Kewaunee County, Wisconsin

Kewaunee County
Kewaunee County
County
	Kewaunee County Courthouse
	Location within the U.S. state of Wisconsin
	Wisconsin's location within the U.S.
	Coordinates: 44°35′N 87°26′W / 44.59°N 87.44°W
Country	United States
State	Wisconsin
Founded	1859
Seat	Kewaunee
Largest city	Algoma
Area
• Total	1,084 sq mi (2,810 km2)
• Land	343 sq mi (890 km2)
• Water	742 sq mi (1,920 km2) 68%
Population (2020)
• Total	20,563
• Density	60.0/sq mi (23.2/km2)
Time zone	UTC−6 (Central)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district	8th
Website	www.kewauneeco.org

Kewaunee County is a county located in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of the 2020 census, the population was 20,563.^[2] Its county seat is Kewaunee.^[3] The county was created in 1852 and organized in 1859.^[4] Its Menominee name is Kewāneh, an archaic name for a species of duck.^[5] Kewaunee County is part of the Green Bay, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area as well as the Green Bay-Shawano, WI Combined Statistical Area.

^ Cite error: The named reference 2020-census-55061 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on June 6, 2011. Retrieved January 21, 2014.
^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
^ "Wisconsin: Individual County Chronologies". Wisconsin Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. The Newberry Library. 2007. Archived from the original on April 14, 2017. Retrieved August 14, 2015.
^ Hoffman, Mike. "Menominee Place Names in Wisconsin". The Menominee Clans Story. Retrieved October 5, 2018.