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Grant County, Wisconsin

Explore Grant County (Click on picture) Grant County, created in 1836 as a territorial county, is named after a white Indian trader named Grant. Located in southwest Wisconsin, the county seat is Lancaster.

Land Area	1,147.85 sq miles
Water Area	35.46 sq miles
Elevation	1,100 ft at Lancaster. 1,170 ft at Sinsinawa Mound.
Number of Lakes	33
Area in Lakes	1,569 acres (2.45 sq miles)
Rivers	Big Green, Blue, Grandt, Little Grant, Little Platte, Mississippi, Platte, Sinisnawa, Wisconsin
Major Watershed	Mississippi River
Geographical Province	Western Upland
Natural Vegetation	Central: oak savanna, prairie bluestem and composites. South-central: sugar maple, basswood, and elm. Southwest: willows, soft maple, and ash along Mississippi River; white, black, and red oak.
Population
1930: 1970: 1980: 1990: 2000:	38,469 48,398 51,736 49,266 49,597
Border Counties
North: East: South: West:	Crawford County, Richland County Iowa County, Lafayette County Illinois, Mississippi River (Iowa) Mississippi River (Iowa)

Grant County Government and Local Information Resources
County Web Site	www.co.grant.wi.gov
Board of Supervisors	Board of Supervisors
County Clerk	Office of the County Clerk 139 W Maple St Lancaster, WI 53813	Phone: 608-723-2675
County Sheriff	Sheriff 1000 N Adams St Lancaster, WI 53813	Phone: 608-723-2157
Health Department	Health and Social Services
County Parks	UW-Extension, Grant County PO Box 31 Lancaster, WI 53813	Phone: 608-723-2125
Birth & Death Certificates, Marriage Records	Register of Deeds PO Box 391 Lancaster, WI 53813	Phone: 608-723-2727
Cooperative Extension	UW-Extension, Grant County PO Box 31 Lancaster, WI 53813	Phone: 608-723-2125 E-mail
Tourism, Relocation & Business Development	Bloomington Business Club PO Box 156 Bloomington, WI 53804-0156
	Boscobel Chamber of Commerce 800 Wisconsin Ave Boscobel, WI 53805-1374	Phone: 608-375-2672
	Cassville Civic Club PO Box 576 Cassville, WI 53806-0576	Phone: 608-725-5855
	Cassville Department of Tourism PO Box 576 Cassville, WI 53806-0576	Phone: 608-725-5855
	Cuba City Chamber of Commerce PO Box 706 Cuba City, WI 53807-0706
	Fennimore Area Chamber of Commerce 850 Lincoln Ave. Fennimore, WI 53809	Phone: 608-822-3599
	Grant County Economic Development Corporation 1800 Bronson Boulevard Fennimore, WI 53809	Phone: 608-822-3501
	Hidden Valleys Tourism PO Box 29 Richland Center, WI 53581	Toll Free: 800-592-6968
	Lancaster Area Chamber of Commerce PO Box 292 Lancaster, WI 53813-0292	Phone: 608-723-2820
	Muscoda Chamber of Commerce PO Box 587 Muscoda, WI 53573-0587	Phone: 608-739-9158
	Platteville Chamber of Commerce PO Box 16 Platteville, WI 53818-0016	Phone: 608-348-8888
	Point of Beginnings Heritage Area PO Box 608 Platteville, WI 53818	Phone: 608-762-5523
	Potosi-Tennyson Area Chamber of Commerce PO Box 11 Potosi, WI 53820-0011	Phone: 608-763-2261
Historical and Genealogical Societies	Cassville Historical Society PO Box 133 Cassville, WI 53806	Phone: 608-725-5891
	Grant County Genealogical Society PO Box 281 Dickeyville, WI 53808-0281	E-mail
	Grant County Historical Society 129 E Maple St Lancaster, WI 53813	Phone: 608-723-6686
	Lower Wisconsin River Genealogical & Historical Research Center PO Box 202 Wauzeka, WI 53826-0202	E-mail
	WIGenWebProject, Grant County