Winnebago County, Wisconsin
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| Winnebago County, Wisconsin | |
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 Location in the state of Wisconsin |
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 Wisconsin's location in the U.S. |
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| Founded | information needed |
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| Seat | Oshkosh |
| Area - Total - Land - Water |
579 sq mi (1,500 km²) 439 sq mi (1,137 km²) 140 sq mi (363 km²), 24.21% |
| Population - (2000) - Density |
156,763 357/sq mi (138/km²) |
| Website: www.co.winnebago.wi.us | |
Winnebago County is a county in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of 2000, the population was 156,763. Its county seat is Oshkosh[1]. Winnebago County is included in the Oshkosh, Wisconsin-Neenah, Wisconsin Metropolitan Statistical Area.
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[edit] Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 579 square miles (1,499 km²), of which, 439 square miles (1,136 km²) of it is land and 140 square miles (363 km²) of it (24.21%) is water.
[edit] Adjacent counties
- Waupaca County - northwest
- Outagamie County - northeast
- Calumet County - east
- Fond du Lac County - south
- Green Lake County - southwest
- Waushara County - west
[edit] Demographics
| Historical populations | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1900 | 58,225 |
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| 1910 | 62,116 | 6.7% | |
| 1920 | 63,897 | 2.9% | |
| 1930 | 76,622 | 19.9% | |
| 1940 | 80,507 | 5.1% | |
| 1950 | 91,103 | 13.2% | |
| 1960 | 107,928 | 18.5% | |
| 1970 | 129,931 | 20.4% | |
| 1980 | 131,703 | 1.4% | |
| 1990 | 140,320 | 6.5% | |
| 2000 | 156,763 | 11.7% | |
| WI Counties 1900-1990 | |||
As of the census[2] of 2000, there were 156,763 people, 61,157 households, and 39,568 families residing in the county. The population density was 357 people per square mile (138/km²). There were 64,721 housing units at an average density of 148 per square mile (57/km²). 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 according to Census 2000. 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.
In the county, the population was spread out with 23.80% under the age of 18, 11.80% from 18 to 24, 30.40% from 25 to 44, 21.50% from 45 to 64, and 12.50% who were 65 years of age 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.
[edit] Cities and towns
- Algoma
- Appleton
- Black Wolf
- Clayton
- Menasha (town)
- Menasha
- Neenah (town)
- Neenah
- Nekimi
- Nepeuskun
- Omro (town)
- Omro
- Oshkosh (town)
- Oshkosh
- Poygan
- Rushford
- Utica
- Vinland
- Winchester
- Winneconne (town)
- Winneconne
- Wolf River
[edit] Culture
Eureka, located 15 miles west of Oshkosh, is the setting for the 1957 RKO Radio Pictures film "All Mine to Give".
[edit] References
- ^ Find a County. National Association of Counties. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
- ^ American FactFinder. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
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