Oshkosh is a city located there or water of the river Fox arrives in the Lac Winnebago in the county of Winnebago at the Wisconsin. According to a census of 2000, the city would have a population of approximately 62.916 inhabitants.

History

Oshkosh was named according to a chief Menominee called Os-kosh, which means " griffe". The first European residents go back to 1818. Oshkosh became a city in 1853 and had a population of almost 2800 inhabitants.

Geography

Oshkosh is localized with.

According to the United States Census Office, the city has a surface of 63.2 km ². 61.2 km ² are grounds and 2.0 km ², are 3,20%, are water.

Demography

According to a census going back to 2000, there are 62.916 people with Oshkosh, 24.082 Ménage S, and 13.654 families resident in the city. The communities of the city and their distributions are: 92,73% of White S, 2,19% of Afro-American S, 0,52% of Amerindian S, 3,03 % of Asian S, 0,03% originating in the Peaceful , 0,53% of other communities, and 0,98% of two or several communities. 1,69% of the population are of origin Hispanique S.

On the 24.082 households, only 27,3% have a child of less than 18 years living with them, 44,3% are married couples, 9,1% are only female, and 43,3% are made people not having family ties. 32,4% are made of only one person including 11,7% of a 65 year old person or more.

In the city, the pattern of the settlement by age bracket is the following one: 20,7% in 18 year old lower part, 18,1% from 18 to 24 years, 29,7% from 25 to 44 years, 18,3% from 45 to 64 years, and 13,1% 65 years or more. The Middle Age is 32 years. For 100 women there are 99,9 men. For 100 old women of 18 and more, there are 98,7 men.

Average revenue of households of the east city of 29 134,71 € ($ 37.636). The men have an average revenue of 26 126,34€ ($33 750) against 18 696,78€ ($24 154) for the women. Nearly 5,2% to the families and 10,2% of the population lives in lower part of the Poverty line, including 8,6% people in 18 year old lower part and 6,9% 65 years and more.

University of Wisconsin Oshkosh

The university of Wisconsin Oshkosh is at the edge of the Fox River.

Media

to be seen: List of stations radios in Oshkosh

Notable residents

• Gabriel Bouck, Attorney General of the Wisconsin
• Helen Farnsworth Mears, Sculptor
• Athen Grey, Photographer
• Lewis Hine, photographer
• Billy Hoeft, player of Baseball in the Major League Baseball
• Kevin B. MacDonald, professor of Psychology
• Janet Dempsey Steiger, Politicking
• Kathie Sullivan, Singer

Reference

External bonds

• Official site of the city
• History of Oshkosh and Winnebago County
• : Air charts and photographs.