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Menomonie (/ m ə ˈ n ɒ m ə n i /) is a city in and the county seat of Dunn County, Wisconsin, United States. [5] The city's population was 16,843 as of the 2020 census. [ 2 ]
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 .
The Menominee Reservation is the only reservation in Wisconsin that is not subject to state jurisdiction under Public Law 280.This means that the Menominee Nation or the federal government generally holds legal jurisdiction over tribal members for crimes and civil disputes that occur within the reservation boundaries.
The Menominee gradually sold much of their lands in Michigan and Wisconsin to the U.S. government through seven treaties from 1821 to 1848, first ceding their lands in Michigan. The US government wanted to move them to the far west in the period when Wisconsin was organizing for statehood, to extinguish all Native American land claims.
The state of Wisconsin was created from Wisconsin Territory on May 29, 1848, with 28 counties. The most populous county in the state is Milwaukee County at 916,205 people at the 2023 Census estimate. [2] The county with the least population is Menominee County with 4,226 residents; the Menominee Indian Reservation is co-extensive with the ...
Keshena (Menominee: Kesīqnæh) [4] is a census-designated place (CDP) in and the county seat of Menominee County, Wisconsin, United States. [5] Located on the Menominee Indian Reservation, it had a population of 1,257 at the 2020 census. [2] Keshena was named for an Indian chief; the Menominee name is Kesīqnaeh which means "Swift Flying". [6] [7]
Dunn County is a county in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of the 2020 census, the population was 45,440. [1] Its county seat is Menomonie. [2] Dunn County comprises the Menomonie Micropolitan Statistical Area and is included in the Eau Claire-Menomonie, WI Combined Statistical Area.
Menomonee Falls is a village in Waukesha County, Wisconsin, United States. Its population was 38,527 at the 2020 census, making it the most-populous village in Wisconsin. [8] It is part of the Milwaukee metropolitan area.