Juneau County, Wisconsin
Founding: 1857 Parent county: Adams Namesake: Solomon Juneau, French Canadian fur trader Seat: New Lisbon (1857–1859); Mauston (1859–) Land area: 767 square miles Population (2020): 26,718 Population (historic): 8,770 (1860); 15,582 (1880); 20,629 (1900); 17,264 (1930) Periods of population growth: pre-1860–1900; 1930–1950; 1960–2020 Subdivisions: Three cities; six villages; 19 towns Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 2,797 (18.6%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 54.4% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 4.5% Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 19.1% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 10.6% Average farmhouse value (1930): $1,422 Average outbuilding value (1930): $1,505 Average farmhouse size (1940): 6.4 rooms Number of farms (1920): 2,479 Average farm size (1920): 69 acres Sources of settlement: Wisconsin, New York, Ireland, Germany, and Norw...