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Ford County, Illinois
Ford County Courthouse in Paxton — Public domain, Nyttend · source

About Ford County

Ford County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. According to the 2020 United States census, it had a population of 13,534. Its county seat is Paxton. Ford County was part of the Champaign-Urbana Metropolitan Area until 2018, when the Office of Management and Budget removed the county from the area.

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Ford County at a glance

County seat
Paxton
Population
13,534 (2020)
Land area
486 sq mi
Founded
1859

Largest communities in Ford County

  1. Patton Township5,253
  2. Paxton County seat4,450
  3. Drummer Township4,046
  4. Gibson City3,475
  5. Brenton Township861

History of Ford County

Ford County was formed February 17, 1859, making it Illinois's "newest" county. It was created at the behest of some residents of Vermilion County, who complained to the General Assembly that they lived too far from the county seat. Ford County was named after Thomas Ford, the Governor of Illinois from 1842 to 1846.

Adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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