Winnebago Reservation

Winnebago Reservation
Location of the Winnebago Reservation in Nebraska
Winnebago Reservation
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 42°13′28″N 96°35′49″W / 42.22444°N 96.59694°W / 42.22444; -96.59694
TribeWinnebago
CountryUnited States
StateNebraska and Iowa
CountyThurston County, Nebraska, Dixon County, Nebraska and Woodbury County, Iowa
HeadquartersWinnebago, Nebraska
Area
  Total
177.66 sq mi (460.1 km2)
  Land176.55 sq mi (457.3 km2)
  Water1.11 sq mi (2.9 km2)
Population
 (2020)
  Total
2,737
  Density15.5/sq mi (6.0/km2)
WebsiteWinnebago Tribe of Nebraska

The Winnebago Reservation of the Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska is located in Thurston County, Nebraska, United States. The tribal council offices are located in the town of Winnebago. The villages of Emerson, south of First Street, as well as Thurston, are also located on the reservation. The reservation occupies northern Thurston County, Nebraska, as well as southeastern Dixon County and Woodbury County, Iowa, and a small plot of off-reservation land of southern Craig Township in Burt County, Nebraska. The other federally recognized Winnebago tribe is the Ho-Chunk Nation of Wisconsin.