Knox County, Illinois property search
Search an address or an owner in Knox County, Illinois with the box at the top of the map, or tap a lot, for its owner, lines and acreage. 33,239 lots are mapped here, covering 450,352 acres. 4,138 of them are held by institutions rather than by individuals.
Farmers and landowners in Knox County received $14.6 million in federal farm program payments in 2025, paid to 1,090 recipients. 554 acres of agricultural land here are disclosed as foreign-held, the most by owners from Canada. Crop insurance paid $1.9 million in claims for the 2024 crop year.
- 33,239
- Lots mapped
- 450,352
- Acres
- 4,138
- Institutional
Land use in Knox County
Parcels and acreage by land use in Knox County, Illinois| Land use | Parcels | Acres |
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| 0040 | 18,341 | 9,138 |
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| 0021 | 5,252 | 282,599 |
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| 0030 | 3,316 | 496 |
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| 0011 | 2,185 | 135,273 |
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| 0060 | 1,316 | 3,038 |
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| 0090 | 1,141 | 8,807 |
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| 0061 | 275 | 546 |
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| 0020 | 221 | 2,212 |
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| 0010 | 101 | 1,041 |
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| 0050 | 81 | 66 |
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| 0080 | 46 | 398 |
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| 0028 | 41 | 4,432 |
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Largest landowners in Knox County
Largest landowners by acreage in Knox County, Illinois| Owner | Parcels | Acres |
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| ANDERSON FAMILY FARMS LLLP | 31 | 2,240 |
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| VERLADEW LAND INC | 26 | 1,955 |
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| BLOCK FARMS INC % JOHN R BLOCK | 18 | 1,893 |
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| DOUG & MARSHA STROM FAMILY FARMS LLC | 28 | 1,573 |
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| LYNNBROOK FARMS LLP | 23 | 1,566 |
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| ACRES INC | 17 | 1,453 |
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| CITY OF GALESBURG ATTN: CITY CLERK | 59 | 1,441 |
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| GND FARMS LLC | 13 | 1,189 |
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| DGS LAND LLC | 12 | 1,171 |
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| GALESBURG COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | 15 | 1,158 |
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Companies, trusts and public agencies, ranked by acres held under the name on the assessor's file. Private individuals are not ranked. Largest landowners in Illinois
Federal farm payments in Knox County
- $14.6M
- Paid in 2025
- 1,090
- Recipients
Federal farm program payments by program in Knox County, Illinois, 2025| Program | Paid |
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| Emergency Commodity Assistance Program | $10.5M |
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| CRP Payment - Annual Rental | $2.5M |
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| Supplemental Disaster Relief Non-Spec Crops | $1.5M |
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| CRP Cost-Share Web-Based | $30K |
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| CRP - Continuous Pip | $30K |
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| Marketing Assistance for Specialty Crops | $2K |
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USDA Farm Service Agency payment files, 2025. Compare farm subsidies by county
Foreign-held farmland in Knox County
- 554
- Acres disclosed
- 9
- Holdings
Foreign-held agricultural land by country in Knox County, Illinois, 2024| Country | Acres |
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| Canada | 259 |
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| Italy | 118 |
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| Spain | 79 |
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| United Kingdom | 60 |
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| Mexico | 38 |
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Largest disclosed holders
Largest foreign holders of agricultural land in Knox County, Illinois| Holder (country) | Acres |
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| Storey Plains Wind Project, LLC (ITALY) | 118 |
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| Repsol US Renewables, LLC (SPAIN) | 79 |
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| Elba Solar, LLC (UNITED KINGDOM) | 39 |
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| ASARCO, INC. (MEXICO) | 38 |
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| Galesburg Solar, LLC (UNITED KINGDOM) | 21 |
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USDA Agricultural Foreign Investment Disclosure Act filings, holdings at the end of 2024. Only disclosed interests are counted. See foreign-owned farmland by county
Crop insurance in Knox County
- 1,566
- Policies
- 244,548
- Insured acres
- $1.9M
- Claims paid
- 0.20
- Loss ratio
Crop insurance claims by crop in Knox County, Illinois, 2024| Crop | Claims |
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| Soybeans | $944K |
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| Corn | $910K |
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| Pasture,Rangeland,Forage | $14K |
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| Wheat | $2K |
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USDA Risk Management Agency Summary of Business, 2024 crop year.
Conservation and the power grid
- 9,499
- CRP acres, 2025
- 10
- Substations
- 1
- 345 kV and up
- 345 kV
- Highest voltage
Conservation Reserve Program acres under contract (USDA FSA). Substations in service, from a public copy of the federal HIFLD layer.
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This copy of Knox County's records was taken on August 12, 2026. Assessment records, not a survey.