Little Chute, Wisconsin

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Little Chute, Wisconsin
Village
Downtown Little Chute
Location of Little Chute in Outagamie County, Wisconsin.
Coordinates: 44°17′3″N 88°18′49″W / 44.28417°N 88.31361°W / 44.28417; -88.31361
Country	United States
State	Wisconsin
County	Outagamie
Area [1]
• Total	6.78 sq mi (17.56 km2)
• Land	6.45 sq mi (16.71 km2)
• Water	0.33 sq mi (0.85 km2)
Elevation [2]	732 ft (223 m)
Population  (2010)[3]
• Total	10,449
• Estimate  (2019)[4]	12,081
• Density	1,872.44/sq mi (722.92/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code	54140[5]
Area code	920
FIPS code	55-44950[6]
GNIS feature ID	1568226[2]
Website	www.littlechutewi.org

Little Chute is a village in Outagamie County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 10,449 at the 2010 census. It is immediately east of the city of Appleton, Wisconsin and runs along the Fox River.

The town was originally established as a trading post by French explorers who called it "Le Petite Chute" (Little Chute). In the late 19th century, it was settled by Dutch Catholic immigrants from North Brabant, led initially by the Dominican Missionary Theodore J. van den Broek from Uden. The town became an outpost of Dutch Catholic immigrants in the Midwest. Little Chute is home to a full-scale Dutch-style working windmill, which has become a tourist attraction.

Prior to European exploration it is likely the Mississippian culture tribe, the Oneota lived in the area. The Oneota are believed to be the ancestors of the Winnebago or Ho-Chunk tribe. A historical marker near Little Chute commemorates the Treaty of the Cedars, a treaty which ceded 4 million acres of Native American land to the US government.