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Oshkosh is a city located in Winnebago County, Wisconsin, United States. It is located where the Fox River enters Lake Winnebago from the west. This puts almost half of Oshkosh’s city border on the shores of Lake Winnebago, offering all sorts of recreational activities. Lake Winnebago is one of the largest inland lakes in the United States and the larges freshwater lake entirely within the state of Wisconsin. This opens up whole new window of opportunity for many kinds of recreation. These include Water skiing, wake boarding, fishing, and other boating activities as well as pretty beaches to play on, nature trails, and beautiful parks around the lake.

Oshkosh Demographics

The city has an estimated population of 62,916 as of 2000 census, which consists of 24,082 households and 13,654 families residing in the city. It had a metropolitan area of 159,972 people.

The racial makeup of the city was 92.73% White, 2.19% Black or African American, 0.52% Native American, 3.03% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.53% from other races, and 0.98% from two or more races. 1.69% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 52.2% were of German and 6.3% Irish ancestry according to Census 2000.

Oshkosh History

Oshkosh was named after Menominee Chief Oshkosh, whose name meant “claw”. Fur trade was what first attracted early settlers, but that industry was soon to be ovecome by the lumber industry. With its navigable waterways, the lumber industry prospered and was at wone time known as the “Sawdust Capitol of the World” due to the amount of lumber mills. However, in 1875 disaster struck and Oshkosh had a “Great Fire” that consumed homes and businesses all across Main Street. the fire engulfed 70 stores, 40 factories, and 500 homes. About $2.5 million dollars ($51.2 million in 2010 money) were spent in the rebuilding processes. Downtown was recently redeveloped in 2006. There are still homes for sale today in the Historic Districts of Oshkosh.

Culture and Entertainment

With the redevelopment plan of Downtown Oshkosh came many cultural and entertainment developments as well. the construction of the Leach Amphitheater on the Fox River and the Grand Opera House both serve as unique and beautiful performing arts centers. Long running festivals such as Sawdust Days in Menominee Park are still very popular.