Monona County, Iowa
Founding: 1854 (declared in 1851) Parent county: Unorganized territory Namesake: A Chippewa word translated as "beautiful" Seat: Ashton (1854–1858); Onawa (1858–) Land area: 694 square miles Population (2020): 8,751 Population (historic): 832 (1860); 9,055 (1880); 17,980 (1900); 18,213 (1930) Periods of population growth: pre-1860–1900; 1910 –1940 Subdivisions: Ten cities; 19 townships Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 2,170 (46%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 43.3% Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 4% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 4.6% Average farmhouse value (1930): $2,138 Average outbuilding value (1930): $1,541 Average farmhouse size (1940): 6 rooms Number of farms (1920): 2,166 Average farm size (1920): 147.7 acres Sources of settlement: Iowa, Illinois, Germany, Ohio, Norway, and Denmark __________________________________________________________________________...