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- source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
- source: Family History Library Catalog
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Winnebago County is a county in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of the 2020 census, the population was 171,730. Its county seat is Oshkosh. It was named for the historic Winnebago people, a federally recognized Native American tribe now known as the Ho-Chunk Nation. Chief Oshkosh was a Menominee leader in the area. Winnebago County comprises the Oshkosh-Neenah, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is included in the Appleton-Oshkosh-Neenah, WI Combined Statistical Area.
Timeline
Date | Event | Source
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1837 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1838 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1840 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1840 | First census | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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1848 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1848 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1860 | No significant boundary changes after this year | 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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Population History
- source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
Census Year | Population
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1840 | 135
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1850 | 10,167
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1860 | 23,770
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1870 | 37,279
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1880 | 42,740
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1890 | 50,097
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1900 | 58,225
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1910 | 62,116
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1920 | 63,897
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1930 | 76,622
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1940 | 80,507
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1950 | 91,103
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1960 | 107,928
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1970 | 129,931
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1980 | 131,703
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1990 | 140,320
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Note: Winnebago County's 1840 census boundaries were the same as those of 1860-1990; its 1850 boundaries included extensive additional territory.
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