Winnebago County, Wisconsin

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Winnebago County is a county in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of the 2020 census, the population was 171,730. Its county seat is Oshkosh.[1] It was named for the historic Winnebago people, a federally recognized Native American tribe now known as the Ho-Chunk Nation. Chief Oshkosh was a Menominee leader in the area. Winnebago County comprises the Oshkosh-Neenah, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is included in the Appleton-Oshkosh-Neenah, WI Combined Statistical Area.

History

The region was occupied by several Native American tribes in the period of European encounter, including the Sauk, Meskwaki, Menominee, and Ojibwe. French traders from what is now Canada had early interactions with them, as did French Jesuit missionaries, who sought to convert them to Catholicism. European and American settlement encroached on their traditional territories, and the United States negotiated treaties in the mid-19th century to keep pushing the Indians to the west.

Winnebago County was created in 1840 by European Americans and organized in 1848.[2] The name Winnebago is of Algonquin origin, with variations used by the Fox and Potowatomi to refer to the Fox River below Lake Winnebago, which sometimes got muddy and full of fish.[3] It means 'people dwelling by the fetid or ill-smelling water', which may also refer to a sulfur spring.[4] The county seat, Oshkosh, was incorporated as a city in 1853, when it already had a population of nearly 2,800.[5]

Chief Oshkosh was the namesake for the county seat. A leader of the Menominee in the region, he was successful in gaining authorization from the federal government for 2500 of his people to remain in Wisconsin, at a time when the government was pushing for their removal west of the Mississippi River.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of Script error: No such module "convert"., of which Script error: No such module "convert". is land and Script error: No such module "convert". (25%) is water.[6]

Adjacent counties

Major highways

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Railroads

Buses

Airports

Wittman Regional Airport (KOSH) serves the county and surrounding communities.

Brennand Airport (79C) in the Town of Clayton is a major recreational aircraft hub year-round.

Commercial airline service for Winnebago County is provided by Appleton International Airport in the neighboring Outagamie County.

Demographics

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Racial and ethnic composition

Winnebago County, Wisconsin – Racial and ethnic composition
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Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic) Pop 1980[13] Pop 1990[14] Pop 2000[15] Pop 2010[16] Pop 2020[17] % 1980 % 1990 % 2000 % 2010 % 2020
White alone (NH) 129,584 136,094 147,160 151,509 145,581 98.39% 96.99% 93.87% 90.73% 84.77%
Black or African American alone (NH) 379 689 1,725 2,856 4,931 0.29% 0.49% 1.10% 1.71% 2.87%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) 494 668 678 941 935 0.38% 0.48% 0.43% 0.56% 0.54%
Asian alone (NH) 432 1,690 2,849 3,795 5,560 0.33% 1.20% 1.82% 2.27% 3.24%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH) x [18] x [19] 26 52 53 x x 0.02% 0.03% 0.03%
Other race alone (NH) 95 35 58 88 362 0.07% 0.02% 0.04% 0.05% 0.21%
Mixed race or Multiracial (NH) x [20] x [21] 1,202 1,969 5,980 x x 0.77% 1.18% 3.48%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 719 1,144 3,065 5,784 8,328 0.55% 0.82% 1.96% 3.46% 4.85%
Total 131,703 140,320 156,763 166,994 171,730 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%

2020 census

As of the 2020 census, the county had a population of 171,730 and a median age of 39.1 years. 20.7% of residents were under the age of 18 and 17.0% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 101.2 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 100.2 males age 18 and over.[22]

The population density was Script error: No such module "convert".. There were 76,046 housing units at an average density of Script error: No such module "convert"., of which 6.0% were vacant. There were 71,473 households in the county, of which 26.1% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 45.3% were married-couple households, 20.7% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 25.4% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 31.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. Among occupied housing units, 64.7% were owner-occupied and 35.3% were renter-occupied, with a homeowner vacancy rate of 0.9% and a rental vacancy rate of 4.8%.[22]

82.6% of residents lived in urban areas, while 17.4% lived in rural areas.[23]

The racial makeup of the county was 86.2% White, 3.0% Black or African American, 0.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 3.3% Asian, <0.1% Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander, 1.8% from some other race, and 5.1% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino residents of any race comprised 4.8% of the population.[24]

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2000 Census Age Pyramid for Winnebago County

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2000 census

As of the census[25] of 2000, there were 156,763 people, 61,157 households, and 39,568 families residing in the county. The population density was Script error: No such module "convert".. There were 64,721 housing units at an average density of Script error: No such module "convert".. The racial makeup of the county was 94.92% White, 1.12% Black or African American, 0.46% Native American, 1.84% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.72% from other races, and 0.92% from two or more races. 1.96% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 52.4% were of German, 6.2% Irish and 5.7% Polish ancestry. 94.6% spoke English, 2.5% Spanish and 1.0% Hmong as their first language.

There were 61,157 households, out of which 31.00% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.00% were married couples living together, 8.30% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.30% were non-families. 27.60% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.90% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.43 and the average family size was 2.99.

By age, 23.80% of the population was under 18, 11.80% from 18 to 24, 30.40% from 25 to 44, 21.50% from 45 to 64, and 12.50% were 65 or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 99.40 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.80 males.

In 2017, there were 1,833 births, giving a general fertility rate of 56.5 births per 1000 women aged 15–44, the 15th lowest rate out of all 72 Wisconsin counties.[26] Additionally, there were 123 reported induced abortions performed on women of Winnebago County residence in 2017.[27]

Government

Winnebago County is governed by the 36-member Winnebago County Board of Supervisors. Supervisors are elected to the board in a nonpartisan election held the first Tuesday of April in even numbered years and serve two-year terms. The board has several committees. It meets on the third Tuesday of each month at the Winnebago County Courthouse in Oshkosh.

Politics

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Communities

Cities

Villages

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Towns of Winnebago County

Towns

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Census-designated places

Unincorporated communities

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Ghost towns/neighborhoods

Notable people

See also

References

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Further reading

External links

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