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306 Jefferson Co.

The town system was adopted and the county is divided into seven towns.

Aztalan. This town is bounded as follows: begin at the north west corner of the county and run thence east nine miles, thence south six miles, thence east three miles, thence south four miles, thence west to the West Branch of Rock river, thence down that river north two miles to the township line, thence west to the county line and north to the beginning. The population of this town in 1840 was 250 and it then contained: 30 horses, 337 cattle, 23 sheep, 311 swine &c. The village of Aztalan is situated on the west bank of the West Branch on the United States road leading from Milwaukee to the Mississippi by way of Madison; distant [distance] from Milwaukee about fifty miles and from Madison thirty. It is very [handsomely] prettily situated on the sloping bank of the river, immediately above the "ancient city" from which it derives its name.