Norman County, Minnesota

Founding: 1881
Parent county: Polk

Namesake: Uncertain—likely the county's large Norwegian population
Seat: Ada (1881–)

Land area: 873 square miles

Population (2020): 6,441

Population (historic): 10,618 (1890); 13,446 (1910); 14,061 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1890–1900; 1910s

Subdivisions: Eight cities; 24 townships

Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 1,012 (29.4%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 36.7%

Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 7.3%

Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 4.3%

Average farmhouse value (1930): $1,323
Average outbuilding value (1930): $1,498
Average farmhouse size (1940): 5.7 rooms
Number of farms (1920): 1,940
Average farm size (1920): 206.8 acres
Sources of settlement: Norway, Wisconsin, and Germany
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Ada

Namesake: Perhaps Ada Fisher, daughter of a railroad official

Founding: 1874 (platting); 1876 (post office); 1881 (incorporation)

Population (2020): 1,740

Population (historic): 138 (1880); 1,253 (1900); 1,285 (1930)

Periods of population growth: 1880–1910; 1930s
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 154 (17.6%)
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