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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.
The Omaha Nation later conveyed an additional 12,348 acres (49.97 km 2) of timber land to the Winnebago Reservation through an act of Congress on June 22, 1874 and a deed dated July 31, 1874. [ 8 ] Federal legislation including the Dawes Act of 1887 led to the allotment of Winnebago tribal lands into private ownership.
The nation is actively seeking to reacquire more traditional land and place it into trust status. [12] According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Ho-Chunk Nation reservation parcels totaled 3.46 square miles (8.96 km 2) in 2020, with an additional 12.57 square miles (32.56 km 2) of off-reservation trust land.
The Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska will soon get back about 1,600 acres (647 hectares) of land the federal government took more than 50 years ago and never developed. A new law will require the U.S ...
The Winnebago Bend Wildlife Area was made up of land illegally condemned in 1970. Soon it will be returned to the Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska. 1,600 acres of land in western Iowa is being returned ...
Winnebago County has the most water per capita out of any county in Wisconsin. I was happy to support the land and water conservation grant to make sure we continue to have clean water and ...
Winneconne is a town in Winnebago County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 2,350 at the 2010 census. [1] The Village of Winneconne is located within the town, on both sides of the Wolf River. The unincorporated community of Butte des Morts, named for a French and Native American trading war, is also located in the town. The town's ...
Winneconne is a village in Winnebago County, Wisconsin. The population was 2,383 at the time of the 2010 census. The village is located within the Town of Winneconne. Developed along the Wolf River, the community is in the middle of the Wolf Chain of lakes, including Poygan, Winneconne, and Butte des Morts.