Menominee County, Wisconsin

Menominee County
Menominee County
County
	Menominee Indian Tribal Offices in Keshena, Wisconsin
	Location within the U.S. state of Wisconsin
	Wisconsin's location within the U.S.
	Coordinates: 45°01′N 88°42′W / 45.02°N 88.7°W
Country	United States
State	Wisconsin
Founded	July 3, 1959
Named for	Menominee tribe
Seat	Keshena
Largest town	Menominee
Area
• Total	365 sq mi (950 km2)
• Land	358 sq mi (930 km2)
• Water	7.4 sq mi (19 km2) 2.0%
Population (2020)
• Total	4,255
• Density	11.9/sq mi (4.6/km2)
Time zone	UTC−6 (Central)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district	8th
Website	www.co.menominee.wi.us

Menominee County is a county in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of the 2020 census, the population was 4,255,^[1] making it the least populous county in Wisconsin. Its county seat is in the community of Keshena.^[2]

Menominee is Wisconsin's newest county, having been created in 1959 after recognition of the Menominee tribe was terminated by federal law. In 1974, the tribe regained federal recognition and restoration of most of its reservation. Today Menominee County is essentially coterminous with the boundaries of the federally recognized Menominee Indian Reservation.^{[citation needed]}

Menominee County is included in the Shawano, WI Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is also included in the Green Bay-Shawano, WI Combined Statistical Area.

^ ^a ^b Cite error: The named reference 2020-census-55078 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.

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[GR6-2] "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.

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