
Total population (2000 census): 104,093
County seat: Danville
CropSELECT
Cereals, Pseudocereals, Oilseeds
Industrial, Fiber
Forages
Vegetables
Fruits and Nuts
Herb, Aromatic, Medicinal, and Bioactive
Crop Statistics (US Census of Agriculture)
| 1997 | 1992 | |||||||
| Cereals | Farms | Acres | Yield | Farms | Acres | Yield | ||
| Maize=Corn | 307 | 66663 | 8034070 bu | 441 | 73160 | 10519577 bu | ||
| Wheat | 100 | 5086 | 283757 bu | 121 | 4752 | 233675 bu | ||
| Oats | 8 | 155 | 8410 bu | 21 | 375 | 15997 bu | ||
| Forages | Farms | Acres | Yield | Farms | Acres | Yield | ||
| Total Hay* | 267 | 6489 | 18629 tons, dry | 294 | 6399 | 18006 tons, dry | ||
| Alfalfa Hay | 214 | 4774 | 15163 tons, dry | 250 | 4940 | 14274 tons, dry | ||
| Small Grain Hay | 10 | 95 | 217 tons, dry | 15 | 166 | 312 tons, dry | ||
| Tame Hay | 76 | 1424 | 2911 tons, dry | 57 | 1114 | 3040 tons, dry | ||
| Wild Hay | 10 | 68 | 129 tons, dry | 8 | 62 | 137 tons, dry | ||
| Grass Silage | 7 | 128 | 632 tons, grn | 5 | 117 | 731 tons, grn | ||
| Corn for Silage | 9 | 242 | 3865 tons, grn | 16 | 464 | 8588 tons, grn | ||
| Grain Legumes | Farms | Acres | Yield | Farms | Acres | Yield | ||
| Soybean | 306 | 64551 | 2786357 bu | 453 | 72145 | 3048710 bu | ||
| Vegetables | Farms | Acres | Yield | Farms | Acres | Yield | ||
| Pumpkins | 6 | 31 | 8 | 18 | ||||
| Sweet Corn | 7 | 65 | 10 | 35 | ||||
| Tomatoes | NA | 5 | 3 | |||||
| Fruits | Farms | Acres | Yield | Farms | Acres | Yield | ||
| Apples | 13 | D | 36103 Trees | 18 | 316 | 21814 lbs | ||
| Nursery and Greenhouse Crops, Cut Christmas Trees Harvested, Mushrooms, and Sod Grown for Sale | Farms | Sq. ft. under glass or other protection | Acres in the open | Sales ($1,000) | Farms | Sq. ft. under glass or other protection | Acres in the open | Sales ($1,000) |
| Nursery and Greenhouse Crops | 14 | D | 136 | 612 | 7 | 100500 | D | 2441 |
| Floriculture Crops | 3 | D | D | D | 4 | D | D | 720 |
| Bedding/Garden Plants | 3 | D | D | D | 4 | D | D | 720 |
| Cut Christmas Trees Harvested | 10 | X | 53 | 204 | NA | |||
| Other Nursery and Greenhouse Crops | 6 | D | 79 | D | NA | |||
*Alfalfa, grass silage, green chops etc.
D=Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms.
NA=Not Available
X=Not applicable.