A combined around 1,000 acres were listed for sale in Ford County recently; the overall value of all Ford County farms, hunting land and other rural land and acreage for sale was nearly $8 million. Ford County ranks 86th in the state for the combined amount of land currently advertised for sale. Among cities in Ford County with land and rural real estate 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.