Editing Menasha, Wisconsin

{{About|the city|the adjacent former town|Menasha (town), Wisconsin}}
{{Use American English|date=December 2022}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=February 2020}}
{{Infobox settlement
| official_name      = Menasha, Wisconsin
| settlement_type    = [[City (Wisconsin)|City]]
| nickname           = 
| motto              = "Your Place on the Water"
| image_skyline      = Downtown Menasha.jpg
| imagesize          = 250px
| image_caption      = Downtown Menasha
| image_flag         = 
| image_seal         = <!-- Maps -->
| image_map          = File:Calumet County Wisconsin Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Menasha Highlighted.svg
| mapsize            = 250px
| map_caption        = Location of Menasha in Winnebago and Calumet counties, Wisconsin.
| pushpin_map        = Wisconsin#USA
| pushpin_label      = Menasha
| pushpin_relief     = yes
<!-- Location -->| subdivision_type   = Country
| subdivision_name   = {{flag|United States}}
| subdivision_type1  = State
| subdivision_name1  = {{flag|Wisconsin}}
| subdivision_type2  = [[List of counties in Wisconsin|Counties]]
| subdivision_name2  = [[Winnebago County, Wisconsin|Winnebago]], [[Calumet County, Wisconsin|Calumet]]

<!-- Government -->| government_footnotes = 
| government_type    = Mayor-council government
| leader_title       = Mayor
| leader_name        = Austin Hammond
| leader_title1      = 
| leader_name1       = 
| established_title  = First settled
| established_date   = 1835
| unit_pref          = Imperial
| area_footnotes     = <ref name="CenPopGazetteer2019">{{cite web|title=2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2019_Gazetteer/2019_gaz_place_55.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=August 7, 2020}}</ref>
| area_magnitude     = 
| area_total_km2     = 20.16
| area_land_km2      = 15.66
| area_water_km2     = 4.50
| area_total_sq_mi   = 7.78
| area_land_sq_mi    = 6.05
| area_water_sq_mi   = 1.74

<!-- Population -->| population_as_of   = [[2020 United States Census|2020]]
| population_est     = 17873
| pop_est_as_of      = 2019
| population_footnotes = <ref name ="wwwcensusgov"/>
| population_total   = 18268
| population_density_km2 = 7825.64
| population_density_sq_mi = 3,021.5

<!-- General information -->| timezone           = [[Central Time Zone|Central (CST)]]
| utc_offset         = −6
| timezone_DST       = CDT
| utc_offset_DST     = −5
| elevation_footnotes = <ref name="GR3">{{cite web|url=http://geonames.usgs.gov|access-date=January 31, 2008|title=US Board on Geographic Names|publisher=[[United States Geological Survey]]|date=October 25, 2007}}</ref>
| elevation_m        = 230
| elevation_ft       = 755
| coordinates        = {{coord|44|13|N|88|26|W|region:US-WI_type:city|display=inline,title}}
| postal_code_type   = [[ZIP code]]
| postal_code        = 54952<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.zipdatamaps.com/54952|title=Menasha WI ZIP Code|publisher=zipdatamaps.com|year=2023|access-date=February 10, 2023}}</ref>
| area_code          = [[Area code 920|920]]
| area_code_type     = [[North American Numbering Plan|Area code]]
| blank_name         = [[Federal Information Processing Standards|FIPS code]]
| blank_info         = 55-50825<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=January 31, 2008|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref>
| blank1_name        = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
| blank1_info        = 1569330<ref name="GR3" />
| website            = [http://www.menashawi.gov menashawi.gov]
| footnotes          = 
| pop_est_footnotes  = <ref name="USCensusEst2019CenPopScriptOnlyDirtyFixDoNotUse">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/tables.2019.html|date=May 24, 2020|title=Population and Housing Unit Estimates|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=May 27, 2020}}</ref>
| name               = 
| established_title1 = Incorporated as a town
| established_date1  = 1848
| established_title2 = Incorporated as a village
| established_date2  = 1853
| established_title3 = Incorporated as a city
| established_date3  = 1874
| population_demonym = Menashan
| named_for          = Winnebago word for "Island"
}}

'''Menasha''' ({{IPAc-en|m|ə|ˈ|n|æ|ʃ|ə}}) is a city in [[Winnebago County, Wisconsin|Winnebago]] and [[Calumet County, Wisconsin|Calumet]] counties in the U.S. state of [[Wisconsin]]. The population was 18,268 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]]. Of this, 15,144 were in Winnebago County, and 2,209 were in Calumet County. The city's name comes from the Winnebago word meaning "thorn" or "island".<ref>{{cite book|author=Chicago and North Western Railway Company|title=A History of the Origin of the Place Names Connected with the Chicago & North Western and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railways|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=OspBAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA101|year=1908|page=101}}</ref> In the [[Menominee language]], it is known as ''Menāēhsaeh'', meaning "little island".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www4.uwsp.edu/museum/menomineeClans/places/chart.aspx|title=Menominee Place Names in Wisconsin|last=Hoffman|first=Mike|website=The Menominee Clans Story|access-date=October 5, 2018}}</ref> It is part of the [[Fox Cities, Wisconsin|Fox Cities]] region of Wisconsin. [[Doty Island (Wisconsin)|Doty Island]] is located partially in Menasha, which it shares with [[Neenah, Wisconsin|Neenah]].

Menasha's location on the [[Fox River (Green Bay tributary)|Fox River]] and [[Lake Winnebago]] led to its rich history, dating back to the inhabitation by Native American tribes for centuries.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |title=A tale of twin cities : or the development of the Fox River Waterway - UWDC - UW-Madison Libraries |url=https://search.library.wisc.edu/digital/ARDTQFMZZZV23G8A |access-date=2024-07-04 |website=search.library.wisc.edu}}</ref> European settlement in the 1800s led to the development of Menasha as a transportation hub and later a center for paper production and wooden ware products.<ref name=":2" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Centennial memories : a brief history of Menasha, Wisconsin - UWDC - UW-Madison Libraries |url=https://search.library.wisc.edu/digital/AVXQYJCGMJQP6M9B |access-date=2024-07-04 |website=search.library.wisc.edu}}</ref> Today, Menasha is home to the [[Barlow Planetarium]] and the [[Weis Earth Science Museum]] on the [[University of Wisconsin–Oshkosh, Fox Cities Campus]].

==History==
[[File:A View of the Butte Des Morts Treaty Ground; With the Arrival of the Commissioners Gov. Lewis Cass and Col. McKenny, from The Aboriginal Portfolio - SAAM - 1973.167.48.jpg|thumb| left|An illustration of Butte Des Morts in 1827]]

Ancestors of the [[Ho-Chunk]] occupied what is currently Menasha. In the 1600s, the [[Meskwaki]] established a village just north of Menasha. A surprise attack by French soldiers and traders resulted in the deaths of nearly all Meskwaki residing in the area.  The bodies were subsequently interred in a large mound, known as Butte des Morts ("Hill of the Dead"), which served as a prominent landmark until its destruction by the [[Chicago and North Western Railway]] in 1863.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2012-07-27 |title=A Brief History of Menasha |url=https://www.wisconsinhistory.org/Records/Article/CS2423 |access-date=2025-02-07 |website=Wisconsin Historical Society |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Lawson |first=Publius V. |url=https://www.loc.gov/resource/gdcmassbookdig.summaryofarcheol00laws/?sp=22&st=image |title=Summary of the archeology of Winnebago County, Wisconsin |date=1903 |others=Wisconsin archeological society. [from old catalog |location=[Milwaukee, Wis |language=english}}</ref>

In 1836, the land was ceded to the United States in the [[Treaty of the Cedars]]. This opened up land for public sale, and territorial governor [[James Duane Doty]] was one of the first investors in the land. In 1848, Doty and his associates, including [[Curtis Reed (politician)|Curtis Reed]], formed the town of Menasha on the channel north of Doty Island.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Menasha History |url=https://www.menashawi.gov/residents/history.php |access-date=2023-07-27 |website=www.menashawi.gov}}</ref> In 1849, Reed and Doty were successful in convincing the United States government to place the navigational channel of the Fox-Wisconsin waterway through the north channel in Menasha.<ref name=":0" /> In 1854 Menasha approved $150,000 in bonding to bring the Manitowoc & Mississippi Railroad in with the intent of establishing Menasha as the principal transportation axis in Wisconsin. Menasha was incorporated as a city in 1874, and at that point was considered to be a transportation hub.<ref name=":0" />

[[File:Menasha Hub Spoke and Bending Factory, Menasha in Winnebago County, Wisconsin, from 1880 book History of Winnebago County, Wisconsin, and early history of the Northwest.jpg|thumb|left|Former Menasha Hub Spoke and Bending Factory]]

The early 1900s saw a shift to industrial production of general and specialized papers.<ref name=":0" /> Menasha was home to many paper mills including the George A. Whiting Paper Company Mill, the John Strange Paper Mill, Island Paper Company, and Gilbert Paper Company, to name a few. Menasha was also home to the [[George Banta Publishing Company]] which published textbooks, military manuals, yearbooks, and magazines.

Menasha Corporation also called Menasha home. It was established in 1849 by Elisha D. Smith as Menasha Wooden Ware.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=The History of Menasha |url=https://www.menasha.com/history/ |access-date=2023-07-27 |website=Menasha Packaging |language=en-US}}</ref> It produced wooden containers like butter tubs and barrels and eventually became the world's largest wooden ware products manufacturer. After wooden ware products fell out of use in the early 1900s, Menasha Wooden Ware shifted to the corrugated packaging business, changing its name to Menasha Corporation.<ref name=":1" />

==Geography==
[[File:MenashaDamMenashaWisconsin.jpg|thumb|Menasha Dam]]

Menasha is located at {{coord|44|13|N|88|26|W|type:city}} (44.2129, −88.4362).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=April 23, 2011|date=February 12, 2011|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref>  According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|7.52|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which, {{convert|6.03|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is land and {{convert|1.49|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is water.<ref name="Gazetteer files">{{cite web|title=US Gazetteer files 2010|url=https://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=November 18, 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120702145235/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt|archive-date=July 2, 2012}}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1860= 1436
|1870= 2484
|1880= 3144
|1890= 4581
|1900= 5589
|1910= 6081
|1920= 7214
|1930= 9062
|1940= 10481
|1950= 12385
|1960= 14647
|1970= 14836
|1980= 14728
|1990= 14711
|2000= 16331
|2010= 17353
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
|2020=18268}}Menasha is a city in the [[Fox Cities|Appleton–Oshkosh–Neenah CSA]], a [[Combined Statistical Area]] which includes the Appleton (Calumet and Outagamie counties) and Oshkosh–Neenah ([[Winnebago County, Wisconsin|Winnebago County]]) metropolitan areas,{{Citation needed|date=September 2022}} which had a combined population of 392,660 at the [[United States Census, 2010|2010 census]] and an estimated population of 409,881 as of 2019.

===2020 census===
At the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]] there were 18,268 people residing in the city. The [[population density]] was {{convert|3,021.5|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. The [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census#2010 census|racial makeup]] of the city was 85.9% White, 1.8% African American, 1.3% Native American, 3.1% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 3.0% from other races, and 4.7% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 7.2%.

===2010 census===
At the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]] there were 17,353 people, 7,405 households, and 4,415 families living in the city. The population density was {{convert|2877.8|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 7,973 housing units at an average density of {{convert|1322.2|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units&nbsp;|units|}}. The [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census#2010 census|racial makeup]] of the city was 90.8% White, 1.2% African American, 0.7% Native American, 2.2% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 3.0% from other races, and 2.1% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 6.9%.<ref name ="wwwcensusgov">{{cite web|title=U.S. Census website|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=November 18, 2012}}</ref>

Of the 7,405 households 30.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.6% were married couples living together, 10.9% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.1% had a male householder with no wife present, and 40.4% were non-families. 32.2% of households were one person and 9.9% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.32 and the average family size was 2.95.

The median age was 36 years. 24.8% of residents were under the age of 18; 8.2% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 29.1% were from 25 to 44; 26.4% were from 45 to 64; and 11.6% were 65 or older. The gender makeup of the city was 49.4% male and 50.6% female.

===2000 census===
At the [[2000 United States Census|2000 census]] there were 16,331 people, 6,951 households, and 4,233 families living in the city. The population density was {{convert|3,106.9|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|people&nbsp;|people|}}. There were 7,271 housing units at an average density of {{convert|1,383.3|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units&nbsp;|units|}}. The [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census#2000 census|racial makeup]] of the city was 94.80% White, 0.54% African American, 0.61% Native American, 1.62% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 1.38% from other races, and 1.04% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.61%.<ref name="GR2" />

Of the 6,951 households 31.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.1% were married couples living together, 10.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 39.1% were non-families. 31.8% of households were one person and 10.0% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.35 and the average family size was 2.99.

The age distribution was 25.6% under the age of 18, 9.6% from 18 to 24, 33.6% from 25 to 44, 19.4% from 45 to 64, and 11.8% 65 or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.4 males.

The median household income was $39,936 and the median family income was $47,401. Males had a median income of $36,705 versus $25,176 for females. The per capita income for the city was $20,743. About 5.4% of families and 6.5% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 8.5% of those under age 18 and 8.2% of those age 65 or over.

===Religion===
[[File:St. Thomas, Neenah-Menasha, Wisconsin.jpg|thumb|Menasha's St. Thomas Episcopal Church was designed by [[Harry Weese]]]]

The [[Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod]] (WELS) has two churches in Menasha: Bethel Lutheran Church<ref>{{cite web|title=Bethel Lutheran Church|url=http://www.bethelmenasha.org/default.asp?sec_id=180013320|access-date=January 29, 2017|archive-date=February 2, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202050549/http://www.bethelmenasha.org/default.asp?sec_id=180013320|url-status=dead}}</ref> and Mount Calvary Lutheran Church.<ref>{{cite web|title=Mount Calvary Lutheran Church (WELS)|url=http://mtcalvary.net/}}</ref>

Architect [[Harry Weese]] designed Menasha's [[St Thomas' Episcopal Church, (Menasha, Wisconsin)|St Thomas' Episcopal Church]].

==Parks and recreation==
[[File:UWFoxValleyBarlowPlanetarium.jpg|thumb|Barlow Planetarium]]
[[File:FriendshipStateTrailMenashaWisconsin.jpg|thumb|The Loop the Little Lake Trail]]

The 91-acre Heckrodt Wetland Reserve is an urban nature reserve with habitats including forested wetland, cattail marsh, open water, created prairie, open field, and upland forest.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Heckrodt Wetland Reserve {{!}} Urban Nature Reserve {{!}} Menasha, WI |url=https://heckrodtnaturecenter.org/ |access-date=2022-08-16 |website=Heckrodt Wetland Reserve |language=en-US}}</ref> The [[University of Wisconsin–Oshkosh, Fox Cities Campus]] houses the [[Weis Earth Science Museum]] and the [[Barlow Planetarium]].

Menasha contains numerous parks. It has a public pool located in Jefferson Park.<ref>https://cms5.revize.com/revize/menasha/Park%20list2020.pdf {{Bare URL PDF|date=August 2022}}</ref> Smith Park is the oldest park in the Menasha Park system, established in 1897.

A railroad caboose in Smith Park commemorates the original Wisconsin Central Railroad. At the southern end of the park are several Native American burial mounds and a natural amphitheater used for summer concerts. The north end of the park features semi-formal gardens planted each year with approximately 6,000 annuals, a setting that is a favorite for summer weddings. A gazebo funded with corporate donations was built in this area in 1997.<ref>https://cms5.revize.com/revize/menasha/Parks%20&%20Rec/4.OpenSpacePlan_Final_Resolution_8-2012.pdf {{Bare URL PDF|date=August 2022}}</ref>

==Government==
[[File:MenashaPostOfficeWisconsin.jpg|thumb|Menasha Post Office]]

The city of Menasha has a [[mayor–council government]]. There are eight districts in the city, each represented by an aldermen. The council meets weekly with the mayor, Austin Hammond.

List of Menasha's village presidents:<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://search.library.wisc.edu/digital/ARV7FWYPWWRKSG9E/pages/AIGZVC4NXE6R6K8R|title=History of Winnebago County, Wisconsin, and early history of the Northwest}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="text-align:center"
|+ class="nowrap" | Village Presidents of Menasha, Wisconsin, since incorporation as a village in 1853
! Order
! Term start
! Term end
! Village President
! Notes
|- style="height:3em"
| 1
| 1853
| 1854
| align=left | {{sortname|Curtis|Reed|dab=politician}}
| There is no official record for the first election, although the first meeting minutes lists Curtis Reed as President.
|- style="height:3em"
| 2
| 1854
| 1855
| align=left | {{sortname|Curtis|Reed|dab=politician}}
|
|- style="height:3em"
| 3
| 1855
| 1856
| align=left | {{sortname|Joseph|Turner|dab=Wisconsin politician}}
|
|- style="height:3em"
| 4
| 1856
| 1857
| align=left | {{sortname|Joseph|Turner|dab=Wisconsin politician}}
|
|- style="height:3em"
| 5
| 1857
| 1858
| align=left | {{sortname|Joseph|Turner|dab=Wisconsin politician}}
|
|- style="height:3em"
| 6
| 1858
| 1859
| align=left | {{sortname|Curtis|Reed|dab=politician}}
|
|- style="height:3em"
| 7
| 1859
| 1860
| align=left | {{sortname|John A.|Bryan|}}
|
|- style="height:3em"
| 8
| 1860
| 1861
| align=left | {{sortname|John A.|Bryan|}}
|
|- style="height:3em"
| 9
| 1861
| 1862
| align=left | {{sortname|Charles|Doty|}}
|
|- style="height:3em"
| 10
| 1862
| 1863
| align=left | {{sortname|Charles|Doty|}}
|
|- style="height:3em"
| 11
| 1863
| 1864
| align=left | {{sortname|Elisha D.|Smith|nolink=1}}
|
|- style="height:3em"
| 12
| 1864
| 1865
| align=left | {{sortname|Elisha D.|Smith|nolink=1}}
|
|- style="height:3em"
| 13
| 1865
| 1866
| align=left | {{sortname|Curtis|Reed|dab=politician}}
|
|- style="height:3em"
| 14
| 1866
| 1867
| align=left | {{sortname|Curtis|Reed|dab=politician}}
|
|- style="height:3em"
| 15
| 1867
| 1868
| align=left | {{sortname|Curtis|Reed|dab=politician}}
| No record of election, though the same officers stayed in their offices.
|- style="height:3em"
| 16
| 1868
| 1869
| align=left | {{sortname|John|Potter, Jr.|}}
|
|- style="height:3em"
| 17
| 1869
| 1870
| align=left | {{sortname|John|Potter, Jr.|}}
| No record of election, though the same officers stayed in their offices.
|- style="height:3em"
| 18
| 1870
| 1871
| align=left | {{sortname|A. E.|Bates|nolink=1}}
|
|- style="height:3em"
| 19
| 1871
| 1872
| align=left | {{sortname|Fred|Schuellen|nolink=1}}
|
|- style="height:3em"
| 20
| 1872
| 1873
| align=left | {{sortname|Fred|Schuellen|nolink=1}}
|
|- style="height:3em"
| 21
| 1873
| 1874
| align=left | {{sortname|O. J.|Hall|nolink=1}}
|
|}

List of Menasha's mayors:<ref>{{Cite web |title=Mayors of Menasha |url=https://www.menasha150.com/about-1}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="text-align:center"
|+ class="nowrap" | Mayors of Menasha, Wisconsin, since incorporation as a city in 1874
! Order
! Term start
! Term end
! Mayor
! Notes
|- style="height:3em"
| 1
| 1874
| 1875
| align=left | {{sortname|O.J.|Hall|nolink=1}}
|
|- style="height:3em"
| 2
| 1875
| 1879
| align=left | {{sortname|P.V.|Lawson, Sr.|nolink=1}}
|
|- style="height:3em"
| 3
| 1879
| 1882
| align=left | {{sortname|A.J.|Webster|nolink=1}}
|
|- style="height:3em"
| 4
| 1882
| 1883
| align=left | {{sortname|Silas|Bullard|}}
|
|- style="height:3em"
| 5
| 1883
| 1885
| align=left | {{sortname|A.J.|Webster|nolink=1}}
|
|- style="height:3em"
| 6
| 1885
| 1886
| align=left | {{sortname|L.G.|Noble|nolink=1}}
|
|- style="height:3em"
| 7
| 1886
| 1890
| align=left | {{sortname|P.V.|Lawson, Jr.|Publius Virgilius Lawson}}
| 
|- style="height:3em"
| 8
| 1890
| 1892
| align=left | {{sortname|Curtis|Reed|dab=politician}}
|
|- style="height:3em"
| 9
| 1892
| 1893
| align=left | {{sortname|George|Banta}}
|
|- style="height:3em"
| 10
| 1893
| 1894
| align=left | {{sortname|P.V.|Lawson, Jr.|Publius Virgilius Lawson}}
|
|- style="height:3em"
| 11
| 1894
| 1895
| align=left | {{sortname|John|Rosch|nolink=1}}
|
|- style="height:3em"
| 12
| 1895
| 1896
| align=left | {{sortname|George|Banta|}}
|
|- style="height:3em"
| 13
| 1896
| 1897
| align=left | {{sortname|P.V.|Lawson, Jr.|Publius Virgilius Lawson}}
| 
|- style="height:3em"
| 14
| 1897
| 1898
| align=left | {{sortname|J.M.|Pleasants|nolink=1}}
|
|- style="height:3em"
| 15
| 1898
| 1900
| align=left | {{sortname|M.M.|Schoetz|nolink=1}}
|- style="height:3em"
| 16
| 1900
| 1901
| align=left | {{sortname|J.M.|Pleasants|nolink=1}}
|
|- style="height:3em"
| 17
| 1901
| 1902
| align=left | {{sortname|Henry|Fitzgibbon|nolink=1}}
|
|- style="height:3em"
| 18
| 1902
| 1904
| align=left | {{sortname|George|Banta|}}
|
|- style="height:3em"
| 19
| 1904
| 1908
| align=left | {{sortname|August J.|Henning|nolink=1}}
|
|- style="height:3em"
| 20
| 1908
| 1910
| align=left | {{sortname|N.G.|Remmel|nolink=1}}
|
|- style="height:3em"
| 21
| 1910
| 1912
| align=left | {{sortname|Joesph|Hill|nolink=1}}
|
|- style="height:3em"
| 22
| 1912
| 1919
| align=left | {{sortname|N.G.|Remmel|nolink=1}}
|
|
|- style="height:3em"
| 23
| 1919
| 1922
| align=left | {{sortname|T.E.|McGillan|nolink=1}}
| align=left | "Elected mayor of Menasha to fill out an unexpired term" and then re-elected without opposition. 
|
|- style="height:3em"
| 24
| 1922
| 1924
| align=left | {{sortname|M.M.|Schoetz|nolink=1}}
|
|- style="height:3em"
| 25
| 1924
| 1928
| align=left | {{sortname|N.G.|Remmel|nolink=1}}
|
|- style="height:3em"
| 26
| 1928
| 1930
| align=left | {{sortname|W.E.|Held|nolink=1}}
|
|- style="height:3em"
| 27
| 1930
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==Education==
[[File:Menasha High School.jpg|thumb|Menasha High School]]

Menasha's Public School system, called the Menasha Joint School District has one high school ([[Menasha High School]]), one middle school, and five elementary schools.

Parochial education is offered at St. Mary Catholic Elementary School, Bethel Lutheran School (elementary and middle), and Trinity Lutheran School (elementary and middle).

Menasha is home to the [[University of Wisconsin–Oshkosh, Fox Cities Campus]], a two-year campus part of the UW System.

==Friendly cities==
* {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Maebashi]], Japan<ref>{{Cite web |title=メナーシャ市{{!}}前橋市 |url=https://www.city.maebashi.gunma.jp/gyosei/8/3/1/13423.html |access-date=2022-08-16 |website=www.city.maebashi.gunma.jp |language=ja}}</ref>

==Notable people==

[[File:ElishaDSmithPublicLibraryMenashaWisconsin.jpg|thumb|right|Elisha D. Smith Public Library in Menasha]]
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* [[Joseph H. Anderson (Wisconsin politician)|Joseph H. Anderson]], legislator
* [[John A. Bryan]], U.S. diplomat
* [[Silas Bullard]], jurist and legislator
* [[Elmer J. Burr]], [[Medal of Honor]] recipient
* [[Arnold J. Cane]], jurist and legislator
* [[Connie Clausen]], television and Broadway actress, literary agent, and author of "I Love You Honey but The Season's Over", a memoir about Menasha
* [[Jean Pond Miner Coburn]], sculptor
* [[Samuel A. Cook]], U.S. Representative
* [[John Dollard]], psychologist
* [[William Duchman]], legislator and sawmill operator
* [[A. D. Eldridge]], legislator and businessman
* [[William P. Grimes]], legislator and businessman
* [[Eric Hinske]], hitting coach for the [[Arizona Diamondbacks]] and former [[American League]] [[Major League Baseball Rookie of the Year Award|Rookie of the Year]]
* [[Joan Jaykoski]], baseball player
* [[James C. Kerwin]], Wisconsin Supreme Court
* [[Dave Koslo]], [[MLB]] player for the [[New York Giants (NL)|New York Giants]], [[Baltimore Orioles]], and the [[Milwaukee Braves]]
* [[Jean Kraft]], opera singer
* [[Publius Virgilius Lawson]], six-term mayor, historian, manufacturer, lawyer
* [[George Liberace]], musician and television performer, older brother of [[Liberace]]
* [[Jeff Loomis]], heavy metal guitarist
* [[Thomas J. O'Malley]], Lieutenant Governor of [[Wisconsin]]
* [[Curtis Reed (Wisconsin politician)|Curtis Reed]], mayor of Menasha, businessman
* [[Richard J. Steffens]], legislator
* [[Leslie J. Westberg]], [[U.S. Air Force]] brigadier general
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==References==
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== Further reading ==

* Adams, Arva Luther, Caryl Chandler Herziger, and Winifred Anderson Pawlowski. 1993. ''A tale of twin cities : or the development of the Fox River Waterway''. Neenah, Wisconsin: Neenah Historical Society. https://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/RDTQFMZZZV23G8A
* Auer, James M. 1953. ''Centennial memories : a brief history of Menasha, Wisconsin''. Menasha, Wisconsin: Auer. https://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/VXQYJCGMJQP6M9B
* Galassie, David, and Menasha Historical Society. 2012. ''Menasha''. Charleston, South Carolina: Arcadia Publishing. https://search.worldcat.org/en/title/775415397
* Galassie, David. 2018. ''Neenah and Menasha : Twin Cities of the Fox Valley''. Charleston, South Carolina: Arcadia Publishing. https://search.worldcat.org/en/title/1015857288
* Stone, H.A. 1887. ''The first city of the lower Fox River : Menasha, Wisconsin''. Neenah, Wisconsin: H. A. Stone, printer. https://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/JNXZZP2ZV6GUB8S

==External links==
{{Commons category|Menasha, Wisconsin}}
* [http://www.menashawi.gov City of Menasha]
* {{Cite Collier's|short=x|wstitle=Menasha}}

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