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Outagamie County, Wisconsin
OutagamieCountyWisconsinCourthouse
Outagamie County Administration Complex
Map of Wisconsin highlighting Outagamie County
Location in the state of Wisconsin
Map of the U.S
Wisconsin's location in the U.S.
Founded 1852
Seat Appleton
Largest city Appleton
Area
 - Total
 - Land
 - Water

645 sq mi (1,671 km²)
638 sq mi (1,652 km²)
7.1 sq mi (18 km²), 1.1%
Population
 - (2020)
 - Density

190,705
Congressional district 8th
Time zone Central: UTC-6/-5
Website http://www.outagamie.org/

Outagamie /ˌtəˈɡmi/ is a county in the northeast region of the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of the 2020 census, the population was 190,705.[1] Its county seat is Appleton.[2]

Outagamie County is included in the Appleton, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is also included in the Appleton-Neenah-Oshkosh, WI Combined Statistical Area. It was named for the historic Meskwaki (Fox) Indians.

History[]

"Outagamie," a French transliteration of the Anishinaabe term for the Meskwaki (Fox) Indians, meant "dwellers of other shore" or "dwellers on the other side of the stream," referring to their historic habitation along the St. Lawrence River and south of the Great Lakes. They had occupied considerable territory in Wisconsin prior to colonization.[3] Outagamie County was created in 1851 and organized in 1852.[4]

Geography[]

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 645 square miles (1,670 km2), of which 638 square miles (1,650 km2) is land and 7.1 square miles (18 km2) (1.1%) is water.[5]

Adjacent counties[]

Rivers[]

  • Wolf River - The Wolf River runs through the city of New London and the village of Shiocton along western half of the county.
  • Fox River - The Fox River follows the south-eastern corner of the county, running through the cities of Appleton and Kaukauna
  • Shioc River - This river runs merges with the Wolf River in the village of Shiocton.
  • Embarrass River - The Embarrass River runs through the city of New London and merges with the Wolf River there.

Lakes[]

  • Black Otter Lake - Located in Hortonville, it receives much recreational use by anglers for being the only lake within the county.

Government[]

Outagamie County's government consists of an elected County Board of Supervisors, a County Executive, and 36 county agencies and departments.[6][7]

County Executive[]

The county executive serves as its chief executive officer, participating in the legislative process with the County Board of Supervisors and exercising administrative authority and control over the county's operations, departments, offices, boards, programs, and communications.[8]

Department heads are appointed by the county executive, subject to the approval of the board of supervisors. The county executive also appoints members to the county's boards and commissions. The county executive sets the annual budget in consultation with and subject to the approval of the board of supervisors.[9][10]

County Executive Tom Nelson was first elected in 2011.[11]

Transportation[]

Major Highways[]

  • I-41 Interstate 41
  • US 41 U.S. Highway 41
  • US 45 U.S. Highway 45
  • WIS 15 Wisconsin Highway 15
  • WIS 29 Wisconsin Highway 29
  • WIS 32 Wisconsin Highway 32
  • WIS 47 Wisconsin Highway 47
  • WIS 54 Wisconsin Highway 54
  • WIS 55 Wisconsin Highway 55
  • WIS 76 Wisconsin Highway 76
  • WIS 96 Wisconsin Highway 96
  • WIS 125 Wisconsin Highway 125
  • WIS 187 Wisconsin Highway 187
  • WIS 441 Wisconsin Highway 441

County Highways[]

  • WIS County A County A
  • WIS County AA County AA
  • WIS County B County B
  • WIS County BB County BB
  • WIS County C County C
  • WIS County CA County CA
  • WIS County CB County CB
  • WIS County CC County CC
  • WIS County CE County CE
  • WIS County D County D
  • WIS County DD County DD
  • WIS County E County E
  • WIS County EE County EE
  • WIS County F County F
  • WIS County FF County FF
  • WIS County G County G
  • WIS County GG County GG
  • WIS County GV County GV
  • WIS County H County H
  • WIS County HH County HH
  • WIS County I County I
  • WIS County J County J
  • WIS County JJ County JJ
  • WIS County K County K
  • WIS County KK County KK
  • WIS County M County M
  • WIS County MM County MM
  • WIS County N County N
  • County NC
  • WIS County O County O
  • WIS County OO County OO
  • WIS County P County P
  • WIS County PP County PP
  • WIS County Q County Q
  • WIS County S County S
  • WIS County T County T
  • WIS County TT County TT
  • WIS County U County U
  • WIS County UU County UU
  • WIS County VV County VV
  • WIS County W County W
  • WIS County WW County WW
  • WIS County X County X
  • WIS County XX County XX
  • WIS County Y County Y
  • WIS County Z County Z
  • WIS County ZZ County ZZ

[12]

Airports[]

  • Appleton International Airport (KATW) serves the county and surrounding communities. It is served by 4 airlines to 11 destinations.
  • Shiocton Airport (W34) is a grass strip airport located in Shiocton, Wisconsin

Demographics[]

Historical populations
Census Pop.
1860 9,587
1870 18,430 92.2%
1880 28,716 55.8%
1890 38,690 34.7%
1900 46,247 19.5%
1910 49,102 6.2%
1920 55,113 12.2%
1930 62,790 13.9%
1940 70,032 11.5%
1950 81,722 16.7%
1960 101,794 24.6%
1970 119,356 17.3%
1980 128,799 7.9%
1990 140,510 9.1%
2000 160,971 14.6%
2010 176,695 9.8%
U.S. Decennial Census[13]
1790–1960[14] 1900–1990[15]
1990–2000[16] 2010–2020[1]
USA Outagamie County, Wisconsin age pyramid

2000 Census Age Pyramid for Outagamie County

As of the census[17] of 2000, there were 160,971 people, 60,530 households, and 42,189 families residing in the county. The population density was 251 per square mile (97 /km2). There were 62,614 housing units at an average density of 98 per square mile (38 /km2). The racial makeup of the county was 93.87% White, 0.54% Black or African American, 1.54% Native American, 2.23% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.81% from other races, and 0.98% from two or more races. 1.99% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 47.7% were of German, 9.4% Dutch, 6.2% Irish and 5.2% American and French-Canadian ancestry.

Of the 60,530 households, 36.00% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.90% were married couples living together, 7.60% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.30% were non-families. 24.20% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.40% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.61 and the average family size was 3.14.

By age, 27.70% of the population was under 18, 8.90% from 18 to 24, 31.90% from 25 to 44, 20.70% from 45 to 64, and 10.90% were 65 or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 99.50 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.90 males.

In 2017, there were 2,204 births, giving a general fertility rate of 64.0 births per 1000 women aged 15–44, the 34th highest rate out of all 72 Wisconsin counties.[18] Additionally, there were 136 reported induced abortions performed on women of Outagamie County residence in 2017.[19]

Communities[]

OutagamieCountyFairgrounds

Outagamie County Fairgrounds grandstands in Seymour

OutagamieCountyWisconsinMunicipalBoundaries

Municipality Boundaries in Outagamie County, Wisconsin

Cities[]

Villages[]

  • Bear Creek
  • Black Creek
  • Combined Locks
  • Harrison (mostly in Calumet County)
  • Hortonville
  • Howard (mostly in Brown County)
  • Kimberly
  • Little Chute
  • Nichols
  • Shiocton
  • Wrightstown (mostly in Brown County)

Towns[]

  • Black Creek
  • Bovina
  • Buchanan
  • Center
  • Cicero
  • Dale
  • Deer Creek
  • Ellington
  • Freedom
  • Grand Chute
  • Greenville
  • Hortonia
  • Kaukauna
  • Liberty
  • Maine
  • Maple Creek
  • Minersville, Wisconsin
  • Oneida
  • Osborn
  • Seymour
  • Vandenbroek

Census-designated place[]

  • Dale

Unincorporated communities[]

  • Apple Creek
  • Binghamton
  • Center Valley
  • Chicago Corners
  • Cicero
  • Darboy
  • Five Corners
  • Freedom
  • Greenville
  • Hamples Corner
  • Isaar
  • Leeman
  • Mackville
  • Medina
  • Murphy Corner
  • Oneida
  • Sniderville (partial)
  • Stephensville
  • Sugar Bush
  • Twelve Corners
  • Minersville, Wisconsin

Ghost towns/neighborhoods[]

  • Grand Chute
  • Lawesburg
  • Lime Rock
  • Wakefield
  • Minersville, Wisconsin

Native American community[]

  • Oneida Nation of Wisconsin (partial)

Politics[]

Outagamie County has voted for the Republican presidential candidate in seventeen of the last twenty presidential elections.

United States presidential election results for Outagamie County, Wisconsin[20]
Year Republican Democratic Third party
No.  % No.  % No.  %
2020 58,385 54.05% 47,667 44.13% 1,970 1.82%
2016 49,879 53.10% 38,068 40.53% 5,986 6.37%
2012 47,372 50.08% 45,659 48.27% 1,565 1.65%
2008 39,677 43.33% 50,294 54.93% 1,592 1.74%
2004 48,903 54.31% 40,169 44.61% 978 1.09%
2000 39,460 52.10% 32,735 43.22% 3,547 4.68%
1996 27,758 42.78% 28,815 44.41% 8,316 12.82%
1992 30,370 41.65% 23,735 32.55% 18,806 25.79%
1988 33,113 54.04% 27,771 45.32% 394 0.64%
1984 36,773 64.54% 19,790 34.73% 416 0.73%
1980 31,500 52.99% 21,284 35.81% 6,657 11.20%
1976 28,363 54.02% 23,079 43.95% 1,065 2.03%
1972 27,533 59.84% 17,447 37.92% 1,028 2.23%
1968 25,080 59.29% 14,224 33.63% 2,997 7.08%
1964 18,595 46.26% 21,556 53.62% 47 0.12%
1960 24,146 58.15% 17,287 41.63% 89 0.21%
1956 26,090 76.56% 7,725 22.67% 262 0.77%
1952 26,603 73.86% 9,373 26.02% 44 0.12%
1948 16,161 58.40% 11,233 40.59% 278 1.00%
1944 18,294 64.44% 9,955 35.07% 140 0.49%
1940 17,733 58.98% 12,168 40.47% 166 0.55%
1936 9,485 34.66% 16,163 59.07% 1,716 6.27%
1932 8,517 33.91% 16,186 64.44% 415 1.65%
1928 12,378 49.58% 12,474 49.97% 112 0.45%
1924 6,426 35.39% 1,255 6.91% 10,479 57.70%
1920 11,140 74.69% 3,121 20.93% 654 4.38%
1916 5,302 52.97% 4,442 44.38% 265 2.65%
1912 2,384 28.82% 4,139 50.04% 1,748 21.13%
1908 5,079 52.34% 4,286 44.17% 339 3.49%
1904 5,949 63.65% 3,143 33.63% 254 2.72%
1900 5,245 55.15% 4,008 42.14% 258 2.71%
1896 5,433 55.42% 4,096 41.78% 275 2.80%
1892 2,733 35.91% 4,545 59.72% 333 4.38%



See also[]

  • National Register of Historic Places listings in Outagamie County, Wisconsin

References[]

  1. ^ a b "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/55/55087.html. 
  2. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx. 
  3. ^ "Outagamie", Dictionary of Wisconsin History
  4. ^ "Wisconsin: Individual County Chronologies". The Newberry Library. 2007. http://publications.newberry.org/ahcbp/documents/WI_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm. 
  5. ^ "2010 Census Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. August 22, 2012. http://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/counties_list_55.txt. 
  6. ^ "About Us | Outagamie County, WI". https://www.outagamie.org/how-to/about-us. 
  7. ^ "County Board of Supervisors | Outagamie County, WI". https://www.outagamie.org/government/departments-f-m/legislative-services/county-board-of-supervisors. 
  8. ^ "County Executive Office | Outagamie County, WI". https://www.outagamie.org/government/departments-a-e/county-executive-office. 
  9. ^ News, Ashley Kaster, FOX 11 (November 3, 2020). "Outagamie County Board approves 2021 budget". https://fox11online.com/news/local/outagamie-county-board-approves-2021-budget. 
  10. ^ "About Us | Outagamie County, WI". https://www.outagamie.org/how-to/about-us. 
  11. ^ "Tom Nelson edges Jack Voight in Outagamie County Executive race | Appleton Post Crescent | postcrescent.com". April 11, 2011. http://www.postcrescent.com/article/20110406/APC0101/104060639/Story-photos-videos-Nelson-edges-Voight-tight-Outagamie-executive-race?odyssey=tab%7Ctopnews%7Ctext%7CFRONTPAGE. 
  12. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". https://ocgis.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=f6a8d84e4e9a4bbd8e0b2166d3202a42. 
  13. ^ "U.S. Decennial Census". United States Census Bureau. https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html. 
  14. ^ "Historical Census Browser". University of Virginia Library. http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu. 
  15. ^ Forstall, Richard L., ed (March 27, 1995). "Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990". United States Census Bureau. https://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/wi190090.txt. 
  16. ^ "Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000". United States Census Bureau. April 2, 2001. https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf. 
  17. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. https://www.census.gov. 
  18. ^ "Annual Wisconsin Birth and Infant Mortality Report, 2017 P-01161-19 (June 2019): Detailed Tables". https://www.dhs.wisconsin.gov/publication/p01161-2019-tb.xlsx. 
  19. ^ Reported Induced Abortions in Wisconsin, Office of Health Informatics, Division of Public Health, Wisconsin Department of Health Services. Section: Trend Information, 2013-2017, Table 18, pages 17-18
  20. ^ Leip, David. "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections". http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS. 

Further reading[]

External links[]

Coordinates: 44°25′N 88°28′W / 44.41, -88.46


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