Total population (2010 census): 16355
Total population (1990 census): 14630
County seat: Marengo
Crop Statistics (2007 US Census of Agriculture)
Cereals | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
Maize=Corn | 560 | 135084 | 23265887 bu | |
Sorghum | 2 | D | D | |
Wheat for Grain, Total | 2 | D | D | |
Oats | 36 | 711 | 42904 bu | |
Rye | 1 | D | D | |
Grain Legumes | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
Soybean | 477 | 76083 | 3994895 bu | |
Forages | Farms | Acres | Yield (tons) | |
Total Hay* | 360 | 15195 | 56254 | |
Alfalfa Hay | 318 | 13319 | 52168 | |
Small Grain Hay | 17 | 352 | 938 | |
Tame Hay | 50 | 1463 | 3057 | |
Wild Hay | 5 | 61 | 91 | |
All Haylage, Grass Silage & Greenchop | 21 | 469 | 4451 | |
Corn for Silage or Greenchop | 65 | 2758 | 62930 | |
Vegetables | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
Asparagus | 2 | D | ||
Snap Beans | 7 | 2 | ||
Mustard Greens | 1 | D | ||
Parsley | 1 | D | ||
Chinese Peas | 6 | 1 | ||
Potatoes | 7 | 1 | ||
Pumpkins | 3 | D | ||
Sweet Corn | 5 | D | ||
Tomatoes | 2 | D | ||
Turnips | 9 | 1 | ||
Turnip Greens | 1 | D | ||
Watermelons | 1 | D | ||
Fruits and Nuts | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
Apples | 10 | D | ||
Peaches | 6 | 2 | ||
Pears | 6 | 1 | ||
Plums and Prunes | 6 | 1 | ||
Other Noncitrus Fruit | 7 | D | ||
Chestnuts | 1 | D | ||
Blackberries | 6 | D | ||
Raspberries | 6 | D | ||
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) |
Flower Seeds | 1 | - | D | D |
Potted Flowering Plants | 2 | D | D | D |
Floriculture Crops | 3 | D | D | D |
*Alfalfa, grass silage, green chops etc.
(-) = Represents zero.
(D) = Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms.
(NA) = Not Available.
(X) = Not Applicable.
(Z) = Less than half of the unit shown.
Crop Statistics (1997 US Census of Agriculture)
Cereals | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
Maize=Corn | 614 | 112493 | 14753816 bu | |
Wheat for Grain, Total | 7 | 427 | 22465 bu | |
Oats | 167 | 3601 | 261835 bu | |
Rye | 5 | 45 | 1421 bu | |
Grain Legumes | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
Soybean | 573 | 76935 | 3789169 bu | |
Forages | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
Total Hay* | 453 | 20944 | 64559 tons, dry | |
Alfalfa Hay | 403 | 17047 | 56207 tons, dry | |
Small Grain Hay | 44 | 859 | 1521 tons, dry | |
Tame Hay | 68 | 1838 | 3255 tons, dry | |
Wild Hay | 10 | 285 | 475 tons dry | |
Grass Silage | 20 | 915 | 9300 tons, grn | |
Corn for Silage | 92 | 2739 | 44028 tons, grn | |
Sorghum for Silage | 7 | 118 | 1300 tons, grn | |
Vegetables | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
Pumpkins | 10 | 28 | ||
Sweet Corn | 6 | 55 | ||
Watermelons | 3 | D | ||
Fruits | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
Apples | 5 | 8 | D | |
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) |
Nursery and Greenhouse Crops | 3 | D | D | D |
Cut Christmas Trees Harvested | 3 | X | 10 | D |
*Alfalfa, grass silage, green chops etc.
(-) = Represents zero.
(D) = Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms.
(NA) = Not Available.
(X) = Not Applicable.
(Z) = Less than half of the unit shown.
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