Editing Manitowoc County, Wisconsin

{{Short description|County in Wisconsin, United States}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2024}}
{{Infobox settlement
 | official_name            = Manitowoc County, Wisconsin
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 | settlement_type          = [[County (United States)|County]]
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 | image_caption            = [[Manitowoc County Courthouse]]
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 | image_seal               = Manitowoc County Seal.png
 | seal_size                = 125px
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 | map_caption              = Map of [[Wisconsin]] showing Manitowoc County
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 | map_caption1             = Wisconsin's location in the [[United States]]
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 | subdivision_type1        = [[U.S. state|State]]
 | subdivision_name1        = {{flag|Wisconsin}}
 | subdivision_type2        = 
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 | subdivision_type3        = 
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 | established_title        = [[Municipal corporation|Incorporated]]
 | established_date         = 1848
 | named_for                = 
 | seat_type                = [[County seat]]
 | seat                     = [[Manitowoc, Wisconsin|City of Manitowoc]]
 | seat1_type               = Largest city
 | seat1                    = 
 | parts_type               = Incorporated Municipalities
 | parts                    = 30 (total)
 | parts_style              = list
|p1=3 cities
|p2=18 towns
|p3=9 villages
 | government_footnotes     = 
 | government_type          = [[County commission|County]]
 | governing_body           = [[Board of Supervisors]]
 | leader_title             = {{no wrap|Board Chairman}}
 | leader_name              = Tyler Martell<ref>{{cite web |url=https://manitowoccountywi.gov/personnel/tyler-martell/ |title=Tyler Martell |publisher=Manitowoc County |access-date=August 5, 2024}}</ref>
 | leader_title2            = County Board
 | leader_name2             = 25 commissioners
 | unit_pref                = US
 | area_total_sq_mi         = 1494
 | area_land_sq_mi          = 589
 | area_water_sq_mi         = 905
 | area_metro_sq_mi         = 
 | area_rank                = [[List of counties in Wisconsin|6th]] largest county in Wisconsin
 | elevation_max_ft         = 
 | elevation_min_ft         = 
 | population_total         = 81359
 | population_as_of         = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
 | pop_est_as_of        = 2023
 | population_est       = 81331 {{loss}}
 | population_density_sq_mi = 138.1
 | population_footnotes     = <ref name="2020-census-55071" />
 | population_metro         = 
 | population_rank          = [[List of counties in Wisconsin|21st]] largest county in Wisconsin
 | timezone                 = [[Central Standard Time|Central]]
 | utc_offset               = −6
 | timezone_DST             = [[Central Daylight Time|Central]]
 | utc_offset_DST           = −5
 | postal_code_type         = 
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 | area_code_type           = [[North American Numbering Plan|Area codes]]
 | area_code                = [[Area code 920|920]]
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 | blank_name_sec1          = Congressional districts
 | blank_info_sec1          = [[Wisconsin's 6th congressional district|6th]]
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 | blank2_name_sec1         = 
 | blank2_info_sec1         = 
 | blank_name_sec2          = [[Interstate Highway|Interstates]]
 | blank_info_sec2          = [[Image:I-43.svg|27px|link=Interstate 43]]
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 | blank1_name_sec2         = [[U.S. Routes]]
 | blank1_info_sec2         = [[Image:US 10.svg|21px|link=U.S. Route 10]] [[Image:US 151 (WI).svg|21px|link=U.S. Route 151]]
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 | blank2_name_sec2         = [[State highway|State Routes]]
 | blank2_info_sec2         = [[Image:WIS 32.svg|24px|link = Highway 32 (Wisconsin)]] [[Image:WIS 42.svg|24px|link = Highway 42 (Wisconsin)]] [[Image:WIS 57.svg|24px|link = Highway 57 (Wisconsin)]] [[Image:WIS 67.svg|24px|link = Highway 67 (Wisconsin)]] [[Image:WIS 147.svg|24px|link = Highway 147 (Wisconsin)]] [[Image:WIS 310.svg|24px|link = Highway 310 (Wisconsin)]]
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 | blank3_name_sec2         = Airports
 | blank3_info_sec2         = [[Manitowoc County Airport]]
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 | blank4_name_sec2         = Waterways
 | blank4_info_sec2         = [[Lake Michigan]] – [[Manitowoc River]]
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 | blank5_name_sec2         = 
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 | blank6_name_sec2         = [[Public transit]]
 | blank6_info_sec2         = [[Maritime Metro Transit]]
 | website                  = {{URL|manitowoccountywi.gov}}
 | footnotes                = 
}}

'''Manitowoc County''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|m|æ|n|ᵻ|t|ə|w|ɒ|k|audio=en-us-Manitowoc.oga}} {{respell|MAN|it|ə|wok}}) is a [[county (United States)|county]] in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Wisconsin]]. As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], the population was 81,359.<ref name="QF">{{cite web|title=State & County QuickFacts |url=http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/55/55071.html |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=January 22, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110606160805/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/55/55071.html |archive-date=June 6, 2011 }}</ref> Its [[county seat]] is [[Manitowoc, Wisconsin|Manitowoc]].<ref name="GR6">{{cite web|url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx|access-date=June 7, 2011|title=Find a County|publisher=National Association of Counties}}</ref> The county was created in 1836 prior to Wisconsin's statehood and organized in 1848.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://publications.newberry.org/ahcbp/documents/WI_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm|title=Wisconsin: Individual County Chronologies|website=Wisconsin Atlas of Historical County Boundaries|publisher=[[Newberry Library|The Newberry Library]]|date=2007|access-date=August 15, 2015|archive-date=April 14, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170414132220/http://publications.newberry.org/ahcbp/documents/WI_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref> Manitowoc County comprises the Manitowoc, WI [[Micropolitan Statistical Area]].

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau|U.S. Census Bureau]], the county has a total area of {{convert|1494|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|589|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|905|sqmi}} (61%) is water.<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=http://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/counties_list_55.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=August 6, 2015|date=August 22, 2012|title=2010 Census Gazetteer Files}}</ref>

===Major highways===
{|
|-valign=top
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* [[Image:I-43.svg|20px]] [[Interstate 43]]
* [[Image:US 10.svg|20px]] [[U.S. Highway 10]]
* [[Image:US 151 (WI).svg|20px]] [[U.S. Highway 151]]
* [[Image:WIS 32.svg|20px]] [[Highway 32 (Wisconsin)]]
* [[Image:WIS 42.svg|20px]] [[Highway 42 (Wisconsin)]]
|
* [[Image:WIS 57.svg|20px]] [[Highway 57 (Wisconsin)]]
* [[Image:WIS 67.svg|20px]] [[Highway 67 (Wisconsin)]]
* [[Image:WIS 147.svg|20px]] [[Highway 147 (Wisconsin)]]
* [[Image:WIS 310.svg|20px]] [[Highway 310 (Wisconsin)]]
|}

===Railroads===
*[[Canadian National]]

===Buses===
*[[Maritime Metro Transit]]

===Airport===
[[Manitowoc County Airport]] (KMTW) serves the county and surrounding communities.

===Adjacent counties===
* [[Brown County, Wisconsin|Brown County]] – northwest
* [[Kewaunee County, Wisconsin|Kewaunee County]] – northeast
* [[Sheboygan County, Wisconsin|Sheboygan County]] – south
* [[Calumet County, Wisconsin|Calumet County]] – west
* [[Mason County, Michigan]] – east and southeast
* [[Manistee County, Michigan]] – northeast

===National marine sanctuary===
The [[Wisconsin Shipwreck Coast National Marine Sanctuary]] was established in 2021 in the waters of [[Lake Michigan]], with most of its northern half lying off Manitowoc County's coast. The [[National Marine Sanctuary|national marine sanctuary]] is the site of a large number of historically significant [[shipwreck]]s.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2021/06/23/2021-12846/wisconsin-shipwreck-coast-national-marine-sanctuary-designation-final-regulations|title=Wisconsin Shipwreck Coast National Marine Sanctuary Designation; Final Regulations|publisher=NOAA via Federal Register|date=June 23, 2021 |access-date=June 29, 2021}}</ref><ref>[https://sanctuaries.noaa.gov/media/docs/wisconsin-shipwreck-coast-national-marine-sanctuary.pdf National Marine Sanctuaries media document: Wisconsin Shipwreck Coast National Marine Sanctuary Accessed 29 June 2021]</ref><ref>[https://www.noaa.gov/news-release/noaa-designates-new-national-marine-sanctuary-in-wisconsin-s-lake-michigan NOAA News "NOAA designates new national marine sanctuary in Wisconsin’s Lake Michigan," June 22, 2021 Accessed 29 June 2021]</ref>

==Climate==
{|
|-
|{{climate chart
|  Manitowoc County
| -8| -6| 62
| -11| -6| 62
| -3| 3| 66
| 2| 9| 141
| 2| 12| 105
| 9| 21| 106
| 14| 19| 108
| 18| 18| 88
| 12| 19| 72
| 5| 9| 121
| 2| 5| 68
| -2| 1| 61
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|clear=left
|source = <ref name = "nasa">{{Cite web |url= http://neo.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov/dataset_index.php|title= NASA Earth Observations Data Set Index|access-date = January 30, 2016 |publisher= NASA}}</ref>
}}
|}

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1840= 235
|1850= 3702
|1860= 22416
|1870= 33364
|1880= 37505
|1890= 37831
|1900= 42261
|1910= 44978
|1920= 51644
|1930= 58674
|1940= 61617
|1950= 67159
|1960= 75215
|1970= 82294
|1980= 82918
|1990= 80421
|2000= 82887
|2010= 81442
|2020= 81359
|align-fn=center
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=U.S. Decennial Census|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=August 6, 2015}}</ref><br />1790–1960<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu|title=Historical Census Browser|publisher=University of Virginia Library|access-date=August 6, 2015}}</ref> 1900–1990<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/wi190090.txt|title=Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990|publisher=United States Census Bureau|editor-last=Forstall|editor-first=Richard L.|date=March 27, 1995|access-date=August 6, 2015}}</ref><br />1990–2000<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221009/https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf |archive-date=October 9, 2022 |url-status=live|title=Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000|publisher=United States Census Bureau|date=April 2, 2001|access-date=August 6, 2015}}</ref> 2010–2020<ref name="QF"/>
}}

As of the [[2020 United States census|census of 2020]],<ref name="2020-census-55071">{{cite web|title=2020 Decennial Census: Manitowoc County, Wisconsin |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=0500000US55071&y=2020&d=DEC%20Redistricting%20Data%20%28PL%2094-171%29 |website=data.census.gov |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau |access-date=July 2, 2022}}</ref> the population was 81,359. The [[population density]] was {{convert|138.1|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|people&nbsp;|people|}}. There were 37,818 housing units at an average density of {{convert|64.2|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units&nbsp;|units|}}. The racial makeup of the county was 88.5% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 2.8% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 1.3% [[Black (U.S. Census)|Black]] or [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.6% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 1.8% from [[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|other races]], and 4.9% from two or more races. Ethnically, the population was 5.0% [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race.

{{Stack|[[Image:USA Manitowoc County, Wisconsin age pyramid.svg|thumb|left|2000 Census age pyramid for Manitowoc County]]}}

The 2000 [[census]]<ref name="GR8">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=May 14, 2011|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> shows Manitowoc County as having 82,887 people, 32,721 households and 22,348 families. The [[population density]] was {{convert|140|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|people&nbsp;|people|}}. There were 34,651 housing units at an average density of {{convert|59|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units&nbsp;|units|}}. The racial makeup of the county was 95.90% [[Race (United States Census)|White]], 0.30% [[Race (United States Census)|Black]] or [[Race (United States Census)|African American]], 0.43% [[Race (United States Census)|Native American]], 1.98% [[Race (United States Census)|Asian]], 0.04% [[Race (United States Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.60% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.76% from two or more races. 1.62% of the population were [[Race (United States Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Race (United States Census)|Latino]] of any race. 53.7% were of [[German people|German]], 7.3% [[Polish people|Polish]], 5.3% [[czech people|Czech]] and 5.0% [[American ancestry]]. 95.2% spoke [[English language|English]], 1.8% [[Spanish language|Spanish]], 1.3% [[hmong language|Hmong]] and 1.1% [[German language|German]] as their first language.

There were 32,721 households, out of which 31.50% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.10% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 7.50% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.70% were non-families. 26.80% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.10% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.49 and the average family size was 3.04.

In the county, the age distribution is 25.5% under the age of 18, 7.60% from 18 to 24, 28.20% from 25 to 44, 23% from 45 to 64, and 15.70% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 98.20 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.10 males.

In 2017, there were 780 births, giving a general fertility rate of 60.2 births per 1000 women aged 15–44, the 27th lowest rate out of all 72 Wisconsin counties.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.dhs.wisconsin.gov/publication/p01161-2019-tb.xlsx |title=Annual Wisconsin Birth and Infant Mortality Report, 2017 P-01161-19 (June 2019): Detailed Tables |access-date=June 19, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190619175940/https://www.dhs.wisconsin.gov/publication/p01161-2019-tb.xlsx |archive-date=June 19, 2019 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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==Government==
The county executive is [[Bob Ziegelbauer]]. He is serving his fourth term in that position after being elected in April 2006 and reelected in April 2010, April 2014, and April 2018.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Schafer|first1=Alisa M.|title=3 Bob Ziegelbauer re-elected as county exec; Manitowoc schools referendum passes|url=https://www.htrnews.com/story/news/2018/04/03/manitowoc-county-election-voter-turnout-high-tuesday-morning/482410002/|access-date=May 26, 2018|work=Herald Times Reporter|date=April 3, 2018}}</ref>  The county is served by a 25-member [[Board of Supervisors|county board]].

==Politics==
{{PresHead|place=Manitowoc County, Wisconsin|source=<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS|title=Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections|last=Leip|first=David|website=uselectionatlas.org|access-date=November 11, 2020}}</ref>}}
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{{PresRow|2024|Republican|28,200|17,399|717|Wisconsin}}
{{PresRow|2020|Republican|27,218|16,818|793|Wisconsin}}
{{PresRow|2016|Republican|23,244|14,538|3,004|Wisconsin}}
{{PresRow|2012|Republican|21,604|20,403|610|Wisconsin}}
{{PresRow|2008|Democratic|19,234|22,428|752|Wisconsin}}
{{PresRow|2004|Republican|23,027|20,652|481|Wisconsin}}
{{PresRow|2000|Republican|19,358|17,667|1,799|Wisconsin}}
{{PresRow|1996|Democratic|13,239|16,750|4,455|Wisconsin}}
{{PresRow|1992|Democratic|14,008|15,903|11,357|Wisconsin}}
{{PresRow|1988|Democratic|16,020|19,680|287|Wisconsin}}
{{PresRow|1984|Republican|19,639|17,250|487|Wisconsin}}
{{PresRow|1980|Republican|18,591|17,330|2,811|Wisconsin}}
{{PresRow|1976|Democratic|16,039|19,819|913|Wisconsin}}
{{PresRow|1972|Republican|16,599|16,489|1,132|Wisconsin}}
{{PresRow|1968|Democratic|13,562|15,298|1,801|Wisconsin}}
{{PresRow|1964|Democratic|9,849|21,927|39|Wisconsin}}
{{PresRow|1960|Democratic|14,622|17,423|35|Wisconsin}}
{{PresRow|1956|Republican|18,078|10,800|321|Wisconsin}}
{{PresRow|1952|Republican|18,950|11,879|72|Wisconsin}}
{{PresRow|1948|Democratic|10,947|13,401|515|Wisconsin}}
{{PresRow|1944|Republican|14,047|11,949|251|Wisconsin}}
{{PresRow|1940|Democratic|12,616|13,142|368|Wisconsin}}
{{PresRow|1936|Democratic|5,094|15,539|3,393|Wisconsin}}
{{PresRow|1932|Democratic|4,573|15,696|536|Wisconsin}}
{{PresRow|1928|Democratic|7,519|10,292|221|Wisconsin}}
{{PresRow|1924|Progressive (Wisconsin)|4,828|1,599|9,918|Wisconsin}}
{{PresRow|1920|Republican|8,378|2,018|3,183|Wisconsin}}
{{PresRow|1916|Democratic|4,224|4,338|529|Wisconsin}}
{{PresRow|1912|Democratic|2,389|3,436|1,855|Wisconsin}}
{{PresRow|1908|Republican|4,126|3,952|1,013|Wisconsin}}
{{PresRow|1904|Republican|4,626|3,274|783|Wisconsin}}
{{PresRow|1900|Republican|4,317|4,167|238|Wisconsin}}
{{PresRow|1896|Republican|4,430|3,919|242|Wisconsin}}
{{PresFoot|1892|Democratic|2,249|4,349|87|Wisconsin}}
Manitowoc County is fairly competitive in presidential elections; in [[2016 United States presidential election in Wisconsin|2016]], [[Donald Trump]] became the first candidate since [[Lyndon B. Johnson]] from his [[1964 United States presidential election in Wisconsin|1964]] landslide to win more than 55% of the vote. He expanded his share to over 60% during the [[2020 United States presidential election in Wisconsin|2020]] election, the first time since [[Dwight D. Eisenhower]] in his [[1956 United States presidential election in Wisconsin|1956]] landslide that a Republican has hit 60% of the vote in the county. Trump continued this upward trend in 2024, albeit slightly. Statewide, Manitowoc County has voted Republican since the [[2002 Wisconsin gubernatorial election|2002 gubernatorial election]].

==Communities==

===Cities===
* [[Kiel, Wisconsin|Kiel]] (partly in [[Calumet County, Wisconsin|Calumet County]])
* [[Manitowoc, Wisconsin|Manitowoc]] (county seat)
* [[Two Rivers, Wisconsin|Two Rivers]]

===Villages===
{{div col}}
* [[Cleveland, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin|Cleveland]]
* [[Francis Creek, Wisconsin|Francis Creek]]
* [[Kellnersville, Wisconsin|Kellnersville]]
* [[Maribel, Wisconsin|Maribel]]
* [[Mishicot, Wisconsin|Mishicot]]
* [[Reedsville, Wisconsin|Reedsville]]
* [[St. Nazianz, Wisconsin|St. Nazianz]]
* [[Valders, Wisconsin|Valders]]
* [[Whitelaw, Wisconsin|Whitelaw]]
{{div col end}}

===Towns===
{{div col|colwidth=22em}}
* [[Cato, Wisconsin|Cato]]
* [[Centerville, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin|Centerville]]
* [[Cooperstown, Wisconsin|Cooperstown]]
* [[Eaton, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin|Eaton]]
* [[Franklin, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin|Franklin]]
* [[Gibson, Wisconsin|Gibson]]
* [[Kossuth, Wisconsin|Kossuth]]
* [[Liberty, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin|Liberty]]
* [[Manitowoc (town), Wisconsin|Manitowoc]]
* [[Manitowoc Rapids, Wisconsin|Manitowoc Rapids]]
* [[Maple Grove, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin|Maple Grove]]
* [[Meeme, Wisconsin|Meeme]]
* [[Mishicot (town), Wisconsin|Mishicot]]
* [[Newton, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin|Newton]]
* [[Rockland, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin|Rockland]]
* [[Schleswig, Wisconsin|Schleswig]]
* [[Two Creeks, Wisconsin|Two Creeks]]
* [[Two Rivers (town), Wisconsin|Two Rivers]]
{{div col end}}

===Census-designated places===
* [[Collins, Wisconsin|Collins]]

===Unincorporated communities===
{{div col|colwidth=12em}}
* [[Alverno, Wisconsin|Alverno]]
* [[Branch, Wisconsin|Branch]]
* [[Cato (community), Wisconsin|Cato]]
* [[Cato Falls, Wisconsin|Cato Falls]]
* [[Clarks Mills, Wisconsin|Clarks Mills]]
* [[Clover, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin|Clover]]
* [[Cooperstown (community), Wisconsin|Cooperstown]]
* [[Duveneck, Wisconsin|Duveneck]]
* [[Fisherville, Wisconsin|Fisherville]]
* [[Grimms, Wisconsin|Grimms]]
* [[Hickory Grove, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin|Hickory Grove]]
* [[Kellners Corners, Wisconsin|Kellners Corners]]
* [[Kingsbridge, Wisconsin|Kingsbridge]]
* [[Larrabee (community), Wisconsin|Larrabee]]
* [[Louis Corners, Wisconsin|Louis Corners]]
* [[Madsen, Wisconsin|Madsen]]
* [[Maple Grove (community), Wisconsin|Maple Grove]]
* [[Meeme (community), Wisconsin|Meeme]]
* [[Meggers, Wisconsin|Meggers]] (partial)
* [[Melnik, Wisconsin|Melnik]]
* [[Menchalville, Wisconsin|Menchalville]]
* [[Millhome, Wisconsin|Millhome]]
* [[Newton (community), Manitowoc County, Wisconsin|Newton]]
* [[Newtonburg, Wisconsin|Newtonburg]]
* [[North Grimms, Wisconsin|North Grimms]]
* [[Northeim, Wisconsin|Northeim]]
* [[Osman, Wisconsin|Osman]]
* [[Reifs Mills, Wisconsin|Reifs Mills]]
* [[Rockville, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin|Rockville]]
* [[Rockwood, Wisconsin|Rockwood]]
* [[Rosecrans, Wisconsin|Rosecrans]]
* [[Rube, Wisconsin|Rube]]
* [[School Hill, Wisconsin|School Hill]]
* [[Shoto, Wisconsin|Shoto]]
* [[Spring Valley, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin|Spring Valley]]
* [[Steinthal, Wisconsin|Steinthal]]
* [[Taus, Wisconsin|Taus]]
* [[Tisch Mills, Wisconsin|Tisch Mills]] (partial)
* [[Two Creeks (community), Wisconsin|Two Creeks]]
* [[Wells, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin|Wells]] (partial)
* [[Zander, Wisconsin|Zander]]
{{div col end}}

====At night====
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==In the media==
The Netflix documentary series ''[[Making a Murderer]]'' (2015) explores the arrests and trials in 2007 of Manitowoc County residents [[Steven Avery]] and his nephew [[Brendan Dassey]] for the murder of Teresa Halbach, who disappeared in October 2005. The series describes an earlier wrongful conviction of Avery, for which he served 18 years, and his subsequent lawsuit against Manitowoc County. It then focuses on the procedures of the Calumet County Sheriff's Office and the Manitowoc County Sheriff's Department, which investigated the later Halbach case. The Sheriffs officers have come under intense scrutiny for their involvement in the Halbach case due to Steven Avery's $36 million lawsuit and their questionable police and investigative techniques.<ref name="nytevidence">[https://www.nytimes.com/2016/01/29/us/making-a-murderer-prosecutor-on-critics-questions.html?action=click&contentCollection=U.S.&module=RelatedCoverage&region=EndOfArticle&pgtype=article MONICA DAVEY, "Questioning the Evidence in the ‘Making a Murderer’ Case"], ''New York Times,'' January 29, 2016; accessed January 14, 2016</ref><ref name=nytreview>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/12/17/arts/television/review-making-a-murderer-true-crime-on-netflix.html?_r=0|title=Review: 'Making a Murderer,' True Crime on Netflix|last=Hale|first=Mike|date=December 16, 2015|newspaper=The New York Times|access-date=December 20, 2015}}</ref>

In 2017, [[Charlie Berens]] created a comedic [[short-form video]] series called ''[[Charlie Berens#Manitowoc Minute|Manitowoc Minute]]'', which features a fictitious [[news presenter]] character who exaggerates the culture and [[dialect]] of Wisconsin.<ref>{{Cite web |title=What Is the Manitowoc Minute? |url=https://manitowocminute.com/pages/about |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240105161519/https://manitowocminute.com/pages/about |archive-date=January 5, 2024 |access-date=January 25, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=McCollum |first=Maureen |date=December 29, 2017 |title='Manitowoc Minute' Creator Charlie Berens Keeps 'Er Movin' |url=https://www.wpr.org/art/manitowoc-minute-creator-charlie-berens-keeps-er-movin |access-date=January 25, 2024 |website=Wisconsin Public Radio (WPR)}}</ref>

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:Manitowoc County Fairgrounds July 27 2012.jpg|Manitowoc County Expo Grounds
Image:ManitowocCountySignWIS57WIS32.jpg|Sign marking entrance to Manitowoc County in [[Kiel, Wisconsin|Kiel]]
File:ManitowocCountyJail.jpg|Manitowoc County Jail
</gallery>

==See also==
* [[National Register of Historic Places listings in Manitowoc County, Wisconsin]]

==References==
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==Further reading==
* Falge, Louis (ed.). ''History of Manitowoc County, Wisconsin''. Chicago: Goodspeed Historical Association, 1912. [http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/WI.FalgeHistv01 Vol. 1], [http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/WI.FalgeHistv02 Vol. 2]
* Langill, Ellen, Robin E. Butler, Rachel Young, and MaryBeth Matzek. ''Manitowoc County: A Beacon on the Lakeshore''. Milwaukee, Wis.: Milwaukee Pub. Group, 1999.
* Plumb, Ralph Gordon. ''[http://content.wisconsinhistory.org/cdm/ref/collection/wch/id/60842 A History of Manitowoc County]''. Manitowoc, Wis.: Brant Print & Binding Co., 1904.
* Rapper, Joseph J. ''Story of a Century, 1848-1948: Manitowoc County During Wisconsin's First Hundred Years''. Manitowoc, Wis.: Manitowoc County Centennial Committee, 1948.

==External links==
* [https://manitowoccountywi.gov Official website]
* [http://wisconsindot.gov/Documents/travel/road/hwy-maps/county-maps/manitowoc.pdf Manitowoc County map] from the Wisconsin Department of Transportation

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|North     =
|Northeast = [[Kewaunee County, Wisconsin|Kewaunee County]]
|East      = [[Lake Michigan]]
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|South     = [[Sheboygan County, Wisconsin|Sheboygan County]]
|Southwest =
|West      = [[Calumet County, Wisconsin|Calumet County]]
|Northwest = [[Brown County, Wisconsin|Brown County]]
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