Bureau County, Illinois

Founding: 1837
Parent county: Putnam

Namesake: Big Bureau Creek
Seat: Princeton (1837–)

Land area: 869 square miles

Population (2020): 33,244

Population (historic): 3,067 (1840); 26,426 (1860); 33,172 (1880); 41,112 (1900); 38,845 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1840–1910; 1940s; 1960–1980

Subdivisions: Two cities; 20 villages; 25 townships

National Register listings: 19

Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 5,694 (36.3%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 62.4%
Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 12.2%

Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 3.9%

Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 4.6%

Average farmhouse value (1930): $2,595
Average outbuilding value (1930): $2,983

Average farmhouse size (1940): 7.4 rooms
Number of farms (1920): 3,203
Average farm size (1920): 143.2 acres
Sources of settlement: Pennsylvania, Germany, Ohio, New York, Sweden, Ireland, and England
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Princeton

Namesake: Unclear—possibly Princeton, New Jersey

Founding: 1832 (platting); 1833 (post office); 1849 (incorporation)

Population (2020): 7,832

Population (historic): 2,473 (1860); 3,439 (1880); 4,023 (1900); 4,762 (1930)

Periods of population growth: 1832–1880; 1890–1910; 1920–1980; 1990–2020
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 1,277 (32.6%)
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Outstanding Buildings

1. Alanson Benson Farm (c. 1875). 8480 Road 2040 East. Arispie. Italianate.
2. Joseph Ioder House Ruins (c. 1850). Kentville Road, east of Road 2050 East. Arispie.
3. Fryar Jobling House (c. 1855). 17182 Road 1000 North. Indiantown. Greek Revival.
4. James Williams Farm (c. 1875). 25639 Road 2800 North. LaMoille. Italianate.
5. *Isaac Norris Farm (1870). 24208 Road 2950 East. LaMoille. Italianate.
6. Solomon Williams House (c. 1870). 28517 Road 3000 East. LaMoille. Gothic Revival/Italianate.
7. Horace Pickering House (c. 1840). 25120 US Highway 34. LaMoille. Federal. Razed.
8. John Warfield House (c. 1875). 1240 North 6th Street. Princeton. Italianate.
9. William Moseley House (c. 1850). 21274 Road 1300 North. Princeton.
10. James Davis House (c. 1850). 21777 Road 1365 North. Princeton. Greek Revival.
11. *Denham–Lovejoy House (c. 1835/1850). 905 East Peru Street. Princeton. Greek Revival.
12. Richard Harrison House (c. 1870). 22167 US Highway 6. Princeton. Gothic Revival.
13. John Searl House (c. 1870). 25457 Road 1275 North. Selby. Italianate.
14. *Henry Hassler Farm (c. 1845). 14499 Road 2775 East. Selby. Greek Revival.