Welcome to Ford County ...
Time Zone: Ford County lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time.
The community of Paxton is the Seat for Ford County.
Ford County was founded in 1859 and was created by taking area from Kankakee County.
From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Ford had a population of 12,961 people. This is a decrease of 7.95% since the last Census (which gave a population of 14,081 people in 2010).
At the time of the 2010 Census, Ford represented 0.11% of the total population of Illinois.
Below are some of the communities located in Ford County:
- Cabery
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Elliott
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Gibson City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Gibson City is located in Ford County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,275 people
- Gibson City has also been known as:
- Gibson
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gibson City <2>
- Kempton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Melvin
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Paxton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Piper City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Roberts
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sibley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
Websites of Interest ...
- Websites specific to Illinois
- Websites specific to Ford County
- Websites for nearby counties
- Champaign County
- Iroquois County
- Kankakee County
- Livingston County
- McLean County
- Vermilion County
- Cemetery Information and Directories
Footnotes ...
| <1> | On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |