Wabasha County, Minnesota
Founding: 1853 (declared in 1849) Parent county: Unorganized territory Namesake: The city of Wabasha Seat: Wabasha (1854–) Land area: 523 square miles Population (2020): 21,387 Population (historic): 7,228 (1860); 18,206 (1880); 18,924 (1900); 19,613 (1930) Periods of population growth: 1850–1880; 1890s; 1920s; 1950–2010 Subdivisions: 11 cities; 17 townships Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 2,194 (21.4%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 63% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 4.5% Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 7.5% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 5.9% Average farmhouse value (1930): $2,138 Average outbuilding value (1930): $2,943 Average farmhouse size (1940): 7 rooms Number of farms (1920): 1,831 Average farm size (1920): 121.9 acres Sources of settlement: Germany, New York, Wisconsin, and Ireland ____________________________________________________________...