Menasha (town), Wisconsin
| Menasha, Wisconsin | |
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Menasha Town Hall
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| Motto: Bridging the Fox Cities | |
 Menasha
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| Coordinates: 44°12′36″N 88°25′27″W / 44.21000°N 88.42417°WCoordinates: 44°12′36″N 88°25′27″W / 44.21000°N 88.42417°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Wisconsin |
| County | Winnebago |
| Established | April 3, 1855 |
| Fully annexed | September 22, 2016 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 13.9 sq mi (36.0 km2) |
| • Land | 12.2 sq mi (31.5 km2) |
| • Water | 1.7 sq mi (4.5 km2) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 18,498 |
| • Density | 1,521/sq mi (587.2/km2) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP codes | 54915, 54952, 54956 |
| Area code(s) | 920 |
| FIPS code | 55-50850 |
| Website | www |
Menasha was a town in Winnebago County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 18,498 at the 2010 census, making it the second most populous town in the state of Wisconsin at the time of its dissolution. The unincorporated community of Waverly Beach was located partially in the town. In an April 2016 referendum, the portion of the town west of Little Lake Butte des Morts voted to become the village of Fox Crossing. The remaining portions of the town were annexed to Fox Crossing on September 22, 2016, effectively ending the existence of the town.
The Town of Menasha was officially organized on April 3, 1855, in part from land formerly belonging to the neighboring town of Neenah.
Discussion of the Town of Menasha being incorporated into a village began as early as 1979, when the name Bridgeview was proposed. A referendum on the matter was brought to residents in 2002 (again with the proposed village name of Bridgeview), which was defeated.
In December 2014, a petition was circulated to incorporate the west side of the town as the Village of Fox Crossing. It needed 50 signatures to file the petition in Winnebago County court; it had received over 200 by March 2015. Town leaders estimate that it would cost $85000 to incorporate and possibly $75000 in legal fees to defend against challenges. An incorporation committee suggested incorporating 10600 residents west of the Fox River followed later by annexing the 7900 residents east of the river.
Incorporation of Fox Crossing as a village, comprising the land west of Little Lake Butte des Morts became final on April 20, 2016. This roughly reduced the area of the Town of Menasha by half. The long term plan after this was finalized was to fold the remaining portions of the Town of Menasha into the new village, assuming there were no objections from remaining town residents.
On August 17, 2016, an agreement was reached between the Village of Fox Crossing and the remaining Town of Menasha to annex all remaining Town of Menasha lands to Fox Crossing. When completed, this would effectively end the existence of the Town of Menasha, on a timeline "on or as soon after the (agreement) as practical". There were no petitions filed by town residents objecting to this. On September 22, 2016, the Town of Menasha ceased when remaining parts of the town were annexed into Fox Crossing.
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