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Paxton has several bridges over the Canadian National (Illinois Central) mainline.. According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Paxton has a total area of 3.04 square miles (7.87 km 2), of which 3.04 square miles (7.87 km 2) (or 99.77%) is land and 0.01 square miles (0.03 km 2) (or 0.23%) is water.
The buildings were built in 1887 to provide a steady water supply to Paxton. Prior to their construction, Paxton had considerable difficulty with its water supply; a fire which destroyed much of the city's downtown in 1870 had been exacerbated by the fire department's low water supply, and an artesian well project started in 1872 was ...
The Dunnan–Hampton House is an historic building in Paxton, Illinois, United States. It was built in 1897 and purchased by the Dunnan family in 1900. Distinctive features include the cupola, stained glass window, and hand-carved ornate woodwork. [2] It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on May 22, 2007.
The Paxton First Schoolhouse, located at 406 E. Franklin St., is the oldest remaining building in Paxton, Illinois. Built in 1856-57, the building served as the first school in Paxton. It was also used as a church and a meeting hall by many of Paxton's early settlers.
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. [1] Its county seat is Paxton. [2] 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.
The Paxton Carnegie Library is governed by a nine-member board of trustees which meets the first Wednesday of each month. Today, the library houses over 26,000 volumes, subscriptions to 73 periodicals for adults and 10 for children and 4 newspapers, 1,000 videos, 300 audio books, microfilm, vertical files, city and county history information ...
Patton Township is located in Ford County, Illinois.As of the 2020 census, its population was 5,253 and it contained 2,332 housing units. [1] It was named Prairie City Township when established as a township in Vermilion County; its name was changed to Patton Township on September 14, 1857.
Gustaf J. Johnson (September 8, 1872 - August 12, 1944) was an immigrant to the United States from Sweden who became a mayor of Paxton, Illinois and a state legislator for 16 years from 1920 to 1936. [ 1 ]