Grant County, Wisconsin
Grant County is a county in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. In 2020, 51,938 people lived there.[1] Its county seat is Lancaster.[2] Grant County also is in the tri-state area with Illinois, Iowa, and Wisconsin.
| Grant County, Wisconsin | |
| Map | |
 Location in the state of Wisconsin | |
 Wisconsin's location in the U.S. | |
| Statistics | |
| Founded | 1837 |
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| Seat | Lancaster |
| Largest City | Platteville |
| Area - Total - Land - Water |
1,183 sq mi (3,064 km²) 1,147 sq mi (2,971 km²) 36 sq mi (93 km²), 3.1 |
| Population - Density |
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| Time zone | Central: UTC-6/-5 |
| Website: www.co.grant.wi.gov/ | |
| Historical populations | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1840 | 3,926 | ||
| 1850 | 16,169 | 311.8% | |
| 1860 | 31,189 | 92.9% | |
| 1870 | 37,979 | 21.8% | |
| 1880 | 37,852 | −0.3% | |
| 1890 | 36,651 | −3.2% | |
| 1900 | 38,881 | 6.1% | |
| 1910 | 39,007 | 0.3% | |
| 1920 | 39,044 | 0.1% | |
| 1930 | 38,469 | −1.5% | |
| 1940 | 40,639 | 5.6% | |
| 1950 | 41,460 | 2.0% | |
| 1960 | 44,419 | 7.1% | |
| 1970 | 48,398 | 9.0% | |
| 1980 | 51,736 | 6.9% | |
| 1990 | 49,264 | −4.8% | |
| 2000 | 49,597 | 0.7% | |
| 2010 | 51,208 | 3.2% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[3] 1790–1960[4] 1900–1990[5] 1990–2000[6] 2010–2020[1] | |||
Geography
The county has a total area of 1,183 square miles (3,064.0 km2). Of this, 1,148 square miles (2,973.3 km2) is land and 35 square miles (90.6 km2) (3.1%) is water.
Cities, villages, and towns
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Unincorporated communities
Ghost towns
Grant County, Wisconsin Media
2000 Census Age Pyramid for Grant County.
Downtown at night in Platteville
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "QuickFacts: Grant County, Wisconsin". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 20, 2024.
- ↑ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ↑ "U.S. Decennial Census". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 4, 2015.
- ↑ "Historical Census Browser". University of Virginia Library. Archived from the original on August 11, 2012. Retrieved August 4, 2015.
- ↑ Forstall, Richard L., ed. (March 27, 1995). "Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 4, 2015.
- ↑ "Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. April 2, 2001. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2022-10-09. Retrieved August 4, 2015.