Ford County
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Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Illinois
- Founded
- February 17, 1859
- Named after
- Thomas Ford
- Seat
- Paxton
- Largest city
- Paxton
- Total
- 486 sq mi (1,260 km )
- Land
- 486 sq mi (1,260 km )
- Water
- 0.6 sq mi (1.6 km ) 0.1%
- Estimate 2025
- 13,216
- Density
- 27.8/sq mi (10.8/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−6 ( Central )
- Summer dst
- UTC−5 ( CDT )
- Congressional districts
- 2nd , 16th
- Website
- www .fordcountycourthouse .com
via Wikipedia infobox
Article
Ford County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. According to the 2020 United States census, it had a population of 13,534. Its county seat is Paxton. Ford County was part of the Champaign-Urbana Metropolitan Area until 2018, when the Office of Management and Budget removed the county from the area.
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