Grant County, Wisconsin

Founding: 1837
Parent county: Iowa

Namesake: Uncertain—perhaps the Grant River
Seat: Lancaster (1837–)

Land area: 1,147 square miles

Population (2020): 51,938

Population (historic): 3,926 (1840); 31,189 (1860); 37,852 (1880); 38,881 (1900); 38,469 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1840–1870; 1890–1920; 1930–1980; 1990–2020

Subdivisions: Five cities; 14 villages; three CDPs; 32 towns

Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 5,520 (25.1%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 60.9%
Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 9.4%

Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 6.6%

Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 5.4%

Average farmhouse value (1930): $1,759
Average outbuilding value (1930): $2,364
Average farmhouse size (1940): 6.6 rooms
Number of farms (1920): 4,022
Average farm size (1920): 96.5 acres
Sources of settlement: Germany, England, New York, Ireland, Ohio, Illinois, and Norway
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Lancaster

Namesake: Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Founding: 1837 (platting); 1837 (post office); 1856 (incorporation)

Population (2020): 3,907

Population (historic): 1,069 (1880); 2,403 (1900); 2,432 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1880–1900; 1910s; 1930–1990; 2010s
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 608 (34.2%)
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Outstanding Buildings

1. Stonefield / Nelson Dewey Estate (1865–1868). 12195 Road VV. Cassville. Gothic Revival.
2. Lewis Okey Farm (c. 1870). 10028 Road Y. Cassville. Italianate. Razed.
3. Enoch Groom Farm (c. 1865). 10461 Road Y. Cassville. Italianate.
4. Mount Zion Methodist Church (1871). Road K and Mount Zion Road. North Lancaster. Greek Revival.
5. William Humphrey Farm (1873). 10347 Humphrey Road. Patch Grove. Greek Revival.
6. Jared Warner House (c. 1855). 10374 US Highway 18. Patch Grove. Greek Revival.

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