- Omro, Wisconsin
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Omro, Wisconsin — City — Looking west at downtown Omro on Hwy 21
Location of Omro, Wisconsin
Coordinates: 44°02′20″N 088°44′30″W / 44.03889°N 88.74167°WCoordinates: 44°02′20″N 088°44′30″W / 44.03889°N 88.74167°W Country United States State Wisconsin County Winnebago Settled 1842 Incorporated Government – Type Mayoral – Mayor Bob Breu Area – Total 2.4 sq mi (6.1 km2) – Land 2.2 sq mi (5.8 km2) – Water 0.1 sq mi (0.3 km2) 4.9% Elevation 758 ft (231 m) Population (2007) – Total 3,356 Time zone CST (UTC-6) – Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5) ZIP Code 54963 Area code(s) 920 GNIS feature ID 1576330 [1] Omro is a city in Winnebago County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 3,177 at the 2000 census. The city is located along the Fox River, approximately 10 miles west of Oshkosh, Wisconsin.
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History
1853 description
OMRO, P. V., on section 17 and 18, in town of Bloomingdale, Winnebago county, at the junction of the Manitowoc and Menasha, (extended), and the Waupun and Liberty Prairie plank roads. It is pleasantly situated on the south side of the Neenah [Fox] river, 11 miles west from Oshkosh, and 75 miles northeast from Madison. It has a heavy body of timber on the north, with a rich soil of openings and prairie on the south, and has excellent facilities by water for obtaining pine logs from the immense pinery of Wolf river, a great quantity of which is here manufactured into lumber. Population 600, with 100 dwellings, 5 stores, 2 hotels, 3 mills, and 4 religious denominations. A Company has been organized and is now completing the proper buildings for the manufacture of glass.[2]
Geography
Omro is located at 44°2′20″N 88°44′24″W / 44.03889°N 88.74°W (44.038959, -88.74014).[3]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.4 square miles (6.1 km²), of which, 2.2 square miles (5.8 km²) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.3 km²) of it (5.08%) is water.
Demographics
As of the census[4] of 2000, there were 3,177 people, 1,236 households, and 847 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,420.0 people per square mile (547.6/km²). There were 1,297 housing units at an average density of 579.7 per square mile (223.6/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 97.99% White, 0.19% Black or African American, 0.22% Native American, 0.13% Asian, 0.82% from other races, and 0.66% from two or more races. 2.77% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There were 1,236 households out of which 34.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.5% were married couples living together, 9.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.4% were non-families. 26.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.49 and the average family size was 3.03.
In the city the population was spread out with 26.2% under the age of 18, 6.3% from 18 to 24, 29.7% from 25 to 44, 21.8% from 45 to 64, and 16.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 95.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.2 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $45,208, and the median income for a family was $52,143. Males had a median income of $35,701 versus $21,549 for females. The per capita income for the city was $18,332. About 1.5% of families and 3.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.4% of those under age 18 and 6.8% of those age 65 or over.
Notable residents
- Andy Jorgensen, politician
- Louis Leroy, MLB player
- Alvin E. O'Konski, politician
- Delbert Philpott, soldier and scientist
Images
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Intersection of Hwy 116 and Hwy 21
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Looking west at downtown Omro on Hwy 21
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Along Highway 21 in winter
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Omro Village Hall and Engine House
References
- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. http://geonames.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ John W. Hunt,Wisconsin Gazetteer. Madison, Wisconsin: 1853.
- ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/gazette.html. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
- ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
External links
Oshkosh Metropolitan Area, Wisconsin Central City 
Municipalities Counties Municipalities and communities of Winnebago County, Wisconsin Cities 
Village Towns Algoma | Black Wolf | Clayton | Menasha | Neenah | Nekimi | Nepeuskun | Omro | Oshkosh | Poygan | Rushford | Utica | Vinland | Winchester | Winneconne | Wolf River
CDPs Butte des Morts | Eureka | Waukau | Winchester
Unincorporated
communitiesAllenville | Elo | Fisk | Larsen | Koro | Medina Junction | Metz‡ | Mikesville | Orihula | Pickett | Ring | Rush Lake | Waverly Beach‡ | Winnebago | Zion | Zittau
Ghost towns Footnotes ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
Categories:- Cities in Wisconsin
- Populated places in Winnebago County, Wisconsin
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