Henry County, Illinois Statistics
Welcome to Henry County
Henry County is comprised of 823.21 square miles of land. Total land area of the
state is 55,583.58 square miles. Henry County is just 16 miles from the
Mississippi River and is primarily made up of rolling farmland and is well known
for hog and cattle production. In 2011, Henry County had the fourth highest
bushel per acre yield of soybeans in the state. The population density is 62
persons per square mile as compared to the state’s 223 persons per square mile.
County seat: Cambridge
County population: 50,486
Agricultural Statistics
Henry County (2011)
Total acres harvested (all crops)
Total soybean acres harvested
Average soybean yield
Total soybean yield
Total receipts for all crops (2010)
Total receipts for soybeans (2010)
399,050 acres
144,700 acres
60.0 bushels per acre
8,679,000 bushels
$236,962,000
$76,913,000
Henry County from the 2007 census (last available data)
Number of farms
1,473
Land in acres
489,903 acres
Average size of farms
333 acres
Henry County ranking
9th in receipts for crops in Illinois (2010)
10th in soybean acres in Illinois
Statewide (2011)
Total acres farmland (all crops)
Total soybean acres harvested
Total soybean yield
Average soybean yield
Number of farms
Average size of farms (2010)
Total receipts for all crops (2010)
Total receipts for soybeans (2010)
22,899,000 acres
8,860,000 acres
416,420,000 bushels
47 bushels per acre
74,600
351 acres
$14,856,796,000
$4,955,398,000
Sources: USDA NASS-IL STATS; USDA Economic Research Service; US Census Bureau 2010; 2007 USDA Ag Census
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