From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Ford County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. According to the 2010 census, it had a population of 14,081. Its county seat is Paxton. Ford County is part of the ChampaignâUrbana, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Ripon, WI. Online Offers. Ripon is a city in Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin, United States. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 6,828. The City of Ripon's official website claims the city's current population to be 7,701. The city is surrounded by the Town of Ripon. Ripon, named for the English cathedral city of Ripon, North Yorkshire, was founded in 1849 by David P. Mapes, a former New York steamboat captain.
As of 2005, Mequon was the third-largest city in terms of land area in the state of Wisconsin. Freistadt. Freistadt is a neighborhood of the city of Mequon. The community's name means free city in German. Originally in the Town of Mequon, the area was added to the City of Mequon through annexation.