Vilas County, Wisconsin

Founding: 1893
Parent county: Oneida
Namesake: William Vilas, Wisconsin politician
Seat: Eagle River (1893–)
Land area: 857 square miles
Population (2020): 23,047
Population (historic): 4,929 (1900); 6,019 (1910); 5,649 (1920); 7,294 (1930)
Periods of population growth: pre-1900–1910; 1920–1950; 1960–2020
Subdivisions: One city; two CDPs; 14 towns
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 2,427 (9.3%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 49.1%

Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 14.4%

Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 4.8%

Average farmhouse value (1930): $1,392
Average outbuilding value (1930): $1,256

Average farmhouse size (1940): 4.5 rooms

Number of farms (1920): 417
Average farm size (1920): 23.3 acres
Sources of settlement: Wisconsin, Germany, Russia, Canada, Norway, Sweden, and Finland
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Eagle River

 
Namesake: Eagle River
Founding: 1883 (post office); 1887 (platting); 1937 (incorporation)
Population (2020): 1,628
Population (historic): 1,150 (1890); 1,141 (1910); 1,386 (1930)
Periods of population growth: pre-1890; 1920–1940; 1980–2000; 2010s
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 193 (21.3%)
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Outstanding Buildings

1. Nicolaus Hultin House (1923). 2196 To-To-Tom Lane. Lac du Flambeau. Rustic.
2. Fort Eagle / Homer Galpin House (1919–1927). 934 Fort Eagle Estates. Phelps. Craftsman/Classical Revival.

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