Grant County, Wisconsin
county in Wisconsin, United States
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 | |
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 Grant County Courthouse, Armand D. Koch, architect, 1902 | |
 Location within the U.S. state of Wisconsin | |
 Wisconsin's location within the U.S. | |
| Coordinates: 42°52′N 90°43′W / 42.86°N 90.71°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Wisconsin |
| Founded | 1837 |
| Seat | Lancaster |
| Largest city | Platteville |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,183 sq mi (3,060 km2) |
| • Land | 1,147 sq mi (2,970 km2) |
| • Water | 36 sq mi (90 km2) 3.1% |
| Population | |
| • Total | 51,938 |
| • Density | 45.3/sq mi (17.5/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (Central) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
| Congressional district | 3rd |
| Website | www |
| Historical population | |||
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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% | |
| 2020 | 51,938 | 1.4% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[3] 1790–1960[4] 1900–1990[5] 1990–2000[6] 2010–2020[1] | |||
Geography
changeThe 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
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changeReferences
change- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "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.