Waukesha County, Wisconsin

Founding: 1846
Parent county: Milwaukee
Namesake: Uncertain—perhaps a Pottawatomi word describing the Fox River
Seat: Waukesha (1846–)
Land area: 550 square miles
Population (2020): 406,978
Population (historic): 19,258 (1850); 28,274 (1870); 33,270 (1890); 37,100 (1910); 52,358 (1930)
Periods of population growth: pre-1850–2020
Subdivisions: Seven cities; 22 villages; two CDPs; eight towns
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 11,911 (6.8%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 68.5%
Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 14.1%

Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 5.8%

Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 3.3%

Average farmhouse value (1930): $3,178
Average outbuilding value (1930): $3,338

Average farmhouse size (1940): 7 rooms

Number of farms (1920): 3,406
Average farm size (1920): 66.7 acres
Sources of settlement: Germany, New York, England, Wales, and Ireland
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Waukesha

 
Namesake: Uncertain—perhaps a Pottawatomi word describing the Fox River
Founding: circa 1835 (founding as Prairieville); 1842 (post office); 1846 (incorporation)
Population (2020): 71,158
Population (historic): 1,456 (1860); 2,969 (1880); 7,419 (1900); 17,176 (1930)
Periods of population growth: pre-1860–2020
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 3,086 (10%)
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Outstanding Buildings

1. George Daubner Farm (1866). 16680 North Avenue. Brookfield. Italianate.
2. Michael Dousman House (c. 1843). 1075 Pilgrim Parkway. Brookfield. Greek Revival.
3. Albert Campbell House (1847–1848). 3115 State Route 83. Delafield. Greek Revival.
4. Jonathan Parsons House (1859). 9585 Road E. Eagle. Italianate.
5. Ahira Hinkley Farm (1848). 7910 State Route 59. Eagle. Greek Revival.
6. Charles Williams House (c. 1890). 823 Brandybrook Road. Genesee. Queen Anne.
7. John Rankin Farm (1850). 29687 Saylesville Road. Genesee. Greek Revival.
8. Michael Wick Farm (1879). 13449 Good Hope Road. Menomonee. Italianate.
9. John Zimmer House (1865). 9390 Pilgrim Road. Menomonee. Italianate.
10. John Molster House (1852). 6563 Dorn Road. Merton.
11. St. Paul's Lutheran Church (1905). 14275 Janesville Road. Muskego. Gothic Revival.
12. Henry Muehl House (c. 1890). 13382 Woods Road. Muskego. Stick.
13. Carl Schauwitzer Farm (c. 1885). 17698 Woods Road. Muskego. Italianate.
14. Henry Schreiber House (c. 1900). 4848 Calhoun Road. New Berlin. Queen Anne.
15. Freewill Baptist Church (1859). 19750 National Road. New Berlin. Greek Revival.
16. Albert Peck House (1884). 19985 National Road. New Berlin. Eastlake.
17. Henry Schuttler House (1879). 371 Lisbon Road. Oconomowoc. Victorian Gothic.
18. Albert Marshall House (c. 1860). 2812 Summit Road. Pewaukee. Greek Revival.
19. George Cobb House (c. 1850). 1505 Golden Lake Road. Summit. Greek Revival.
20. Alfred Castleman House (1844). 975 South Waterville Road. Summit. Greek Revival.
21. Jesse Smith Farm (1847). 25620 Road L. Vernon. Greek Revival.

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