Massac County, Illinois

Founding: 1843
Parent counties: Johnson and Pope

Namesake: Fort Massac
Seat: Metropolis (1843–)

Land area: 237 square miles

Population (2020): 14,169

Population (historic): 4,092 (1850); 9,581 (1870); 11,313 (1890); 14,200 (1910); 14,081 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1850–1910; 1920–1940; 1950s; 1970s; 1990–2010

Subdivisions: Two cities; one village

National Register listings: Four

Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 1,027 (14.4%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 35.6%
Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 1.8%

Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 13.3%

Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 16.3%

Average farmhouse value (1930): $750
Average outbuilding value (1930): $646

Average farmhouse size (1940): 4.3 rooms
Number of farms (1920): 1,192
Average farm size (1920): 79 acres
Sources of settlement: Kentucky, Tennessee, Ohio, and Germany
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Metropolis

Namesake: A traditional name of Greek origin (meaning, roughly, "mother city")

Founding: 1839 (platting as Metropolis City); 1840 (post office); 1859 (incorporation)

Population (2020): 5,969

Population (historic): 1,098 (1860); 2,668 (1880); 4,009 (1900); 5,573 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1860–1940; 1950s; 1970s; 2000s
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 479 (14.4%)
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Outstanding Buildings

1. *Farm (c. 1860). 2823 North Avenue. Greek Revival.
2. *Farm (c. 1890). 5698 Orchard Road. Second Empire.