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 ________________________...