Winnebago is an

unincorporated community An unincorporated area is a region that is not governed by a local municipal corporation. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. Most other countries of the world either have ...

in the Town of Oshkosh 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 ...

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. It is located just outside the northeast edge of the city of Oshkosh. The

Winnebago Mental Health Institute Winnebago Mental Health Institute (WMHI), formerly the Winnebago State Hospital, is a psychiatric hospital near Oshkosh, Wisconsin, United States located in the unincorporated community of Winnebago, Wisconsin. History The Winnebago State Hosp ...

is located in Winnebago. The ZIP code is: 54985.

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ran through the community until the road's route was moved west; the former route is now occupied by County Highway A.

2017 water issues

The community residents began receiving water and sewer utilities from the Winnebago Health Institute in the 1940s. In April 2017, 24 community residents received a letter from the state of

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stating that it will be shutting off their water and sewer on August 1, 2017. The institute receives water from the City of Oshkosh which annexed the institute in 1998; the institute had sent letters to the town and city asking for them to come up with a solution.

Notable people

Gene Englund Gene Eniar Englund (October 21, 1917 – November 5, 1995) was an American professional basketball player. He played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for one season, , and split the season playing for the Boston Celtics and Tri-Ci ...

, basketball player

Images

File:WinnebagoWisconsinPostOffice.jpg, Post office File:WinnebagoMentalHealthInstitute.jpg,

Notes

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