Richland County, Wisconsin

Founding: 1850 (declared in 1842)
Parent counties: Crawford and Sauk

Namesake: A descriptive name
Seat: Richland Center (1852–)

Land area: 586 square miles

Population (2020): 17,304

Population (historic): 903 (1850); 15,731 (1870); 19,483 (1900); 19,525 (1930)

Periods of population growth: 1850–1900; 1910s; 1930s; 1970–2010

Subdivisions: One city; five villages; two CDPs; 16 towns

Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 2,824 (31.6%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 56.5%
Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 4%

Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 9.3%

Average farmhouse value (1930): $1,591
Average outbuilding value (1930): $1,901
Average farmhouse size (1940): 6.5 rooms
Number of farms (1920): 2,533
Average farm size (1920): 73.8 acres
Sources of settlement: Ohio, Indiana, New York, Germany, Pennsylvania, Norway, and Ireland
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Richland Center

Namesake: The city's central location within Richland County

Founding: 1851 (platting); 1854 (post office); 1866 (incorporation)

Population (2020): 5,114

Population (historic): 1,227 (1880); 2,321 (1900); 3,632 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1880–1970; 1980–2010
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 803 (32.4%)
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