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Williamson County, Illinois

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Founding:  1839 Parent county:  Franklin Namesake:  Hugh Williamson, North Carolina politician Seat:  Marion (1839–) Land area:  420 square miles Population (2020):  67,153 Population (historic):  4,457 (1840); 12,205 (1860); 19,324 (1880); 27,796 (1900); 53,880 (1930) Periods of population growth:  pre-1840–1920; 1960–2020 Subdivisions:  Six cities; nine villages; two CDPs Pre-1940 residences (estimated):  4,203 (13.4%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate:  40.2% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940):  3.9% Farm housing in disrepair (1950):  14.5% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950):  8.7% Average farmhouse value (1930):  $815 Average outbuilding value (1930):  $499 Average farmhouse size (1940):  4.5 rooms Number of farms (1920):  2,620 Average farm size (1920):  69.9 acres Sources of settlement:  Tennessee and Kentucky ______________________________________________...