Winnebago County, Wisconsin

Winnebago County
Winnebago County
County
	Winnebago County Courthouse
	Location within the U.S. state of Wisconsin
	Wisconsin's location within the U.S.
	Coordinates: 44°04′N 88°38′W / 44.06°N 88.64°W
Country	United States
State	Wisconsin
Founded	1848
Named for	Winnebago people
Seat	Oshkosh
Largest city	Oshkosh
Area
• Total	579 sq mi (1,500 km2)
• Land	434 sq mi (1,120 km2)
• Water	144 sq mi (370 km2) 25%
Population (2020)
• Total	171,730
• Estimate (2023)	171,735
• Density	395.1/sq mi (152.5/km2)
Time zone	UTC−6 (Central)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional districts	6th, 8th
Website	www.co.winnebago.wi.us

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.^[2] 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.

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