Walworth County, Wisconsin
Founding: 1839 (declared in 1836) Parent county: Milwaukee Namesake: Reuben Walworth, New York politician Seat: Elkhorn (1839–) Land area: 555 square miles Population (2020): 106,478 Population (historic): 2,611 (1840); 26,496 (1860); 26,249 (1880); 29,259 (1900); 31,058 (1930) Periods of population growth: pre-1840–1860; 1870–1910; 1920–2020 Subdivisions: Four cities; eight villages; eight CDPs; 16 towns Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 9,468 (17.9%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 65.2% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 15.4% Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 3.7% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 2.9% Average farmhouse value (1930): $3,037 Average outbuilding value (1930): $3,720 Average farmhouse size (1940): 7.6 rooms Number of farms (1920): 2,779 Average farm size (1920): 86.1 acres Sources of settlement: New York, Ireland, Germany, England, Illinois, Ver...