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Manitowoc may refer to: * Manitowoc, Wisconsin, county seat of Manitowoc County * Manitowoc County, Wisconsin * Manitowoc (town), Wisconsin a town mostly annexed by the city of Manitowoc * Manitowoc River, a river in Wisconsin * Manitowoc Rapids, Wisconsin a town named after rapids along the Manitowoc River * The Manitowoc Company, heavy equipment manufacturers See also * Manitou Manitou (), akin to the Iroquois ''orenda'', is the spiritual and fundamental life force among Algonquian groups in the Native American theology. It is omnipresent and manifests everywhere: organisms, the environment, events, etc. ''Aasha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manitowoc, Wisconsin
Manitowoc () is a city in and the county seat of Manitowoc County, Wisconsin, United States. The city is located on Lake Michigan at the mouth of the Manitowoc River. According to the 2020 census, Manitowoc had a population of 34,626, with over 50,000 residents in the surrounding communities. History Purported to mean ''dwelling of the great spirit'', Manitowoc derived its name from either the Ojibwe word ''manidoowaak(wag)'', meaning spirit-spawn(s), or ''manidoowaak(oog)'', meaning spirit-wood(s), or ''manidoowak(iin)'', meaning spirit-land(s). In the Menominee language, it is called ''Manetōwak'', which means "place of the spirits". The Menominee ceded this land to the United States in the 1836 Treaty of the Cedars, following years of negotiations over how to accommodate the Oneida, Stockbridge-Munsee, and Brothertown peoples who had been removed from New York to Wisconsin. In 1838, an act of the Territorial Legislature separated Manitowoc County from Brown County, kee ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manitowoc County, Wisconsin
Manitowoc County is a county in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of the 2020 census, the population was 81,359. Its county seat is Manitowoc. The county was created in 1836 prior to Wisconsin's statehood and organized in 1848. Manitowoc County comprises the Manitowoc, WI Micropolitan Statistical Area. Geography According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of , of which is land and (61%) is water. Major highways Railroads *Canadian National Buses *Maritime Metro Transit *List of intercity bus stops in Wisconsin Airport Manitowoc County Airport (KMTW) serves the county and surrounding communities. Adjacent counties * Brown County – northwest * Kewaunee County – northeast * Sheboygan County – south * Calumet County – west * Mason County, MI - east & southeast * Manistee County, MI - northeast Climate Demographics As of the census of 2020, the population was 81,359. The population density was . There were 37,818 housing units at an ave ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manitowoc (town), Wisconsin
Manitowoc is a town in Manitowoc County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 1,073 at the 2000 census. The city of Manitowoc divides the town into two noncontiguous sections, one north of the city and one south. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 6.8 square miles (17.6 km2), all of it land. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 1,073 people, 420 households, and 317 families residing in the town. The population density was 158.3 people per square mile (61.1/km2). There were 442 housing units at an average density of 65.2 per square mile (25.2/km2). The racial makeup of the town was 98.97% White, 0.19% Black or African American, 0.09% Native American, 0.28% Asian, 0.47% from other races. 0.47% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. There were 420 households, out of which 31.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.2% were married couples living together, 5.7% had ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manitowoc River
The Manitowoc River is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map, accessed December 19, 2011 river in eastern Wisconsin in the United States. It flows into Lake Michigan at the city of Manitowoc. Course The Manitowoc River is formed in eastern Calumet County by its north and south branches: *The South Branch Manitowoc River, the longer of the two at , rises in northeastern Fond du Lac County and flows generally northeastwardly into Calumet County, passing the city of Chilton and collecting the Killsnake River. *The North Branch Manitowoc River rises in northern Calumet County and flows generally southeastwardly. From the confluence of its forks, the Manitowoc flows generally eastwardly through central Manitowoc County to its mouth at Lake Michigan in the city of Manitowoc. Its largest tributary is the Branch River. Little Manitowoc River The Little Manitowoc River is a stream that flows into Lake Michigan about 1&nb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manitowoc Rapids, Wisconsin
Manitowoc Rapids is a town in Manitowoc County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 2,520 at the 2000 census. Branch Branch is an unincorporated community located north of US 10 along the river of the same name in between Whitelaw and I-43.Chicago and North Western Railway Company (1908). A History of the Origin of the Place Names Connected with the Chicago & North Western and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railways. p. 46. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 27.6 square miles (71.5 km2), of which, 27.4 square miles (70.9 km2) of it is land and 0.2 square miles (0.6 km2) of it (0.91%) is water. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 2,520 people, 809 households, and 669 families residing in the town. The population density was 92.1 people per square mile (35.6/km2). There were 822 housing units at an average density of 30.0 per square mile (11.6/km2). The racial makeup ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Manitowoc Company
The Manitowoc Company, Inc. was founded in 1902 and, through its wholly owned subsidiaries, designs, manufactures, markets, and supports mobile telescopic cranes, tower cranes, lattice-boom crawler cranes, and boom trucks under the Grove, Manitowoc, National Crane, Potain, Shuttlelift and Manitowoc Crane Care brand names. History Manitowoc Company, Inc. was founded by Charles West and Elias Gunnell in the lakeshore community of Manitowoc, Wisconsin, in 1902. It was known as a shipbuilding and ship-repair company under the name Manitowoc Shipbuilding Company. The company grew and diversified, entering the lattice-boom crane business in the mid-1920s and branching into commercial refrigeration equipment shortly after World War II. During World War II, the Department of the Navy contracted Manitowoc to build a total of 28 submarines, plus the canceled USS ''Chicolar'' (SS-464). Before they built the submarines for the Department of the Navy, the company built car ferries. In No ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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