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

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.

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