Outagamie County, Wisconsin

Outagamie County, Wisconsin
Location in the state of Wisconsin
Wisconsin's location in the U.S.
Founded	1850
Seat	Appleton
Area  - Total  - Land  - Water	644 sq mi (1,668 km²) 640 sq mi (1,658 km²) 4 sq mi (10 km²), 0.63%
Population  - (2000)  - Density	160,971 251/sq mi (97/km²)
Website	www.co.outagamie.wi.us

Outagamie ( /ˌaʊtəˈɡæmi/) is a county in the northeast region of the U.S. state of Wisconsin. Its county seat is Appleton.^[1] As of the 2009 census estimate, its population was 177,155.^[2]

Outagamie County, along with neighboring Calumet County, forms the Appleton, Wisconsin, Metropolitan Statistical Area. Outagamie County is also part of the Appleton-Neenah-Oshkosh Combined Statistical Area, along with adjacent Winnebago County.

History

"Outagamie," an Anishinaabe term for the Meskwaki (Fox) Indians, translates to "dwellers of other shore" or "dwellers on the other side of the stream."^[3]

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 644 square miles (1,668 km²), of which 640 square miles (1,658 km²) is land and 4 square miles (10 km²) is water.

Major highways

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

Demographics

2000 Census Age Pyramid for Outagamie County.

Historical populations
Census	Pop.		%±
1900	46,247		—
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%
WI Counties 1900-1990

As of the census^[4] 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.

Cities, Villages, and Towns

Outagamie County Fairgrounds grandstands in Seymour

Outagamie County Courthouse

Municipality Boundaries in Outagamie County, Wisconsin

Cities Appleton - County Seat Kaukauna New London Seymour Villages Bear Creek Black Creek Combined Locks Hortonville Howard Kimberly Little Chute Nichols Shiocton Wrightstown Ghost Towns Grand Chute Lawesburg Lime Rock Wakefield

Towns Black Creek (town) Bovina Buchanan Center Cicero Dale Deer Creek Ellington Freedom Grand Chute Greenville (town) Hortonia Kaukauna (town) Liberty Maine Maple Creek Oneida (town) Osborn Seymour (town) Vandenbroek

Unincorporated Communities Apple Creek Binghamton Center Valley Chicago Corners Dale Darboy Five Corners Freedom Greenville Hamples Corner Isaar Leeman Mackville Medina Murphy Corner Oneida Stephensville Sugar Bush Twelve Corners Native American Communities Oneida Nation of Wisconsin

Adjacent counties

• Shawano County - north
• Brown County - east
• Calumet County - southeast
• Winnebago County - southwest
• Waupaca County - west

See also

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

References

1. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx. Retrieved 2011-06-07. 
2. ^ http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/SAFFPopulation?_event=Search&geo_id=05000US55009&_geoContext=01000US%7C04000US55%7C05000US55009&_street=&_county=Outagamie+County&_cityTown=Outagamie+County&_state=04000US55&_zip=&_lang=en&_sse=on&ActiveGeoDiv=geoSelect&_useEV=&pctxt=fph&pgsl=050&_submenuId=population_0&ds_name=null&_ci_nbr=null&qr_name=null&reg=null:null&_keyword=&_industry=
3. ^ Dictionary of Wisconsin History
4. ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 

External links

• Outagamie County government
• Outagamie County entry on Wisconsin Online
• Commemorative Biographical Record of the Fox River Valley Counties of Brown, Outagamie and Winnebago

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