Woodford County, Illinois
Metamora Real Estate and Local Guide
Metamora is a small central Illinois village that served as the Woodford County seat from 1843 to 1896 and preserves its 19th-century courthouse and historic core.
Living in Metamora
Home to one of only two surviving Eighth Judicial Circuit courthouses in Illinois where Abraham Lincoln practiced law. Source: en.wikipedia.org
IncomeAbout $99,091 median household
EducationAbout 54.6% hold a bachelor's or higher
CountyWoodford County
Homes in Metamora
Owner-occupiedAbout 90.7% of housing units
Single-family detached homesAbout 81.2% of housing
Median home valueAbout $209,800
Source: ACS 2023
What makes Metamora home
Metamora Courthouse State Historic Site
Source: en.wikipedia.org
Greek Revival courthouse built in 1845 where Abraham Lincoln practiced law on the Eighth Judicial Circuit
Adlai E. Stevenson I Home
Source: historicmetamora.org
Restored home of the U.S. Vice President under Grover Cleveland, now a local history museum
Lincoln-Douglas Park
Source: historicmetamora.org
Marks the Page's Grove site where Lincoln and Douglas gave 1858 campaign speeches, with a granite boulder placed in 1911
Black Partridge Park
Source: en.wikipedia.org
Woodford County park named for one of the village's earlier post office names