The total value of farms and rural land for sale in Ford County, Illinois, recently on Land.com was $7 million. This represents 1,000 acres of farms, hunting land and other rural land and acreage for sale in Ford County. Ford County ranks 94th in Illinois for the combined amount of land currently advertised for sale. Paxton had 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.