Wright County, Iowa

Founding: 1855 (declared in 1851)
Parent county: Unorganized territory
Namesake: Uncertain—perhaps Silas Wright, New York governor
Seat: Eagleville (1855–1858); Goldfield (1858–1866); Clarion (1866–)
Land area: 580 square miles
Population (2020): 12,943
Population (historic): 2,392 (1870); 12,057 (1890); 17,951 (1910); 20,216 (1930)
Periods of population growth: pre-1870–1900; 1910s; 1990s
Subdivisions: Eight cities; 16 townships
National Register listings: 10
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 2,554 (39.2%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 45.8%

Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 2.3%

Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 4.7%

Average farmhouse value (1930): $2,132
Average outbuilding value (1930): $2,934
Average farmhouse size (1940): 6.8 rooms
Number of farms (1920): 1,927
Average farm size (1920): 160.7 acres
Sources of settlement: Iowa, Illinois, Germany, New York, Wisconsin, Norway, and Ohio
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Clarion

 
Namesake: Clarion, Pennsylvania
Founding: 1866 (platting as Grant); 1867 (post office); 1881 (incorporation)
Population (2020): 2,810
Population (historic): 147 (1880); 1,475 (1900); 2,578 (1930)
Periods of population growth: 1866–1920; 1930–1960; 1970s; 1990s
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 576 (42.3%)
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Outstanding Buildings

1. *Farm (c. 1920). 1605 Taylor Road. Iowa. Georgian Revival.