Macon County, Illinois
Founding: 1829
Parent county: Unorganized territory
Namesake: Nathaniel Macon, North Carolina politician
Seat: Decatur (1829–)
Seat: Decatur (1829–)
Land area: 581 square miles
Population (2020): 103,998
Population (historic): 1,122 (1830); 3,988 (1850); 26,481 (1870); 44,003 (1900); 81,731 (1930)
Periods of population growth: pre-1830–1980
Subdivisions: Three cities; nine villages; one CDP; 17 townships
National Register listings: 12
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 9,589 (19%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 43.1%
Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 12.5%
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 43.1%
Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 12.5%
Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 4.9%
Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 4.2%
Average farmhouse value (1930): $2,161Average outbuilding value (1930): $1,957
Average farmhouse size (1940): 6.1 rooms
Number of farms (1920): 2,528
Average farm size (1920): 131.8 acres
Sources of settlement: Ohio, Pennsylvania, Indiana, Kentucky, Germany, Ireland, and New York
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Number of farms (1920): 2,528
Average farm size (1920): 131.8 acres
Sources of settlement: Ohio, Pennsylvania, Indiana, Kentucky, Germany, Ireland, and New York
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Decatur
Namesake: Stephen Decatur, U.S. naval officer
Founding: 1829 (platting); 1831 (post office); 1839 (incorporation)
Population (2020): 70,522
Population (historic): 3,839 (1860); 9,547 (1880); 20,754 (1900); 57,510 (1930)
Periods of population growth: pre-1860–1980
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 7,241 (20.3%)
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Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 7,241 (20.3%)
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Outstanding Buildings
- *Joseph Trobaugh Log House (c. 1847/1860). 1495 Brozio Lane. Decatur.
- *William Ritchie House (c. 1875). 5 Michelle Lane. Illini. Italianate.
- *William Baird House (1867). 15093 North Wood Street. Maroa. Italianate.
- *Eli Ulery Farm (c. 1865). 7206 Sefton Road. Mount Zion. Italianate.
- *Andrew Clarkson House (c. 1870). County Line Road, north of Cabin Road. Oakley. Italianate.
- *Harvey Richards Farm (c. 1875). 12267 Riley Road. South Macon. Second Empire.
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