Cumberland County, Illinois
Founding: 1843 Parent county: Coles Namesake: The Cumberland Road (or National Road), which bisects the county Seat: Greenup (1843–1855); Prairie City (1855–1856); Toledo (1856–) Land area: 346 square miles Population (2020): 10,450 Population (historic): 3,718 (1850); 12,223 (1870); 15,433 (1890); 14,281 (1910); 10,419 (1930) Periods of population growth: pre-1850–1900; 1930s; 1970s; 1990s Subdivisions: One city; six villages; eight townships Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 1,084 (22.2%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 36.1% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 1.6% Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 11.7% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 8.2% Average farmhouse value (1930): $1,003 Average outbuilding value (1930): $610 Average farmhouse size (1940): 5.2 rooms Number of farms (1920): 1,982 Average farm size (1920): 90.1 acres Sources of settl...