Vermilion County, Illinois

Founding: 1826
Parent county: Clark

Namesake: The Vermilion River
Seat: Danville (1827–)

Land area: 898 square miles

Population (2020): 74,188

Population (historic): 5,836 (1830); 11,492 (1850); 30,388 (1870); 65,635 (1900); 89,339 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1830–1930; 1940–1970

Subdivisions: Three cities; 18 villages; one CDP; 19 townships

Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 12,742 (35.3%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 45.1%
Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 6.7%

Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 8.5%

Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 8.6%

Average farmhouse value (1930): $1,963
Average outbuilding value (1930): $1,562

Average farmhouse size (1940): 6.1 rooms
Number of farms (1920): 3,587
Average farm size (1920): 133.6 acres
Sources of settlement: Indiana, Ohio, Kentucky, Germany, and Pennsylvania
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Danville

Namesake: Uncertain—perhaps Danville, Virginia; or Danville, Kentucky

Founding: 1827 (platting); 1827 (post office); 1839 (incorporation)

Population (2020): 29,204

Population (historic): 503 (1840); 1,632 (1860); 7,733 (1880); 16,354 (1900); 36,765 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1840–1970; 1990s
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 6,429 (43.9%)
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Outstanding Buildings

1. Fairview / Harvey Sconce Estate (1908). 7131 East 370 North. Carroll. Classical Revival.
2. Thomas Rice Farm (1879). 9949 East 370 North. Carroll. Italianate.
3. Josiah Sandusky Farm (c. 1870). 12033 East 580N. Carroll. Italianate.
4. Abraham Sandusky Farm (c. 1870). Catlin–Indianola Road, south of 650 North. Carroll. Italianate. Razed.
5. Vermilion Grove Friends Meeting House (1884). 3760 North 1500 East. Elwood. Romanesque.
6. John Cole Farm (c. 1875). 13877 Indianola–Ridge Farm Road. Elwood. Italianate.
7. Joseph Cunningham House (c. 1870). North Dixie Highway, south of East 4200 North. Grant. Italianate. Razed.
8. Corydon Campbell Farm (c. 1860). 19023 Poland Road. Newell. Greek Revival/Italianate.
9. Philip Cadle House (1891). 17492 Attica Road. Ross. Queen Anne.
10. Mann's Chapel (1857). Mann's Chapel Road, west of State Route 1. Ross. Greek Revival.

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