Fillmore County, Minnesota

Founding: 1853
Parent county: Wabasha
Namesake: Millard Fillmore, U.S. president
Seat: Chatfield (1853–1855); Carimona (1855–1856); Preston (1856–)
Land area: 861 square miles
Population (2020): 21,228
Population (historic): 13,542 (1860); 28,162 (1880); 28,288 (1900); 24,748 (1930)
Periods of population growth: pre-1860–1880; 1890s; 1930s; 1990s; 2010s
Subdivisions: 13 cities; 24 townships
National Register listings: 37
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 3,489 (34.9%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 60.9%
Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 3.5%

Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 3.8%

Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 5.9%

Average farmhouse value (1930): $1,919
Average outbuilding value (1930): $2,433

Average farmhouse size (1940): 6.6 rooms

Number of farms (1920): 3,177
Average farm size (1920): 118.4 acres
Sources of settlement: Norway, New York, Wisconsin, Germany, Canada, and Ireland
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Preston

 
Namesake: Luther Preston, local postmaster
Founding: 1855 (platting); 1856 (post office); 1871 (incorporation)
Population (2020): 1,322
Population (historic): 600 (1870); 1,278 (1890); 1,193 (1910); 1,214 (1930)
Periods of population growth: pre-1870–1880; 1930s; 1950s; 1970–1990
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 274 (38.2%)
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Outstanding Buildings

1. *William Strong House (c. 1855). 24799 210th Road. Carimona. Greek Revival.
2. *Forestville Store (1856). 21899 County Road 118. Forestville.
3. *Daniel Dayton House (1857). South of County Road 22. Harmony.
4. *Hans Franson Farm (c. 1870). 43707 County Road 10. Norway.