Scott County, Illinois

Founding: 1839
Parent county: Morgan

Namesake: Scott County, Kentucky
Seat: Winchester (1839–)

Land area: 251 square miles

Population (2020): 4,949

Population (historic): 6,215 (1840); 9,069 (1860); 10,741 (1880); 10,455 (1900); 8,539 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1840–1880; 1890s; 1970s

Subdivisions: One city; one town; five villages

Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 937 (38.2%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 37.3%
Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 9.6%

Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 7%

Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 13.3%

Average farmhouse value (1930): $1,748
Average outbuilding value (1930): $1,396

Average farmhouse size (1940): 5.8 rooms
Number of farms (1920): 1,089
Average farm size (1920): 113.6 acres
Sources of settlement: Kentucky, England, Ohio, Germany, and Missouri
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Winchester

Namesake: Uncertain—perhaps Winchester, Kentucky

Founding: 1830 (platting); 1833 (post office); 1843 (incorporation)

Population (2020): 1,574

Population (historic): 1,626 (1880); 1,711 (1900); 1,532 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1880; 1890s; 1930s; 1950–1970; 1980s
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 319 (41.5%)
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Outstanding Buildings

1. Anson Collins House (1832). 615 North Clinton Street. Federal.
2. Samuel Coons House (c. 1865). 598 North Main Street. Italianate/Greek Revival.
3. William Gibbs House (c. 1860). 644 North Main Street. Italianate/Greek Revival.
4. Erastus Gillham Farm (c. 1870). 1148 Merritt Road. Italianate.
5. Charles Husband House (c. 1860). 1224 State Route 100. Greek Revival.
6. Henry Oakes House (c. 1845). 1716 State Route 100.

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