Twelfth Census of the United States. CENSUS BULLETIN. No. 54. WASHINGTON) D. C. February 7, i 90i. POPULATION OF WISCONSIN BY COUNTIES AND MINOR CIVIL DIVISIONS. This bulletin, prepared under the direction ·of Mr. WrLLIAM C. HUNT, chief stn.tistician :for population, gives the aggregate population of Wisconsin by counties ttnd minor civil divisions, according to the offieial count of the returns of the Twelfth Census, taken as of .June 1, 1900. Wisconsin was organized as a territory July 3, 1836, and admitted as a stn.te May 29, 18±8. Table 1 shows the population of Wisconsin at each census from 1840 to 1900, inclusive, tog·ether with the increase by number n,nd per cent during each decade. TABLE 1.-POPULATION OF WISCONSIN: 1s40 TO moo. lNC!tEASE. CENSUS YEARS. Population. 1-------1 Number. Per cent. 1900.................................. .. 2, 069, 042 382,162 22,7 1890... .. .. .. ... ... .. ...... ..... 1, GSG, 880 371,383 28.2 1880............................................ 1,315,497 200,827 2'!.7 1870. .• ••. •. .. .. .................... •• • . • •• ... 1, 05•1, 670 278, 789 35. 9 1860............................................ 775,881 470,490 154.1 1850............................... .. .. .. 305, 391 274,4•16 88G. 9 1810 ........................................... 30,9'15 The population of the sfaite in moo hi 2,069,042 as against 1,686,880 in 1890, representing an increase since 1890 of 382,162, or 22.1 per cent. A small portion of this increase is due to the fact that there were 6,095 Indians and 355 other persons, or a total of 6,450 persons, on Indian reservations, ete., in "Wisconsin, who were Apecially enumerated in 1890 under the provisions of the census act, but were not inclnded in the general population of the stn.te at that census. The popufation of the territory in 1840 was 30,945, and during the ten years from 1840 to 1850 it increased to 305,RfH, or 886. 9 per cent. During the next decade the populntion increased to 775,881, or 154.1 per cent. Since then the increase has been by compamtively small percentages, though the growth of the state has been constant and by substantially uniform gains for a series of cleeades. The total land surface of Wisconsin is, approximately, 54,450 square mile's, the iweragc nnmher of persons to the square mile at· the censuses of 1890 and 1900 being as follows: 18!10, 31.0; 1900, 38.0. Table 2 shows the population of Wisconsin by counties 11t ettch cemms from 1840 to moo, inclusive, while table 3, which immediately follows, shows, for eiich county, the increase (or decrense) by number and per ennt during the ten years from 18HO to 1900. 2 TABI,E 2.-POPULATION OF WISCONSIN BY COUNTIES: 1840 TO 1900. COUNTIES. moo 1800 1880 1870 1860 18il0 1840 1830 1820 1810 1800 1790 _____ ,____ ,_____ ,____ ·--------·- --···-- The State.···-..... 2, 069, 042 1, ll86, 880 1,315,•197 1,054,670 775,881 305, 391 30, 945 is, 635 11,313 ......... 2115 ......... Adams .................. 9, 141 6,889 6, 741 6,601 6,492 187 ·•··•·•···•• ..................................................... Ashland"-----·····-- ... 20,176 20, 063 1,559 221 515 Barron4 ................ .. 23, 677 15, 416 7, 02•1 538 13 ············ ···········- --·-········ ............................................ Bayfield• ............... 14, 392 7, 390 564 RH 353 Brown .. ·---- ........... 116, 3fi9 39, 164 34, 078 2ii, 168 ll,7U5 6J~g ······2;ia1· ..... ii;ii56. ----···i952· :::::::::: ......,,50· :::::::::: Buffalo .................. 16, 7G5 15, 997 15,528 11, 123 3,8G<l ................................................ •••••••••• .......... ·········- Burnett•------····· ..... 7,47H 4, 393 3, 140 706 Cnlumet ········--·-- .. .. 17, 078 16, 639 16, 632 12, 335 7,8~3 ...... i;743· ........ 275" :::::::::::: :::::::::::: :::::::::: :::::::::: :::::::::: Chi]lpewn' ............. .. 33, 037 25, 143 16, •191 8,311 1,895 615 ......................... ----····"· .................... •·•••···•· Clark .................. .. 25, l:HS 17, 708 10, 715 3,450 789 ····-······· .................................... ·•··••·•·· ................... Columbia ...••........... J 28, 3&0 2 15, 987 i~;~~~ i~:S~~ t:~i~ U~~ ...... i;5a~· .......i692· .......isili. :::::::::: -----·205· :::::::::: DaneCrawford ... ---------------··· 59, 578 53,233 53,09G 43,922 16,639 314 .................................................... .. Dorlge .....•••.•..........-·-········---·-1 44, 984 45, 931 47, 035 42,818 19, 138 67 ................ ·-........... - .... - .......... ··-· .... Door .........•.......... ., 15, 682 11,645 4,919 2,948 .................................... , ................................ ••·•••··•• Dougl11s ................. 36, 335 13,468 Dmm ..•.....••.......... 25, 043 22, 6H4 Eau ()]aire .......... ____ _ 31, 692 30,673 Florence• ......•......•.. 3, 197 2,604 I<ond du Lac ............ 47, 589 44,088 -----~~:-~~~- ~n~~- ~:-~~~- ~~~~~~~::~~: ~:~~~:~:~:~: :~:~~~:~~:::h:~~~:::~~ ~::~~:~~~~ ~:~~~~:~~~ ~:~~~~~~~~ 46,859 ..... 40,273 ......3·1, lM 14,510 139 ............ !................. -.. -.• · •..• · -.. -.. ··· •... Forest"-·-··· ....... ··--·· 1,396 1,012 .-. -- ... -.. .... -.. ~ .. .. .. .. -. -. --.... -. .. .. .. -... -.... i. ~ . .. .. .... --. -. .... -. .. ........ Grant •••..•..•.....•..... 38, 881 36,651 37,852 37, 97U 31, 189 16, 109 3, 926 ............ I......... -· ........ -- • •••• - . • -· - •••••·• • .. Green ..•................. 22 719 22, 732 21, 729 28, Gil 19,808 8,566 933 ................. - . -.... - . - · • • • • - • •••• •• • ··- .. ••• •• • · • Green J,ake ............. rn: 797 15, 163 Iowa .................... 23,114 22,117 ~~;~~~ ~~;3~~ i~:~g~ ····-·;i;r,2r,· ...... ii;ii1s· ..... ii;5s7· ::::::;::::: :::::::::: :::::::::: :::::::::: I Iron10 .................... 1 6, 616 Jackson ................. 17, 466 ···-·i5;797· ····-ia;2sf; ····-·1;as1· ···~~·:i;i;;o· :::::::::::: :::::::::::: :::::::::::: :::::~:::::: :::::::::: :::::::::: :::::::::: Jefferson ......•.......... 34, 789 33,530 32,15G 34,040 30,438 15,317 914 .................................. ····--···· .......... Juneau·······--··---···· 20 629 Kenosha ................ 21: 707 il:m i~:~~ i~:m l~:i6~ ----·ia;131· :::::::::::: :::::::::::: :::::::::::: :::::::::: :::::::::: :::::::::: Kewaunee ....•.......... 17, 212 16, 153 15,807 10, 128 5,530 La Crosse ..........•..•.. 42, 997 38,801 27, 073 20, 297 12,186 ........... -.. -. ............. -.. -. - ......... ~ ... " .. L11fayettc ............... 20, 959 . - - - -- ... -.... -... - -...... -. 20,265 22, 059 18, 134 o••••••••••o •oo•••o•o••o •••••••••• •00000•••• •••"••-•o• 11 21,~~~ 11,531 •••••••••••• L1mglade ····-·····--·· 12, 553 91465 Llncolnl2 •............... 16, 269 )2,008 2,011 Manitowoc .............. \ 42, 261 37,831 37, 505 33, 364 3, 702 235 ............ - ........•...•...... - .................... Marathon ................ 43, 256 30,369 17,121 5,885 508 .................................................................. Marlnelte13 ... _ ......... 30,822 20,304 8,929 1 1-0,509 9,676 8,908 .. .... s;oriii· .... ·· s; 233· · ... -- s;61i· ... · .... ·is· :: :: :: :: :::: ::: :: : : :: ::: ::: :: : : : : : :: : : : :: ::: :: : : : :: :: : ~H'i~~~~~ie·: :: :: : ::: :::::i 330, 017 236,101 138,537 89, 930 tl2, 518 31, 077 5, 605 ........................ - ............................ I Monroe .................. ! 28, 103 23,211 21, 007 16, 550 8,410 ............................................................................. 20,87'1 15,009 9,848 8, 321 3,592 .................................................................... ··•····•·• Oneid1t":OcontoH ....... ........... --------··'! _... 8,875 5,010 Outagamie ............. 46,2·17 88, 690 .. .. _2s;7io· ..... is;.iao· ...... li,'587. :::::::::::: :::::::::::: :::::::::::: :::::::::::: :::::::::: :::::::::: :::::::::: Ozaukee ................ 16, 363 14, 943 15,461 15,564 15,682 •···•······• ................................................................. I Pepin .................... ! 7, 905 G,932 6, 226 •1,059 2,392 ............................................................................. llierce ···············---- 23, 943 20,385 17, 74'1 9,958 4,672 ................................................ ------···· ................... 17,801 12,968 10, 018 29,•183 21, 798 17, 731 13: ~~~ ~: ~~~ ...... i; 256 ....... j: ii:i:i. : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : ~~i~l~~e~:::::::::::::::J 9, 106 5,258 785 ············ ····-··················· ···········-············ ·········-·· ···----··· ·········- ......... Racine .................. ) 45,644 30,268 30, 922 26, 740 21, 360 14, 973 3,475 ...... ~ ..... ············ ............... ···-· .......... Richland .............. .. 19,483 19,121 18, 174 15, 731 9,732 903 Rock .................... 51, 203 43,220 38, 823 39, 030 36,600 20, 750 St.Croix ............... .. ...... i;?oi" :::: :::: :::: :::::: :::::: : ::::::: :: : ::::: :::: :::::: :::: 26,830 23, 139 18, 956 11, 035 5,392 624 809 .................................. ·•••··••·· ......... Sauk .................... 33, 006 80~ 575 28, 729 23, 860 18, 963 •l,371 102 ............ ·-··· ................................... .. Sawycrto................ 3,593 1,977 Shawano" ............. 27,476 19, 236 .. ··· io;s?i" ·..... s; iiio· .... ·· ··s2u· :::: :::::: :: ::::::: ::::: :::: :: :: :::: ::: :: :: :: ::: :: : :: : :: : : : :: : : : : :: : :: : : : : : :: : Sheboygan ............. 50, 346 •J2,489 34, 206 Sl, 7'19 26, 875 8, 379 183 ............... - ............ -