Goodhue County, Minnesota
Founding: 1854 (declared in 1853) Parent counties: Dakota and Wabasha Namesake: James Goodhue, Minnesota newspaper publisher Seat: Red Wing (1853–) Land area: 757 square miles Population (2020): 47,582 Population (historic): 8,977 (1860); 29,651 (1880); 31,137 (1900); 31,317 (1930) Periods of population growth: pre-1860–1880; 1890s; 1970s; 1990s Subdivisions: Nine cities; one CDP; 21 townships Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 5,533 (26.9%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 64.9% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 4.3% Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 4.8% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 4.8% Average farmhouse value (1930): $2,123 Average outbuilding value (1930): $2,507 Average farmhouse size (1940): 6.9 rooms Number of farms (1920): 3,128 Average farm size (1920): 111.2 acres Sources of settlement: Norway, Sweden, Germany, New York, and Wisconsin...