Dodge County, Minnesota

Founding: 1855
Parent counties: Rice and unorganized territory

Namesake: Henry Dodge, Wisconsin governor
Seat: Mantorville (1855–)

Land area: 439 square miles

Population (2020): 20,867

Population (historic): 3,797 (1860); 11,344 (1880); 13,340 (1900); 12,127 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1860–1880; 1890s; 1970s; 1990–2010

Subdivisions: Six cities; 12 townships

Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 1,769 (21.6%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 60.3%
Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 4.1%

Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 5.7%

Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 8.9%

Average farmhouse value (1930): $1,843
Average outbuilding value (1930): $2,368
Number of farms (1920): 1,636
Average farm size (1920): 128 acres
Sources of settlement: Wisconsin, New York, and Norway
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Mantorville

Namesake: The Mantor family, who owned property in the area

Founding: 1854 (platting); 1854 (incorporation); 1855 (post office)

Population (2020): 1,111

Population (historic): 280 (1860); 477 (1880); 602 (1900); 387 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1860–1870; 1890s; 1930s; 1970–2010
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 60 (14%)
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Outstanding Buildings

1. Ole Carlson Farm (1880). 68716 270th Road. Canisteo. Italianate.
2. Andrew Holtermann House (c. 1878). 26714 690th Road. Canisteo. Italianate.
3. Perry Nelson Farm (c. 1870). 21688 560th Road. Concord. Italianate.

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