Burnett County, Wisconsin

Founding: 1871 (declared in 1856)
Parent counties: Douglas and Polk
Namesake: Thomas Burnett, Wisconsin politician
Seat: Grantsburg (1871–1985); Meenon (1985–)
Land area: 822 square miles
Population (2020): 16,526
Population (historic): 706 (1870); 4,393 (1890); 9,026 (1910); 10,233 (1930)
Periods of population growth: 1860–1920; 1930s; 1960–2000; 2010s
Subdivisions: Three villages; one CDP; 21 towns
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 1,505 (9.9%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 36.9%

Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 14.6%

Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 9%

Average farmhouse value (1930): $1,078
Average outbuilding value (1930): $1,034

Average farmhouse size (1940): 4.7 rooms

Number of farms (1920): 1,872
Average farm size (1920): 42.5 acres
Sources of settlement: Sweden, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Norway, and Germany
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Grantsburg (ex-seat)

 
Namesake: Ulysses Grant, U.S. president
Founding: 1867 (post office); 1886 (incorporation)
Population (2020): 1,330
Population (historic): 101 (1880); 612 (1900); 777 (1930)
Periods of population growth: pre-1880–1920; 1930–1950; 1960–1980; 1990s
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 184 (27.9%)
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Outstanding Buildings

1. Zion Lutheran Church (1915). 11841 Road Z. Trade Lake. Gothic Revival.
2. Log House. Road Z, northwest of Gabrielson Lake. Razed.
3. John Jacobson Farm (1873). 11314 Crosstown Road. Wood River.
4. August Forsman Log House. State Route 70, southwest of the Wood River. Razed.

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