Vilas County, Wisconsin
Founding: 1893 Parent county: Oneida Namesake: William Vilas, Wisconsin politician Seat: Eagle River (1893–) Land area: 857 square miles Population (2020): 23,047 Population (historic): 4,929 (1900); 6,019 (1910); 5,649 (1920); 7,294 (1930) Periods of population growth: pre-1900–1910; 1920–1950; 1960–2020 Subdivisions: One city; two CDPs; 14 towns Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 2,427 (9.3%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 49.1% Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 14.4% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 4.8% Average farmhouse value (1930): $1,392 Average outbuilding value (1930): $1,256 Average farmhouse size (1940): 4.5 rooms Number of farms (1920): 417 Average farm size (1920): 23.3 acres Sources of settlement: Wisconsin, Germany, Russia, Canada, Norway, Sweden, and Finland _________________________________________________________________________________ Eagle Riv...