Sangamon County, Illinois
Founding: 1821
Parent counties: Bond and Madison
Namesake: The Sangamon River
Seat: Springfield (1821–)
Seat: Springfield (1821–)
Land area: 868 square miles
Population (2020): 196,343
Population (historic): 12,960 (1830); 19,228 (1850); 46,352 (1870); 71,593 (1900); 111,733 (1930)
Periods of population growth: pre-1830–2010
Subdivisions: Four cities; 23 villages; 26 townships
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 15,027 (16.3%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 44.9%
Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 10.6%
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 44.9%
Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 10.6%
Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 5.6%
Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 5.4%
Average farmhouse value (1930): $2,048Average outbuilding value (1930): $1,671
Average farmhouse size (1940): 5.8 rooms
Number of farms (1920): 3,425
Average farm size (1920): 134.7 acres
Sources of settlement: Kentucky, Ohio, Ireland, Germany, New York, Virginia, and Pennsylvania
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Number of farms (1920): 3,425
Average farm size (1920): 134.7 acres
Sources of settlement: Kentucky, Ohio, Ireland, Germany, New York, Virginia, and Pennsylvania
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Springfield
Namesake: A traditional name
Founding: 1821 (platting); 1828 (post office); 1840 (incorporation)
Population (2020): 114,394
Population (historic): 2,579 (1840); 9,320 (1860); 19,743 (1880); 34,159 (1900); 71,864 (1930)
Periods of population growth: pre-1840–2010
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 9,958 (18.2%)
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Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 9,958 (18.2%)
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Outstanding Buildings
- Charles Boynton House (c. 1855), North Pleasant Plains Road, south of Prairie Creek Road. Cartwright. Greek Revival. Razed.
- Samuel Wilson House (c. 1865). 12043 Salisbury Road. Cartwright. Gothic Revival.
- John Broadwell Inn (1824). 12828 State Route 125. Cartwright.
- Jesse Oder House (c. 1850). 931 South Wake Road. Cartwright. Greek Revival.
- Joseph Miller Farm (1867). 3003 Parks Lane. Cooper. Italianate.
- Joseph Ross House (1868). 5200 Passfield Road. Cooper. Italianate.
- Benjamin Caldwell Farm (1876). 6711 South Veteran's Parkway. Curran. Italianate.
- George Power Farm (c. 1845). 485 West Barber Road. Fancy Creek.
- Cornelius Flagg Farm (1871–1872). 500 Old Tipton School Road. Fancy Creek. Italianate.
- John Gardner Farm (c. 1850). 7369 State Route 125. Gardner. Greek Revival.
- James Smith House (c. 1865). 16550 Old Jacksonville Road. Island Grove. Italianate.
- Arthur Pickrell House (c. 1895). 63 Roby Road. Mechanicsburg. Queen Anne.
- Frank Hornung House (c. 1870). 2993 Leach Road. Rochester. Italianate.
- Charles Broadwell House (c. 1835). 2851 Green Valley Road. Springfield. Greek Revival.
- Nathan Hussey House (c. 1875). 5465 Wolf Creek Road. Williams. Italianate.
- Thomas Strawbridge Farm (c. 1845). 5255 Shepherd Road. Woodside. Greek Revival.
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