Norman County, Minnesota
Founding: 1881 Parent county: Polk Namesake: Uncertain—likely the county's large Norwegian population Seat: Ada (1881–) Land area: 873 square miles Population (2020): 6,441 Population (historic): 10,618 (1890); 13,446 (1910); 14,061 (1930) Periods of population growth: pre-1890–1900; 1910s Subdivisions: Eight cities; 24 townships Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 1,012 (29.4%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 36.7% Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 7.3% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 4.3% Average farmhouse value (1930): $1,323 Average outbuilding value (1930): $1,498 Average farmhouse size (1940): 5.7 rooms Number of farms (1920): 1,940 Average farm size (1920): 206.8 acres Sources of settlement: Norway, Wisconsin, and Germany _________________________________________________________________________________ Ada Namesake: Perhaps Ada Fisher, dau...