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- source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
- source: Family History Library Catalog
- the text in this section is copied from an article in Wikipedia
Sauk County is a county in Wisconsin. It is named after a large village of the Sauk people. As of the 2020 census, the population was 65,763. Its county seat and largest city is Baraboo. The county was created in 1840 from Wisconsin Territory and organized in 1844. Sauk County comprises the Baraboo, WI Micropolitan Statistical Area and is included in the Madison metropolitan area.
Timeline
| Date | Event | Source
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| 1840 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1840 | First census | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1844 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1844 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1844 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1847 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1860 | No significant boundary changes after this year | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1864 | Birth records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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Population History
- source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
| Census Year | Population
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| 1840 | 102
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| 1850 | 4,371
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| 1860 | 18,963
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| 1870 | 23,860
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| 1880 | 28,729
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| 1890 | 30,575
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| 1900 | 33,006
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| 1910 | 32,869
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| 1920 | 32,548
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| 1930 | 32,030
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| 1940 | 33,700
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| 1950 | 38,120
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| 1960 | 36,179
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| 1970 | 39,057
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| 1980 | 43,469
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| 1990 | 46,975
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