Barron County, Wisconsin
Founding: 1874 (declared in 1859) Parent county: Polk Namesake: Henry Barron, Wisconsin politician Seat: Barron (1874–) Land area: 863 square miles Population (2020): 46,711 Population (historic): 7,024 (1880); 23,677 (1900); 34,301 (1930) Periods of population growth: 1870–1950; 1970–2020 Subdivisions: Four cities; six villages; one CDP; 25 towns Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 4,758 (19.9%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 53.2% Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 8.1% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 5.8% Average farmhouse value (1930): $1,513 Average outbuilding value (1930): $1,749 Average farmhouse size (1940): 5.8 rooms Number of farms (1920): 4,516 Average farm size (1920): 46.3 acres Sources of settlement: Norway, Minnesota, Germany, Sweden, and Canada _________________________________________________________________________________ Ba...