Winnebago County (Wisconsin)
The Winnebago County is a county located in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. In 2010, the County had 166 994 inhabitants and a population density of 147 inhabitants per square kilometer. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) is Oshkosh, which was named after an Indian chief of the Menominee.
Geography
The County is located in Eastern Wisconsin and has an area of 1499 square kilometers, of which 363 square kilometers are water surface. In Winnebago County, the upper portion of the Fox River empties into Lake Winnebago.
At the Winnebago County border Nachcountys following:
History
The Winnebago County was formed in 1840 as an original county from parts of the Wisconsin Territory. It was named after the indigenous people of the Winnebago.
Population
According to the census in 2010 lived in Winnebago County 166 994 people in 67 232 households. The population density was 147 people per square kilometer. In the 67 232 households lived statistically 2.35 per person.
The racial the population was composed of 93.4 percent white, 1.9 percent African American, 0.7 percent Native American, 2.5 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 1.4 percent were descended from two or more races. Regardless of ethnicity were 3.7 percent of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
21.3 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 64.7 percent were between 18 and 64 and 14.0 percent were 65 years or older. 49.8 percent of the population was female.
The median income for a household was $ 51,603. The per capita income was $ 27,103. 11.5 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Places in Winnebago County
Citys
- Appleton1
- Menasha2
- Neenah
- Omro
- Oshkosh
Village
- Winneconne
Census-designated places (CDP )
- Butte des Morts
- Eureka
- Waukau
- Winchester
Other Unincorporated communities
- Adella Beach
- Allenville
- Blackwolf
- Black Wolf Point
- Clarks Point
- Decorah Beach
- Elo
- Fairview Beach
- Fisk
- Fitzgerald
- Harbor Springs
- Highland Shore
- Indian Shores
- Iceland Park
- Larsen
- Lasleys Point
- Leonards Point
- Little Point
- Koro
- Medina Junction
- Melrose Park
- Metz3
- Mike Ville
- Oakwood
- Orihula
- Paukotuk
- Piacenza
- Pickett
- Plummer Point
- Point Comfort
- Ricker Bay
- Reighmoor
- Ring
- River marsh
- Rush Lake
- Shangri La Point
- Snells
- Sunrise Bay
- Waverly Beach2
- Winnebago
- Zion
- Zittau
1 - partially in Outagamie and Calumet County 2 - partially in Calumet County 3 - partially in Waushara County
Structure
The Winnebago County is divided into 16 Towns in addition to the six independent municipalities: