Fulton County, Illinois

Founding: 1823
Parent county: Unorganized territory

Namesake: Robert Fulton, inventor of the steamboat
Seat: Lewistown (1823–)

Land area: 866 square miles

Population (2020): 33,609

Population (historic): 1,841 (1830); 22,508 (1850); 38,291 (1870); 46,201 (1900); 43,983 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1830–1910; 1930s; 1970s; 1990s

Subdivisions: Four cities; 16 villages; 26 townships

Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 5,714 (35.1%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 47.5%
Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 14.9%

Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 7.7%

Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 6.4%

Average farmhouse value (1930): $1,836
Average outbuilding value (1930): $1,697

Average farmhouse size (1940): 6.4 rooms
Number of farms (1920): 3,532
Average farm size (1920): 103.1 acres
Sources of settlement: Ohio, Pennsylvania, Indiana, Virginia, New York, Germany, England, and Ireland
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Lewistown

Namesake: Lewis Ross, an early resident

Founding: 1823 (platting); 1831 (post office); 1857 (incorporation)

Population (2020): 2,041

Population (historic): 1,771 (1880); 2,504 (1900); 2,249 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1880–1900; 1930–1950; 1960–1980
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 381 (32.5%)
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Outstanding Buildings

1. Henry Rohrer House (c. 1850). 22249 Cypress Road. Canton. Greek Revival. Razed.
2. Abel George House (c. 1860). 21545 Road 24. Farmington. Gothic Revival.
3. Duvall–Ash Farm (c. 1860/1890). Elliott Road, south of Randolph Road. Joshua. Gothic Revival. Razed.
4. Yocum Log House (c. 1865). Cypress Road, north of Middle Fork. Orion. Razed.
5. Solomon Strouse Farm (c. 1860). 11883 US Highway 136. Pleasant. Italianate.
6. Wright Thompson House (c. 1855). Road 13, north of Bailey Road. Vermont. Greek Revival. Razed.

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