MANITOOWOC COUNTY, situated on the east boundary of Wisconsin, on Lake Michigan. Area, 468 square miles. Seat of justice, Manitoowoc. Pop. in 1840, 235l in 1850, 3,702. (Fanning's, 1853)
MANITOOWOC, a county in the E. part of Wisconsin, bordering on Lake Michigan, has an area of 590 square miles. Manitoowoc river, from which the name is derived, flows through the middle of the county; the N. E. part is traversed by East and West Twin rivers, and the S. W. by Sheboygan river. The surface in some parts is broken, and the county is heavily timbered with pine, oak, &c. The soil is mostly clayey and fertile. Pine lumber is the chief article of export. In 1850 it produced 5253 bushels of oats; 7297 of potatoes, and 460 tons of hay. It contained 2 churches, and 182 pupils attending public schools. The county is liberally supplied with water-power. Organized in l839. Capital, Manitoowoc. Pop.,3702. (Baldwin's New and Complete Gazetteer of the United States..., 1854)
MANITOWOC, County, is bounded on the north by Brown and Kewaunee, on the east and southeast by the State line in Lake Michigan, on the south by Sheboygan, and on the west by Calumet and a portion of Outagamie. It was set off from Brown, December 7, 1836; organized and attached thereto for judicial purposes, December 17, 1836; fully organized, March 2, 1848. The northern boundaries were somewhat changed February 9, 1850. The seat of justice is established at Manitowoc Rapids, on Manitowoc river, 3 miles from its mouth, and a few miles east of the geographical centre of the county. The general formation of the surface is moderately undulating, and in some parts very agreeably diversified with hills and valleys. The soil is good and well watered, with springs and creeks, and is well adapted to tillage and grazing. The county is densely timbered with maple, oak, elm, birch, ash, pine, and hemlock. The county forms a part of the fourth judicial circuit, of the thirtieth congressional district, and of the first senate district. It sends one member to the assembly. The population in 1840 was 235; 1842, 263; 1846, 629; 1847, 1,285; 1850, 3,713; at present estimated, 7,000. Dwellings, 716; farms, 37; and manufactories, 22. County Officers for 1853 and 1854: County Judge, Ezekiel Ricker; Sheriff, D. H. Van Valkenburg; Clerk of Court, Frederick Salomon; District Attorney, J. H. W. Colby; Register of Deeds, Fred. Salomon; Clerk of Board of Supervisors, Charles A. Reuter; Treasurer, Win. Bach; Surveyor, Fayette Arnsby; Coroner, Lyman Emmerson. (John Warren Hunt, Wisconsin Gazetteer..., Madison, 1853)