Winnebago County is a vibrant community boasting beautiful lakes and other natural resources, including the largest freshwater lake in Wisconsin, Lake Winnebago.
Winnebago County is home to a variety of industries, such as Oshkosh Corporation and is a leader in paper production. Our community is also home to many outstanding academic institutions including:
• The University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh
• The UW-Fox Valley
• Fox Valley Technical College
Winnebago County is the 7th largest county of Wisconsin with a population of 170,414 (US Census 2017), and is made up of urban, suburban and rural areas. Oshkosh, named after Chief Oshkosh of the Menominee Indians, is the county seat and is the 8th largest city in Wisconsin.
• Menasha (has its own City Public Health Department)
• Neenah
• Omro
• Part of Appleton (the city of Appleton has its own City Public Health Department)
• Algoma
• Black Wolf
• Clayton
• Neenah
• Nekimi
• Nepeuskun
• Omro
• Oshkosh
• Poygan
• Rushford
• Utica
• Vinland
• Winchester
• Winneconne
• Wolf River
• Village of Fox Crossing
• Village of Winneconne
Wisconsin Divided Ten Ways: A Review of Rural-Urban Classification Systems is a report that explains how rural and urban areas are defined.