Bureau County, Illinois
Ladd Real Estate and Local Guide
Ladd is a small former coal-mining village in Bureau County that grew after the Whitebreast Fuel Company platted the town in 1888 and was incorporated in 1890. The mine closed in 1924, and the village today functions as a quiet residential community within the Ottawa Micropolitan Statistical Area.
Living in Ladd
The village is best known for a Vietnam War-era tank displayed in the center of its War Memorial Park. Source: en.wikipedia.org
IncomeAbout $73,646 median household
EducationAbout 18.8% hold a bachelor's or higher
CountyBureau County
Homes in Ladd
Detached single-family homesRoughly 88.5% of housing units
Median owner-occupied home valueAbout $123,600
- About 78.5% of occupied housing units are owner-occupied, reflecting a settled small-village population.
Source: ACS 2023
What makes Ladd home
War Memorial Park
Source: en.wikipedia.org
Village park on South Main Avenue best known for a Vietnam War-era tank displayed at its center
Ladd World War I Memorial Monument
Source: villageofladd.com
Gray monumental-stone soldier statue in War Memorial Park, dedicated in 1919
War Memorial Park
Source: villageofladd.com
Central village park with veterans memorials and the displayed tank on Illinois Route 89