Barron County, Wisconsin

Founding: 1874 (declared in 1859)
Parent county: Polk

Namesake: Henry Barron, Wisconsin politician
Seat: Barron (1874–)

Land area: 863 square miles

Population (2020): 46,711

Population (historic): 7,024 (1880); 23,677 (1900); 34,301 (1930)

Periods of population growth: 1870–1950; 1970–2020

Subdivisions: Four cities; six villages; one CDP; 25 towns

Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 4,758 (19.9%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 53.2%

Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 8.1%

Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 5.8%

Average farmhouse value (1930): $1,513
Average outbuilding value (1930): $1,749
Average farmhouse size (1940): 5.8 rooms
Number of farms (1920): 4,516
Average farm size (1920): 46.3 acres
Sources of settlement: Norway, Minnesota, Germany, Sweden, and Canada
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Barron

Namesake: Henry Barron, Wisconsin politician

Founding: 1860 (platting); 1868 (post office); 1887 (incorporation)

Population (2020): 3,733

Population (historic): 183 (1880); 1,493 (1900); 1,863 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1880–1900; 1910–1950; 1970–2020
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 332 (21.5%)
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Outstanding Buildings

1. James Beckwith Farm (1888). 1696 131/2th Road. Barron. Eastlake.
2. Willard Dibbles House (c. 1905). 1201 15th Road. Barron. Classical Revival.

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