Green County, Wisconsin

 

Founding: 1837
Parent county: Iowa

Namesake: Nathanael Greene, Continental Army general
Seat: New Mexico (1837–1839); Monroe (1839–)

Land area: 584 square miles

Population (2020): 37,093

Population (historic): 8,566 (1850); 23,611 (1870); 22,732 (1890); 21,641 (1910); 21,870 (1930)

Periods of population growth: 1840–1870; 1880s; 1920–2020

Subdivisions: Two cities; four villages; one CDP; 16 townships

Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 4,354 (27.3%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 74.5%
Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 9.2%

Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 2.2%

Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 5.3%

Average farmhouse value (1930): $2,495
Average outbuilding value (1930): $3,374
Average farmhouse size (1940): 7.1 rooms
Number of farms (1920): 2,330
Average farm size (1920): 116.2 acres
Sources of settlement: New York, Pennsylvania, Switzerland, Germany, Norway, Ohio, and Ireland
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Monroe

Namesake: James Monroe, U.S. president

Founding: 1839 (platting); 1839 (post office); 1882 (incorporation)

Population (2020): 10,661

Population (historic): 939 (1860); 3,293 (1880); 3,927 (1900); 5,015 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1860–1870; 1880–2000
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 1,213 (23.9%)
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Outstanding Buildings

1. Noah Phelps House (c. 1870). 2343 Bethel Road. Clarno.
2. John Freitag Farm (c. 1920). 8719 Marty Road. New Glarus. Tudor Revival/Craftsman.
3. Nicholas Freitag Farm (1906). 7053 State Route 69. Washington. Classical Revival.

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