Sauk County, Wisconsin
Founding: 1844 (declared in 1840) Parent counties: Crawford, Dane, and Portage Namesake: The Sauk people Seat: Baraboo (1846–) Land area: 831 square miles Population (2020): 65,763 Population (historic): 4,371 (1850); 23,860 (1870); 30,575 (1890); 32,869 (1910); 32,030 (1930) Periods of population growth: 1840–1900; 1930–1950; 1960–2020 Subdivisions: Three cities; 13 villages; one CDP; 22 towns Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 7,550 (24.3%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 66.7% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 8.8% Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 6.8% Average farmhouse value (1930): $1,975 Average outbuilding value (1930): $2,549 Average farmhouse size (1940): 7.2 rooms Number of farms (1920): 3,697 Average farm size (1920): 75.7 acres Sources of settlement: Germany, New York, Switzerland, Ohio, Ireland, and England _______________________________...