Kewaunee County, Wisconsin
Kewaunee County | |
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Kewaunee County Courthouse | |
Location within the U.S. state of Wisconsin | |
Wisconsin's location within the U.S. | |
| Coordinates: 44°35′N 87°26′W / 44.59°N 87.44°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Wisconsin |
| Founded | 1859 |
| Seat | Kewaunee |
| Largest city | Algoma |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,084 sq mi (2,810 km2) |
| • Land | 343 sq mi (890 km2) |
| • Water | 742 sq mi (1,920 km2) 68% |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 20,563 |
• Estimate (2023) | 20,690 |
| • Density | 60.0/sq mi (23.2/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (Central) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
| Congressional district | 8th |
| Website | www |
Kewaunee County is a county located in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of the 2020 census, the population was 20,563. Its county seat is Kewaunee. The county was created in 1852 and organized in 1859. Its Menominee name is Kewāneh, an archaic name for a species of duck. Kewaunee County is part of the Green Bay, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area as well as the Green Bay-Shawano, WI Combined Statistical Area. Uniquely in Wisconsin, the county is considered both a high-farming concentration county and a high-manufacturing county by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, meaning at least 20 percent of its earnings came from agriculture and at least 25 percent came from manufacturing.