Land for sale in Illinois's Ford County recently totaled nearly $4 million and approximately 1,000 acres. Ford County ranks 93rd in the Land of Lincoln for the total number of acres of land currently advertised for sale. Of all locations in Ford County with farms, hunting land and other rural land and acreage for sale, Paxton featured the most land for sale. Ford County is the 58th largest county (486 square miles) in Illinois. It's located in the Central Illinois region of the state.