Boone County, Illinois
Founding: 1837
Parent county: Winnebago
Namesake: Daniel Boone, American frontiersman
Seat: Belvidere (1837–)
Seat: Belvidere (1837–)
Land area: 286 square miles
Population (2020): 53,448
Population (historic): 1,705 (1840); 11,678 (1860); 11,508 (1880); 15,791 (1900); 15,078 (1930)
Periods of population growth: pre-1840–1870; 1880–1900; 1930–2010
Subdivisions: One city; four villages; two CDPs; nine townships
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 3,377 (16.8%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 79.6%
Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 11.7%
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 79.6%
Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 11.7%
Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 6%
Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 6.7%
Average farmhouse value (1930): $2,420Average outbuilding value (1930): $3,677
Average farmhouse size (1940): 7.8 rooms
Number of farms (1920): 1,325
Average farm size (1920): 108.3 acres
Sources of settlement: New York, Germany, England, Ireland, and Norway
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Number of farms (1920): 1,325
Average farm size (1920): 108.3 acres
Sources of settlement: New York, Germany, England, Ireland, and Norway
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Belvidere
Namesake: The Italian word belvidere ("to see beauty")
Founding: 1835 (platting); 1837 (post office); 1852 (incorporation)
Population (2020): 25,339
Population (historic): 1,003 (1850); 3,231 (1870); 3,867 (1890); 7,253 (1910); 8,123 (1930)
Periods of population growth: 1835–1870; 1880–1930; 1940–2010
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 2,292 (23.5%)
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Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 2,292 (23.5%)
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Outstanding Buildings
- Boone County Infirmary (c. 1910). 9759 State Route 76. Belvidere. Classical Revival.
- Andrew Blake House (c. 1870). 300 Manchester Road. Manchester. Gothic Revival.
- David Tiffany House (c. 1860). 260 McCurry Road. Manchester.
- Edward Greenlee Farm (c. 1890). 15625 Poplar Grove Road. Poplar Grove. Eastlake.
- George Reed Farm (c. 1865). 10310 Davis School Road. Spring. Italianate.
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