Winnebago County, Wisconsin
| Winnebago County, Wisconsin | |
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Winnebago County Courthouse
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 Location in the U.S. state of Wisconsin |
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 Wisconsin's location in the U.S. |
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| Founded | 1848 |
| Seat | Oshkosh |
| Largest city | Oshkosh |
| Area | |
| • Total | 579 sq mi (1,500 km2) |
| • Land | 434 sq mi (1,124 km2) |
| • Water | 144 sq mi (373 km2), 25% |
| Population | |
| • (2010) | 166,994 |
| • Density | 384/sq mi (148/km²) |
| Congressional districts | 6th, 8th |
| Time zone | Central: UTC-6/-5 |
| Website | www |
Winnebago County is a county in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of the 2010 census, the population was 166,994. Its county seat is Oshkosh.
Winnebago County comprises the Oshkosh-Neenah, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is included in the Appleton-Oshkosh-Neenah, WI Combined Statistical Area.
Winnebago County was created in 1840 and organized in 1848. The name Winnebago is of Algonquin origin and means 'people dwelling by the fetid or ill-smelling water', which may refer to a sulfur spring. The county seat, Oshkosh, was incorporated as a city in 1853, when it already had a population of nearly 2,800.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 579 square miles (1,500 km2), of which 434 square miles (1,120 km2) is land and 144 square miles (370 km2) (25%) is water.
Wittman Regional Airport (KOSH) serves the county and surrounding communities.
As of the census of 2000, there were 156,763 people, 61,157 households, and 39,568 families residing in the county. The population density was 357 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.
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