Pope County, Illinois
Founding: 1816 Parent counties: Gallatin and Johnson Namesake: Nathaniel Pope, Illinois politician Seat: Golconda (1816–) Land area: 369 square miles Population (2020): 3,763 Population (historic): 2,610 (1820); 3,975 (1850); 11,437 (1870); 13,585 (1900); 7,996 (1930) Periods of population growth: pre-1820–1840; 1850–1890; 1970s; 1990–2010 Subdivisions: One city; one village Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 598 (21.5%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 23.7% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 4.2% Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 17.8% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 10.4% Average farmhouse value (1930): $533 Average outbuilding value (1930): $420 Average farmhouse size (1940): 4.1 rooms Number of farms (1920): 1,587 Average farm size (1920): 82.2 acres Sources of settlement: Tennessee, Kentucky, Virginia, and Germany _________________...