Choosing the highlighted dates will show a map of the which counties were in Wisconsin and their population.
| YEAR | POPULATION | INCREASE OVER 1836 |
|---|---|---|
| 1836 | 11,683 | - |
| 1838 | 18,139 | 55% |
| 1840 | 30,945 | 164% |
| 1842 | 44,478 | 281% |
| 1846 | 155,277 | 1229% |
| 1847 | 210,546 | 1702% |
| 1850 | 305,390 | 2514% |
This compares the population by county in 1850 and 1840
including the amount of Native (born in Wisconsin) residents.
| COUNTY | 1840 POPULATION |
1850 POPULATION |
1850 NATIVE-BORN POPULATION |
PERCENT NATIVE-BORN POPULATION |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adams | - | 187 |
122 | 65% |
| Brown | 2,107 | 6,215 |
3,871 | 62% |
| Calumet | 275 | 1,743 |
1,423 | 82% |
| Chippewa | - | 615 |
455 | 74% |
| Columbia | - | 9,564 |
6,236 | 65% |
| Crawford | 1,502 | 2,498 |
1,923 | 77% |
| Dane | 314 | 16,639 |
10,804 | 65% |
| Dodge | 67 | 19,138 |
12,461 | 65% |
| Fond du Lac | 139 | 14,510 |
9,144 | 63% |
| Grant | 3,926 | 16,169 |
12,115 | 75% |
| Green | 933 | 8,566 |
7,438 | 87% |
| Iowa | 3,978 | 9,525 |
5,025 | 53% |
| Jefferson | 914 | 15,317 |
10,458 | 68% |
| Kenosha | - | 10,734 |
7,372 | 69% |
| Lafayette | - | 11,531 |
6,977 | 61% |
| La Pointe | - | 489 |
453 | 93% |
| Manitowoc | 235 | 3,702 |
1,306 | 35% |
| Marathon | - | 508 |
326 | 64% |
| Marquette | 18 | 8,641 |
6,934 | 80% |
| Milwaukee | 5,605 | 31,077 |
12,455 | 40% |
| Portage | 1,623 | 1,250 |
972 | 78% |
| Racine | 3,475 | 14,973 |
8,894 | 59% |
| Richland | - | 903 |
850 | 94% |
| Rock | 1,701 | 20,750 |
16,553 | 80% |
| St. Croix | 809 | 624 |
507 | 81% |
| Sauk | 102 | 4,371 |
3,289 | 75% |
| Sheboygan | 133 | 8,379 |
4,833 | 58% |
| Walworth | 2,611 | 17,862 |
15,063 | 84% |
| Washington | 343 | 19,485 |
7,366 | 38% |
| Waukesha | - | 19,258 |
11,782 | 61% |
| Winnebago | 135 | 10,167 |
7,504 | 74% |
| STATE TOTAL | 30,945 | 305,390 |
194,911 | 64% |