Land for sale in Ford County recently totaled almost $4 million and 1,000 acres. Ford County ranks 91st in the Inland Empire for the total number of acres of land currently advertised for sale. Among cities in Ford County with farms, hunting land and other rural land and acreage for sale, Paxton had the most land for sale. Ford County is the 58th biggest county (486 square miles) in Illinois. It's located in the Central Illinois region of Illinois.