Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin
Founding: 1844 (declared in 1836) Parent county: Brown Namesake: The city of Fond du Lac Seat: Fond du Lac (1844–) Land area: 720 square miles Population (2020): 104,154 Population (historic): 14,510 (1850); 46,273 (1870); 44,088 (1890); 51,610 (1910); 59,883 (1930) Periods of population growth: 1840–1880; 1890–2020 Subdivisions: Two cities; nine villages; three CDPs; 21 towns Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 10,958 (23.9%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 68.7% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 9.2% Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 6.7% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 4.1% Average farmhouse value (1930): $2,597 Average outbuilding value (1930): $3,099 Average farmhouse size (1940): 7.7 rooms Number of farms (1920): 4,190 Average farm size (1920): 76.7 acres Sources of settlement: Germany, New York, Ireland, Canada, and Holland ___________...