Winnebago is an
unincorporated community
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in the
Town of Oshkosh in
Winnebago County, Wisconsin
Winnebago County is a county (United States), county in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population was 171,730. Its county seat is Oshkosh, Wisconsin, Oshkosh. It was named for the historic Ho- ...
,
United States
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, and is part of the Oshkosh
metropolitan statistical area.
It is located just outside the northeast edge of the city of
Oshkosh. The
Winnebago Mental Health Institute is located in Winnebago. The
ZIP code is: 54985.
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
Wisconsin
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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, basketball player
Images
File:WinnebagoWisconsinPostOffice.jpg, Post office
File:WinnebagoMentalHealthInstitute.jpg, Winnebago Mental Health Institute
Notes
Unincorporated communities in Winnebago County, Wisconsin
Unincorporated communities in Wisconsin
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