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Grant County is the most southwestern county in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of the 2020 census , the population was 51,938. [ 2 ] Its county seat is Lancaster and its largest city is Platteville . [ 3 ]
Location of Grant County in Wisconsin. This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Grant County, Wisconsin. It is intended to provide a comprehensive listing of entries in the National Register of Historic Places that are located in Grant County, Wisconsin. The locations of National Register properties for which the ...
As of the census [9] of 2010, there were 688 people, 295 households, and 203 families living in the village. The population density was 417.0 inhabitants per square mile (161.0/km 2 ). There were 322 housing units at an average density of 195.2 per square mile (75.4/km 2 ).
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Wisconsin has 609 historical markers across the state, each one marking a person, place or event that is significant to Wisconsin history. The program started in 1943, when then-Governor Walter ...
View history; Tools. Tools. ... Census-designated places in Grant County, Wisconsin ... Unincorporated communities in Grant County, Wisconsin (16 P) V.
Lancaster originated as a planned community to serve as the county seat for Grant County. Anticipating the county's establishment in 1836, Major Glendower M. Price, a Cassville merchant and land speculator, purchased the site of Lancaster for its central location in the county. Major Price platted the town on a compass-aligned grid in 1837 ...
Osceola in Grant County, Wisconsin was an extensive city platted by James P. Cox in April 1839 in part of the area which would eventually become Potosi.The elaborate project covering several square miles failed to attract support, although in 1838 a ferry landing was established at Osceola, and Cox and his partner Justus Parsons were granted authority to run a ferry to cross the Grant River ...