Total population (2010 census): 23687
Total population (1990 census): 20150
County seat: Dodgeville
Crop Statistics (2007 US Census of Agriculture)
Cereals | Farms | Acres | Yield (bu) | |
Maize=Corn | 544 | 56937 | 8926828 | |
Wheat for Grain, Total | 35 | 1243 | 81996 | |
Winter Wheat | 33 | D | D | |
Barley | 10 | 186 | 8923 | |
Oats | 159 | 3144 | 206608 | |
Grain Legumes | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
Soybean | 272 | 24336 | 1144412 bu | |
Forages | Farms | Acres | Yield (tons) | |
Total Hay* | 727 | 41476 | 122108 | |
Alfalfa Hay | 659 | 37648 | 114179 | |
Small Grain Hay | 92 | 1488 | 3604 | |
Tame Hay | 67 | 1951 | 3471 | |
Wild Hay | 15 | 389 | 854 | |
Grass Silage | 239 | 21646 | 137414 | |
Corn for Silage | 319 | 11381 | 210099 | |
Sorghum for Silage | 3 | 38 | 436 | |
Vegetables | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
Snap Bean | 9 | D | ||
Cucumbers and Pickles | 4 | 6 | ||
Fresh Cut Herbs | 3 | D | ||
Lettuce and Romaine | 2 | D | ||
Green Peas | 3 | D | ||
Potatoes | 9 | D | ||
Pumpkins | 11 | 37 | ||
Squash | 5 | 41 | ||
Sweet Peppers | 7 | 2 | ||
Spinach | 3 | D | ||
Sweet Corn | 5 | D | ||
Tomatoes | 14 | 8 | ||
Other Vegetables | 8 | 24 | ||
Fruits | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
Apples | 13 | 25 | ||
Grapes | 6 | 13 | ||
Blackberries and Dewberries | 3 | 2 | ||
Raspberries | 4 | 1 | ||
Strawberries | 9 | 11 | ||
Nursery and Greenhouse Crops, Cut Christmas Trees Harvested, Mushrooms, and Sod Grown for Sale | Farms | Sq. ft. under glass or other protection | Acres in the open | Sales ($1,000) |
Greenhouse Crops | 9 | 162330 | X | 189807 |
Flower Seed | 2 | - | D | D |
Floriculture Crops | 18 | 31089 | 14 | 410065 |
Bedding/Garden Plants | 13 | 27949 | 12 | 402493 |
Maple Syrup | 3 | NA | NA | NA |
Mushrooms | 2 | D | X | D |
Cut Flowers and Cut Florist Greens | 5 | 3140 | 1 | 7572 |
Cut Christmas Trees Harvested | 7 | X | 100 | NA |
Nursery Stock | 3 | - | 1 | 15000 |
*Alfalfa, grass silage, green chops etc.
(-) = Represents zero.
(D) = Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms.
(NA) = Not Available.
(X) = Not Applicable.
(Z) = Less than half of the unit shown.
Crop Statistics (1997 US Census of Agriculture)
Cereals | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
Maize=Corn | 717 | 56295 | 6995482 bu | |
Wheat for Grain, Total | 15 | 345 | 16580 bu | |
Spring Wheat | 4 | 80 | 3320 bu | |
Winter Wheat | 11 | 265 | 13260 bu | |
Barley | 59 | 1099 | 52723 bu | |
Oats | 266 | 5160 | 280271 bu | |
Grain Legumes | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
Soybean | 212 | 15722 | 749865 bu | |
Forages | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
Total Hay* | 839 | 74498 | 217308 tons, dry | |
Alfalfa Hay | 742 | 46454 | 163661 tons, dry | |
Small Grain Hay | 169 | 3556 | 7203 tons, dry | |
Tame Hay | 76 | 2793 | 5931 tons, dry | |
Wild Hay | 27 | 505 | 923 tons dry | |
Grass Silage | 303 | 21190 | 118762 tons, grn | |
Corn for Silage | 506 | 14834 | 222488 tons, grn | |
Sorghum for Silage | 4 | D | D | |
Vegetables | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
Snap Bean | 7 | D | ||
Lettuce and Romaine | 3 | 1 | ||
Green Peas | 27 | 660 | ||
Potatoes | 4 | D | D | |
Pumpkins | 7 | 106 | ||
Squash | 5 | 25 | ||
Sweet Corn | 17 | 485 | ||
Tomatoes | 7 | 56 | ||
Watermelons | 3 | 23 | ||
Fruits | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
Apples | 6 | 53 | D | |
Grapes | 3 | D | D | |
Strawberries | 6 | 7 | 4737 lbs | |
Nursery and Greenhouse Crops, Cut Christmas Trees Harvested, Mushrooms, and Sod Grown for Sale | Farms | Sq. ft. under glass or other protection | Acres in the open | Sales ($1,000) |
Nursery and Greenhouse Crops | 21 | 46030 | 122 | 409 |
Nursery, Floriculture, Vegetable and Flower Seed Crops | 6 | X | 63 | X |
Florculture Crops | 13 | 26800 | 8 | 229 |
Bedding/Garden Plants | 13 | 19800 | 8 | 185 |
Potted Flowering Plants | 4 | 7000 | D | 44 |
Cut Christmas Trees Harvested | 4 | X | 3 | 11 |
Nursery Crops | 3 | D | D | 86 |
Other Nursery and Greenhouse Crops | 7 | D | D | D |
*Alfalfa, grass silage, green chops etc.
(-) = Represents zero.
(D) = Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms.
(NA) = Not Available.
(X) = Not Applicable.
(Z) = Less than half of the unit shown.
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