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 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...