Editing Shawano, Wisconsin

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|population_total         = 9243
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'''Shawano''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|ʃ|ɔː|n|oʊ|audio=LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-Shawano, Wisconsin.wav}} {{respell|SHAW|noh}})<ref>[http://www.misspronouncer.com/ MissPronouncer.com: A HALFWAY DECENT AUDIO PRONUNCIATION GUIDE FOR WISCONSIN]</ref> is a city and the [[county seat]] of [[Shawano County, Wisconsin]], United States. The population was 9,243 at the 2020 census.<ref>US Census Bureau Report, 2020, QuickFacts, Shawano city, Wisconsin https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/shawanocitywisconsin</ref><ref name="GR6">{{cite web|url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx|access-date=2011-06-07|title=Find a County|publisher=National Association of Counties}}</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|6.67|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which, {{convert|6.57|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is land and {{convert|0.10|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=2012-11-18|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120125061959/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt|archive-date=2012-01-25}}</ref>

===Climate===
{{Weather box
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 | location    = Shawano, Wisconsin (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1893–present)
 | Jan record high F = 53
 | Feb record high F = 71
 | Mar record high F = 82
 | Apr record high F = 93
 | May record high F = 95
 | Jun record high F = 101
 | Jul record high F = 109
 | Aug record high F = 104
 | Sep record high F = 100
 | Oct record high F = 88
 | Nov record high F = 75
 | Dec record high F = 62
 | year record high F = 109
 | Jan high F = 24.1
 | Feb high F = 28.4
 | Mar high F = 40.3
 | Apr high F = 54.1
 | May high F = 67.3
 | Jun high F = 76.8
 | Jul high F = 81.2
 | Aug high F = 79.1
 | Sep high F = 71.5
 | Oct high F = 57.5
 | Nov high F = 42.2
 | Dec high F = 29.4
 | year high F = 54.3
 | Jan mean F = 15.1
 | Feb mean F = 18.4
 | Mar mean F = 29.9
 | Apr mean F = 43.0
 | May mean F = 55.8
 | Jun mean F = 65.6
 | Jul mean F = 69.7
 | Aug mean F = 67.7
 | Sep mean F = 59.7
 | Oct mean F = 46.8
 | Nov mean F = 33.7
 | Dec mean F = 21.5
 | year mean F = 43.9
 | Jan low F = 6.2
 | Feb low F = 8.5
 | Mar low F = 19.6
 | Apr low F = 32.0
 | May low F = 44.2
 | Jun low F = 54.3
 | Jul low F = 58.1
 | Aug low F = 56.3
 | Sep low F = 47.9
 | Oct low F = 36.2
 | Nov low F = 25.2
 | Dec low F = 13.6
 | year low F = 33.5
 | Jan record low F = -35
 | Feb record low F = -39
 | Mar record low F = -28
 | Apr record low F = 2
 | May record low F = 19
 | Jun record low F = 28
 | Jul record low F = 33
 | Aug record low F = 32
 | Sep record low F = 20
 | Oct record low F = 6
 | Nov record low F = -14
 | Dec record low F = -26
 | year record low F = -39
 | precipitation colour   = green
 | Jan precipitation inch = 1.30
 | Feb precipitation inch = 1.07
 | Mar precipitation inch = 1.82
 | Apr precipitation inch = 3.03
 | May precipitation inch = 3.80
 | Jun precipitation inch = 4.34
 | Jul precipitation inch = 3.89
 | Aug precipitation inch = 3.60
 | Sep precipitation inch = 3.63
 | Oct precipitation inch = 3.03
 | Nov precipitation inch = 2.05
 | Dec precipitation inch = 1.58
 | year precipitation inch = 33.14
 | unit precipitation days = 0.01 in
 | Jan precipitation days  = 9.6
 | Feb precipitation days  = 6.6
 | Mar precipitation days  = 8.3
 | Apr precipitation days  = 10.4
 | May precipitation days  = 12.3
 | Jun precipitation days  = 11.8
 | Jul precipitation days  = 11.1
 | Aug precipitation days  = 10.2
 | Sep precipitation days  = 10.1
 | Oct precipitation days  = 10.4
 | Nov precipitation days  = 8.4
 | Dec precipitation days  = 9.2
 | year precipitation days = 118.4
 | Jan snow inch = 11.8
 | Feb snow inch = 10.8
 | Mar snow inch = 7.4
 | Apr snow inch = 4.3
 | May snow inch = 0.0
 | Jun snow inch = 0.0
 | Jul snow inch = 0.0
 | Aug snow inch = 0.0
 | Sep snow inch = 0.0
 | Oct snow inch = 0.3
 | Nov snow inch = 3.5
 | Dec snow inch = 9.8
 | year snow inch = 47.9
 | unit snow days = 0.1 in
 | Jan snow days  = 7.8
 | Feb snow days  = 5.5
 | Mar snow days  = 4.2
 | Apr snow days  = 1.8
 | May snow days  = 0.0
 | Jun snow days  = 0.0
 | Jul snow days  = 0.0
 | Aug snow days  = 0.0
 | Sep snow days  = 0.0
 | Oct snow days  = 0.3
 | Nov snow days  = 2.3
 | Dec snow days  = 6.5
 | year snow days = 28.4
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|title = Summary of Monthly Normals 1991–2020
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}}

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|align=left
|1880= 890
|1890= 1505
|1900= 1863
|1910= 2923
|1920= 3544
|1930= 4188
|1940= 5565
|1950= 5894
|1960= 6013
|1970= 6488
|1980= 7013
|1990= 7598
|2000= 8298
|2010= 9305
|2020= 9243

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|estimate= 
|estref=<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>
|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>
}}
[[File:2009-0620-Shawano-museum.jpg|thumb|right|The Shawano County Historical Society operates a museum with several restored, historic buildings.]]
[[File:ShawanoWisconsinPostOfficeWIS22.jpg|thumb|[[Shawano Post Office]], listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]]]]
[[File:ShawanoCountyCityLibrary.jpg|thumb|Shawano City County Library]]

===2010 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name ="wwwcensusgov">{{cite web|title=U.S. Census website|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2012-11-18}}</ref> of 2010, there were 9,305 people, 3,960 households, and 2,299 families residing in the city. The [[population density]] was {{convert|1416.3|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 4,309 housing units at an average density of {{convert|655.9|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the city was 82.4% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.7% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 12.3% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.4% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.1% [[Race (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 1.2% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 2.8% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] people of any race were 3.1% of the population.

There were 3,960 households, of which 28.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 40.7% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 12.6% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.8% had a male householder with no wife present, and 41.9% were non-families. 35.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 17% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.24 and the average family size was 2.89.

The median age in the city was 39.8 years. 23% of residents were under the age of 18; 8.1% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 25.3% were from 25 to 44; 23.8% were from 45 to 64; and 19.8% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 47.2% male and 52.8% female.

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 8,298 people, 3,432 households, and 2,076 families residing in the city. The [[population density]] was {{convert|1389.9|/sqmi|/km2}}. There were 3,587 housing units at an average density of {{convert|600.8|/sqmi|/km2}}. The racial makeup of the city was 89.03% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.33% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 7.88% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.54% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.12% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.55% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.54% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] people of any race were 1.61% of the population.

There were 3,432 households, out of which 29.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.8% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 11.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 39.5% were non-families. 34.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 18.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.27 and the average family size was 2.91.

24.0% of the population was under the age of 18, 7.9% from 18 to 24, 27.7% from 25 to 44, 19.8% from 45 to 64, and 20.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 91.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.9 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $31,546, and the median income for a family was $41,241. Males had a median income of $30,709 versus $19,905 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $17,380. About 8.9% of families and 9.9% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 11.4% of those under age 18 and 12.1% of those age 65 or over.

==Economy==
The [[Wisconsin Towns Association]] has its headquarters in Shawano.

Shawano is a member of Shawano County Economic Progress, a countywide economic development organization.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.shawanoecondev.org/|title=Shawano County Economic Progress}}</ref>

==Infrastructure==
===Major highways===
{| class="wikitable" style="width:60%"
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| {{center|[[Image:WIS 22.svg|25px]]}} || [[WIS 22]] travels north to [[Gillett, Wisconsin|Gillett]] and south to [[Clintonville, Wisconsin|Clintonville]].
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| {{center|[[Image:WIS 29.svg|25px]]}} || [[WIS 29]] Eastbound WIS 29 routes to [[Green Bay, Wisconsin|Green Bay]]. Westbound, WIS 29 routes to [[Wausau, Wisconsin|Wausau]].
|-
| {{center|[[Image:WIS 47.svg|25px]]}} || [[WIS 47]] travels north concurrent with [[WIS 55]] to [[Keshena, Wisconsin|Keshena]] and south {{convert|8|mi|km}} east on WIS 29 at [[Bonduel, Wisconsin|Bonduel]] to [[Appleton, Wisconsin|Appleton]].
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| {{center|[[Image:WIS 55.svg|25px]]}} || [[WIS 55]] travels south concurrent with [[WIS 29]] before it splits off towards [[Seymour, Wisconsin|Seymour]] {{convert|16|mi|km}} to the east.
|-
|}

===Airport===
The city and county jointly operate the [[Shawano Municipal Airport]] (KEZS), which is located on [[Shawano Lake]].

==Notable people==
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* [[George E. Beedle]] &mdash; Wisconsin State Representative; born in Shawano<ref>{{Cite web| title=Statewide County WI Archives Biographies.....Beedle, George E. | format=TXT | url=http://files.usgwarchives.net/wi/history/bluebook/1909/bios/beedle876gbs.txt | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120606143429/http://files.usgwarchives.net/wi/history/bluebook/1909/bios/beedle876gbs.txt | archive-date=2012-06-06}}</ref>
* [[Henry Albert Brauer]] &mdash; Wisconsin State Representative; lived in Shawano<ref>{{cite book|title=The Blue Book of the State of Wisconsin|year=1893|page=652}}</ref>
* [[Robert W. Cone]] &mdash; Army general; lived in Shawano<ref>'Local retired general passes away,' ''The Shawano Leader'', September 21, 2016</ref>
* [[Walter J. Dolan]] &mdash; Wisconsin State Representative; lived in Shawano<ref>'Wisconsin Blue Book 1933,' Biographical Sketch of Walter J. Dolan, pg. 255</ref> 
* [[Evelyn Frechette]] &mdash; partner and accomplice of [[John Dillinger]]; lived in Shawano<ref>{{cite web|url=http://wisconsinology.blogspot.com/2008/02/dillingers-girlbillie-frechette.html|title=WISCONSINOLOGY: Dillinger's Girl....Billie Frechette|author=flasputnik}}</ref>
* [[George Grimmer]] &mdash; Wisconsin State Senator; lived in Shawano<ref>{{cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=nQ9WAAAAMAAJ&q=George+Grimmer%2BWisconsin&pg=PA447|title=The Legislative Manual of the State of Wisconsin|year=1877}}</ref>
* [[William Horvath]] &mdash; Wisconsin State Representative and conservationist; born in Shawano<ref>'Wisconsin Blue Book 1987-1988,' Addenda: Biographical Sketch of William Horvath, pg. 956</ref>
* [[Frank W. Humphrey]] &mdash; Wisconsin State Representative; lived in Shawano<ref>{{cite book|title=The Law Makers of Wisconsin.|location=Milwaukee|publisher=The Evening Wisconsin Company|year=1899|page=72}}</ref>
* [[John David Kast]] &mdash; Wisconsin State Representative; lived in Shawano<ref>{{cite book|title=THE LEGISLATIVE MANUAL OF THE STATE OF WISCONSIN|edition=16th|location=Madison, Wis.|year=1877|pages=469–470}}</ref>
* [[Antone Kuckuk]] &mdash; Wisconsin State Senator, member of the Shawano School Board<ref>{{cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=LsJWAAAAYAAJ&q=George+Czerwinski%2BWisconsin%2BSenate&pg=PA608|title=Wisconsin Blue Book, 1923|year=1923}}</ref>
* [[George W. Latta]] &mdash; Wisconsin State Representative and lawyer; lived in Shawano<ref>'Wisconsin blue Book 1897,' Biographical Sketch of George W. Latta, pg. 684</ref>
* [[Daniel P. Leaf]] &mdash; [[U.S. Air Force]] lieutenant general, former Commander of [[United States Pacific Command]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.af.mil/information/bios/bio.asp?bioID=6162|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120722220956/http://www.af.mil/information/bios/bio.asp?bioID=6162|title=Biographies : LIEUTENANT GENERAL DANIEL P. LEAF|archive-date=22 July 2012|work=archive.is}}</ref>
* [[Louis Leroy (baseball)|Louis Leroy]] &mdash; [[MLB]] player; lived in Shawano<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/l/leroylo01.shtml|title=Louis LeRoy Statistics and History - Baseball-Reference.com|work=Baseball-Reference.com}}</ref>
* [[Joseph McCarthy]], [[lawyer]] in Shawano in the 1930s; circuit court judge<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.apl.org/community/mccarthy |title=Joseph McCarthy: Biography |access-date=May 14, 2018 |publisher=Appleton Public Library}}</ref>
* [[Myron Hawley McCord]] &mdash; U.S. Representative; lived in Shawano<ref>{{cite web|url=http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=M000361|title=McCORD, Myron Hawley - Biographical Information}}</ref>
* [[Herman Naber]] &mdash; Wisconsin State Representative; lived in and was mayor of Shawano<ref>'Wisconsin Blue Book 1909,' Biographical Sketch of Herman Naber, pg. 504</ref> 
* [[Dan Neumeier]] &mdash; MLB player; born in Shawano<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/n/neumeda01.shtml|title=Dan Neumeier Statistics and History - Baseball-Reference.com|work=Baseball-Reference.com}}</ref>
* [[Daniel H. Pulcifer]] &mdash; Wisconsin State Representative, lived in and was mayor of Shawano<ref>'Wisconsin Blue Book 1879,' Biographical Sketch of Daniel H. Pulcifer, pg. 500-501</ref>
* [[Billy Reed (baseball)|Billy Reed]] &mdash; MLB player; born in Shawano<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/r/reedbi01.shtml|title=Billy Reed Statistics and History - Baseball-Reference.com|work=Baseball-Reference.com}}</ref>
* [[Lee Remmel]] &mdash; [[NFL]] historian; born and raised in Shawano<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.packers.com/news-and-events/article-1/Lee-Remmel-Green-Bay-Packers-Team-Historian-To-Retire-After-62-Year-Association-With-Franchise/9e8bce6a-5aa4-11df-a3b6-528cc843f916 |title=Lee Remmel, Green Bay Packers Team Historian, To Retire After 62-Year Association With Franchise |access-date=May 14, 2018 |publisher=Green Bay Packers |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180514214128/http://www.packers.com/news-and-events/article-1/Lee-Remmel-Green-Bay-Packers-Team-Historian-To-Retire-After-62-Year-Association-With-Franchise/9e8bce6a-5aa4-11df-a3b6-528cc843f916 |archive-date=2018-05-14 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* [[Michael J. Wallrich]] &mdash; Wisconsin State Representative; lived in and was mayor of Shawano<ref>http://files.usgwarchives.net/wi/history/bluebook/1903/bios/wallrich162{{dead link|date=May 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
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* [[King Weeman]] &mdash; Wisconsin State Representative; lived in and was mayor of Shawano<ref>'Wisconsin Blue Book 1919,' Biographical Sketch of King Weeman, pg. 503</ref>
* [[Otto Oscar Wiegand]] &mdash; Wisconsin State Representative; lived in Shawano<ref>{{cite book|title=The Blue Book of the State of Wisconsin|year=1891|page=602}}</ref>
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==References==
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==External links==
{{Commons category|Shawano, Wisconsin}}
* [http://www.cityofshawano.com/ City of Shawano]
* Sanborn fire insurance maps: [http://content.wisconsinhistory.org/cdm/ref/collection/maps/id/10159 1894] [http://content.wisconsinhistory.org/cdm/ref/collection/maps/id/10166 1901] [http://content.wisconsinhistory.org/cdm/ref/collection/maps/id/10175 1907] [http://content.wisconsinhistory.org/cdm/ref/collection/maps/id/10148 1913]

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