Trempealeau County, Wisconsin


Founding: 1855 (declared in 1854)
Parent counties: Buffalo, Crawford, Jackson, and La Crosse
Namesake: The Trempealeau River
Seat: Galesville (1855–1876); Arcadia (1876–1877); Whitehall (1877–)
Land area: 733 square miles
Population (2020): 30,760
Population (historic): 2,560 (1860); 17,189 (1880); 23,114 (1900); 23,910 (1930)
Periods of population growth: pre-1860–1900; 1910s; 1930s; 1970s; 1990–2020
Subdivisions: Six cities; five villages; one CDP; 15 towns
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 3,003 (22.9%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 59.3%
Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 7.1%
Average farmhouse value (1930): $1,737
Average outbuilding value (1930): $2,042
Average farmhouse size (1940): 6.5 rooms
Number of farms (1920): 3,138
Average farm size (1920): 86.1 acres
Sources of settlement: Norway, Germany, New York, Poland, Minnesota, and Sweden
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Whitehall
 
Namesake: A traditional name
Founding: 1860 (platting); 1861 (post office); 1887 (incorporation)
Population (2020): 1,645
Population (historic): 267 (1880); 600 (1900); 915 (1930)
Periods of population growth: pre-1880–1980; 1990s
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 125 (16.5%)
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Outstanding Buildings

  1. St. Michael Catholic Church (1920). 27771 Church Hill Road. Arcadia. Gothic Revival.
  2. Tamarack Lutheran Church (1926). 24241 Norway Valley Road. Arcadia. Romanesque.
  3. James McDonah Farm (c. 1860). 21205 South Street. Caledonia. Greek Revival. Razed.
  4. Ole Onsrud Farm (1895). 23693 Linrude Road. Ettrick.
  5. French Creek Lutheran Church (c. 1905). 22953 Road T. Ettrick. Gothic Revival.
  6. John Jones House (c. 1895). 19476 Daulton Road. Gale. Eastlake.
  7. Isaac Gallaway Farm (c. 1855). 19565 Road T. Gale. Greek Revival.
  8. Alexander Arnold House (1874). 19408 Silver Creek Road. Gale. Italianate.
  9. Louis Bornitz Farm (c. 1855). 14323 State Route 54. Gale. Greek Revival.
  10. Lars Swaim Farm (c. 1900). 43212 Road O. Hale. Eastlake.
  11. Ole Romundstad Farm (c. 1890). 15954 Williams Road. Unity. Eastlake.
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