Outagamie County, Wisconsin
Outagamie County, Wisconsin | |
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Outagamie County Administration Complex | |
Location within the U.S. state of Wisconsin | |
Wisconsin's location within the U.S. | |
Founded | 1852 |
Seat | Appleton |
Largest city | Appleton |
Area | |
• Total | 645 sq mi (1,671 km2) |
• Land | 638 sq mi (1,652 km2) |
• Water | 7.1 sq mi (18 km2), 1.1% |
Population | |
• (2010) | 176,695 |
• Density | 277/sq mi (107/km2) |
Congressional district | 8th |
Time zone | Central: UTC−6/−5 |
Website | www.outagamie.org |
Outagamie /ˌaʊtəˈɡeɪmi/ is a county in the northeast region of the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of the 2010 census, the population was 176,695.[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.
Contents
1 History
2 Transportation
2.1 Major Highways
2.2 County Highways
2.3 Airports
3 Geography
3.1 Rivers
3.2 Lakes
3.3 Adjacent counties
4 Demographics
5 Communities
5.1 Cities
5.2 Villages
5.3 Towns
5.4 Census-designated place
5.5 Unincorporated communities
5.6 Ghost towns/neighborhoods
5.7 Native American community
6 Politics
7 See also
8 References
9 Further reading
10 External links
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]
Transportation
Major Highways
Interstate 41
U.S. Highway 41
U.S. Highway 45
Wisconsin Highway 15
Wisconsin Highway 29
Wisconsin Highway 32
Wisconsin Highway 47
Wisconsin Highway 54
Wisconsin Highway 55
Wisconsin Highway 76
Wisconsin Highway 96
Wisconsin Highway 125
Wisconsin Highway 187
Wisconsin Highway 441
County Highways
County A
County AA
County B
County BB
County C
County CA
County CB
County CC
County CE
County D
County DD
County E
County EE
County F
County FF
County G
County GG
County GV
County H
County HH
County I
County J
County JJ
County K
County KK
County M
County MM
County N- County NC
County O
County OO
County P
County PP
County Q
County S
County T
County TT
County U
County UU
County VV
County W
County WW
County X
County XX
County Y
County Z
County ZZ
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Airports
Appleton International Airport (KATW) serves the county and surrounding communities. It is served by 4 airlines to 10 destinations.
Shiocton Airport (W34) is a grass strip airport located in Shiocton, Wisconsin
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.[6]
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 he cities of Appleton and Kaukauna- Shiocton 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.
Adjacent counties
Shawano County - north
Brown County - east
Calumet County - southeast
Winnebago County - southwest
Waupaca County - west
Demographics
Historical population | |||
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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% | |
Est. 2016 | 184,526 | [7] | 4.4% |
U.S. Decennial Census[8] 1790–1960[9] 1900–1990[10] 1990–2000[11] 2010–2014[1] |
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As of the census[12] 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 ancestry according to Census 2000.
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.
Communities
Cities
Appleton (county seat; partly in Calumet County and Winnebago County)
Kaukauna (partially in Calumet County}
New London (mostly in Waupaca County)- Seymour
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
- 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
Ghost towns/neighborhoods
- Grand Chute
- Lawesburg
- Lime Rock
- Wakefield
Native American community
Oneida Nation of Wisconsin (partial)
Politics
Outagamie County has voted for the Republican presidential candidate in 12 of the last 15 presidential elections.
Year | Republican | Democratic | Third parties |
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2016 | 53.1% 49,879 | 40.5% 38,068 | 6.4% 5,986 |
2012 | 50.1% 47,372 | 48.3% 45,659 | 1.7% 1,565 |
2008 | 43.3% 39,677 | 54.9% 50,294 | 1.7% 1,592 |
2004 | 54.3% 48,903 | 44.6% 40,169 | 1.1% 978 |
2000 | 52.1% 39,460 | 43.2% 32,735 | 4.7% 3,547 |
1996 | 42.8% 27,758 | 44.4% 28,815 | 12.8% 8,316 |
1992 | 41.7% 30,370 | 32.6% 23,735 | 25.8% 18,806 |
1988 | 54.0% 33,113 | 45.3% 27,771 | 0.6% 394 |
1984 | 64.5% 36,773 | 34.7% 19,790 | 0.7% 416 |
1980 | 53.0% 31,500 | 35.8% 21,284 | 11.2% 6,657 |
1976 | 54.0% 28,363 | 44.0% 23,079 | 2.0% 1,065 |
1972 | 59.8% 27,533 | 37.9% 17,447 | 2.2% 1,028 |
1968 | 59.3% 25,080 | 33.6% 14,224 | 7.1% 2,997 |
1964 | 46.3% 18,595 | 53.6% 21,556 | 0.1% 47 |
1960 | 58.2% 24,146 | 41.6% 17,287 | 0.2% 89 |
1956 | 76.6% 26,090 | 22.7% 7,725 | 0.8% 262 |
1952 | 73.9% 26,603 | 26.0% 9,373 | 0.1% 44 |
1948 | 58.4% 16,161 | 40.6% 11,233 | 1.0% 278 |
1944 | 64.4% 18,294 | 35.1% 9,955 | 0.5% 140 |
1940 | 59.0% 17,733 | 40.5% 12,168 | 0.6% 166 |
1936 | 34.7% 9,485 | 59.1% 16,163 | 6.3% 1,716 |
1932 | 33.9% 8,517 | 64.4% 16,186 | 1.7% 415 |
1928 | 49.6% 12,378 | 50.0% 12,474 | 0.5% 112 |
1924 | 35.4% 6,426 | 6.9% 1,255 | 57.7% 10,479 |
1920 | 74.7% 11,140 | 20.9% 3,121 | 4.4% 654 |
1916 | 53.0% 5,302 | 44.4% 4,442 | 2.7% 265 |
1912 | 28.8% 2,384 | 50.0% 4,139 | 21.1% 1,748 |
1908 | 52.3% 5,079 | 44.2% 4,286 | 3.5% 339 |
1904 | 63.7% 5,949 | 33.6% 3,143 | 2.7% 254 |
1900 | 55.2% 5,245 | 42.1% 4,008 | 2.7% 258 |
1896 | 55.4% 5,433 | 41.8% 4,096 | 2.8% 275 |
1892 | 35.9% 2,733 | 59.7% 4,545 | 4.4% 333 |
See also
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Outagamie County, Wisconsin
References
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Further reading
Commemorative Biographical Record of the Fox River Valley Counties of Brown, Outagamie and Winnebago. Chicago: J. H. Beers, 1895.- Ryan, Thomas H. (ed.). History of Outagamie County Wisconsin. Chicago: Goodspeed Historical Association, 1911.
External links
- Outagamie County government
Outagamie County map from the Wisconsin Department of Transportation- Outagamie County entry on Wisconsin Online
Coordinates: 44°25′N 88°28′W / 44.41°N 88.46°W / 44.41; -88.46