Menominee County, Wisconsin

Menominee County
Menominee Indian Tribal Offices in Keshena, Wisconsin
Menominee Indian Tribal Offices in Keshena, Wisconsin
Map of Wisconsin highlighting Menominee County
Location within the U.S. state of Wisconsin
Map of the United States highlighting Wisconsin
Wisconsin's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 45°01′N 88°42′W / 45.02°N 88.7°W / 45.02; -88.7
Country United States
State Wisconsin
FoundedJuly 3, 1959
Named forMenominee tribe
SeatKeshena
Largest townMenominee
Area
 • Total365 sq mi (950 km2)
 • Land358 sq mi (930 km2)
 • Water7.4 sq mi (19 km2)  2.0%
Population
 • Total4,255
 • Estimate 
(2023)
4,226 Decrease
 • Density11.9/sq mi (4.6/km2)
Time zoneUTC−6 (Central)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district8th
Websitewww.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.

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