ||||||
| BELVIDERE | TOTALS | 12871 | Rosati's | 20 | ||
| Sullivan | 25 | |||||
| CALEDONIA (5) | 61011 | Cambridge Inn | 10 | |||
| Rural Route #1 | 377 | Ultimate Car Wash | 10 | |||
| Rural Route #2 | 424 | Horizon Shell | 20 | |||
| Rural Route #3 | 207 | Maple Crest | 20 | |||
| P.O. Boxes | 96 | Kirkland (Paul Scott) | 25 | |||
| CALEDONIA | TOTALS | 1104 | Mobil Mart (Pacemaker) | 50 | ||
| O'Brien & Dobbins | 30 | |||||
| POPLAR GROVE | (18) 61065 | Pacemaker | 15 | |||
| Rural Route #1 | N to Stateline | 401 | White Hen Pantry | 45 | ||
| Rural Route #2 | Candlewick | 631 | Bravo Pizza | 10 | ||
| Rural Route #3 | Candlewick | 608 | J&D Countryside | 50 | ||
| Rural Route #4 | Candlewick | 593 | C21 Country North | 15 | ||
| Rural Route #5 | 565 | Cherry Valley-PICK UP | 35 | |||
| Rural Route #6 | 543 | BCS-PICK UPS | 300 | |||
| Rural Route #7 | Oak Lawn | 203 | NON-MAIL TOTAL | 680 | ||
| P.O. Boxes | 225 | |||||
| POPLAR GROVE | TOTALS | 3769 | TOTAL CIRCULATION | 20049 | ||