Winchester is an unincorporated

census-designated place A census-designated place (CDP) is a concentration of population defined by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes only. CDPs have been used in each decennial census since 1980 as the counterparts of incorporated places, such ...

in the town of Winchester in

Winnebago County, Wisconsin Winnebago County is a county in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of the 2020 census, the population was 171,730. Its county seat is Oshkosh. It was named for the historic Winnebago people, a federally recognized Native American tribe now known ...

, United States. The community is located less than 1 mile (1 kilometer) from the southern intersection of U.S. Route 10 and

U.S. Route 45 U.S. Route 45 (US 45) is a major north-south United States highway and a border-to-border route, from Lake Superior to the Gulf of Mexico. A sign at the highway's northern terminus notes the total distance as . US 45 is notable for incorporatin ...

. Wisconsin Highway 150 passed east–west through the community until the road was decommissioned by the state of Wisconsin, the road is now designated County Highway II. It has an elevation of 846 feet above mean sea level at latitude 44.199 and longitude -88.665. As of the 2010 census, its population is 671. WinchesterWinnebagoWisconsinSignWIS150

Notable people

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Norwegian-American Norwegian Americans ( nb, Norskamerikanere, nn, Norskamerikanarar) are Americans with ancestral roots in Norway. Norwegian immigrants went to the United States primarily in the latter half of the 19th century and the first few decades of the ...

writer

Peer Stromme Peer Stromme also Per Olsen Strømme (September 15, 1856 – September 15, 1921) was an American pastor, teacher, journalist, and author. Early life and education Peer Olson Strømme was born in Winchester, Wisconsin to immigrant parents from No ...

was born in Winchester. The demographics, according to the 2020 Census, place the population at 99.4% Caucasian, there are no known African American or Native American inhabitants, but the population is believed to be 0.6% Pacific Islander or Asian American, more than one race, or "Other" racial categories.

References

Census-designated places in Winnebago County, Wisconsin Census-designated places in Wisconsin {{WinnebagoCountyWI-geo-stub