Jackson County, Illinois

Founding: 1816
Parent counties: Johnson and Randolph

Namesake: Andrew Jackson, U.S. president
Seat: Brownsville (1816–1843); Murphysboro (1843–)

Land area: 584 square miles

Population (2020): 52,974

Population (historic): 1,542 (1820); 5,862 (1850); 19,634 (1870); 33,871 (1900); 35,680 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1820–1920; 1930–1980; 2000s

Subdivisions: Four cities; seven villages; one CDP; 16 townships

National Register listings: 19

Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 3,711 (12.8%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 33.6%
Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 5.7%

Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 16%

Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 9.4%

Average farmhouse value (1930): $1,050
Average outbuilding value (1930): $739

Average farmhouse size (1940): 5.1 rooms
Number of farms (1920): 2,426
Average farm size (1920): 91 acres
Sources of settlement: Tennessee, Louisiana, Kentucky, Missouri, Pennsylvania, and Germany
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Murphysboro

Namesake: William Murphy, county commissioner

Founding: 1843 (platting); 1843 (post office); 1867 (incorporation)

Population (2020): 7,093

Population (historic): 2,196 (1880); 6,463 (1900); 8,182 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1880–1920; 1930–1950; 1960s
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 1,218 (29.7%)
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Outstanding Buildings

1. *Farm (c. 1880). 63 Walnut Ridge Road. Kinkaid. Razed.
2. *Francis Agnew House (c. 1880). South Church Road, west of Stone Fort Road. Makanda. Italianate. Razed.
3. *House (c. 1890). Springdale Road and Orchard Hill Road. Murphysboro. Eastlake. Razed.