Cass County, Illinois
Founding: 1837 Parent county: Morgan Namesake: Lewis Cass, Michigan politician Seat: Beardstown (1837–1875); Virginia (1875–) Land area: 376 square miles Population (2020): 13,042 Population (historic): 2,981 (1840); 11,325 (1860); 14,493 (1880); 17,222 (1900); 16,537 (1930) Periods of population growth: pre-1840–1920; 1970s; 1990s Subdivisions: Two cities; seven villages; 11 townships Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 1,797 (30.8%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 48.6% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 14.3% Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 9.3% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 13.4% Average farmhouse value (1930): $2,215 Average outbuilding value (1930): $1,802 Average farmhouse size (1940): 5.8 rooms Number of farms (1920): 1,164 Average farm size (1920): 144 acres Sources of settlement: Germany, Ohio, Kentucky, Pennsylvania, and Vi...