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| Name | Oconto |
| Alt names | Oconto | source: Getty Vocabulary Program |
| Type | County |
| Coordinates | 45.0°N 88.183°W |
| Located in | Wisconsin, United States (1851 - ) |
| See also | Brown, Wisconsin, United States | Parent county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Florence, Wisconsin, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Forest, Wisconsin, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Langlade, Wisconsin, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Marinette, Wisconsin, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Menominee, Wisconsin, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Winnebago, Wisconsin, United States | Parent county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) |
- source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
- source: Family History Library Catalog
- the text in this section is copied from an article in Wikipedia
Oconto County is a county in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of 2000, the population was 35,634. Its county seat is Oconto.
Oconto County is part of the Green Bay Metropolitan Statistical Area. It was established in 1851.
History
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First visited by French explorers in the 17th century, Oconto County is among the oldest settlements in Wisconsin. Father Claude-Jean Allouez of the Roman Catholic Jesuit order said the first Mass in Oconto. Among the first settlers was Joseph Tourtilott, who explored much of the Oconto River watershed. Many of Tourtilott's descendants continue to reside in Oconto County, which has the highest percentage of residents with French ancestry in Wisconsin.
Timeline
| Date | Event | Source
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| 1838 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1851 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1857 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1857 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1859 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1860 | First census | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1876 | Birth records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1970 | No significant boundary changes after this year | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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Population History
- source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
| Census Year | Population
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| 1860 | 3,592
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| 1870 | 8,321
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| 1880 | 9,848
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| 1890 | 15,009
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| 1900 | 20,874
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| 1910 | 25,657
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| 1920 | 27,104
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| 1930 | 26,386
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| 1940 | 27,075
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| 1950 | 26,238
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| 1960 | 25,110
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| 1970 | 25,553
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| 1980 | 28,947
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| 1990 | 30,226
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Note: Menominee County was formed in 1961 from part of Shawano County (1960 pop. 2,345) and part of Oconto County (1960 pop. 261).
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