Neenah

History

Neenah was named by Governor James Duane Doty from the Hoocąk word for "water" or "running water". It was the site of a Ho-Chunk village from at least the late 18th century through 1830. In 1830, Juliette Magill Kinzie and other European Americans called the site "Four-Legs' village" for a Ho-Chunk chief who resided there. It is in the Hoocąk language. The U.S. government initially designated this area in 1835 as an industrial and agricultural mission to the Menominee people of the area. Early settlement by European Americans began a few years later, stimulated in large part by the proximity of the area to the Fox River. Kimberly-Clark corporation was formed here in 1872. It founded a major paper mill here in 1873, as the region had become a center of lumbering. Profits from lumber stimulated the development of businesses and a variety of professions. Some people relocated to Neenah after the disastrous fire in Oshkosh in 1875.

Geography

Neenah is located at (44.174035, −88.468508). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which is land and is water.

Race & ethnicity

Largest nearby schools

• Neenah High
  High · Neenah · 1,943 students · 16.9:1 ratio
• North High
  High · Oshkosh · 1,265 students · 12.4:1 ratio
• Shattuck Middle
  Middle · Neenah · 978 students · 15.3:1 ratio
• Menasha High
  High · Menasha · 966 students · 15.1:1 ratio
• Maplewood Middle
  Middle · Menasha · 725 students · 12.5:1 ratio
• Horace Mann Middle
  Middle · Neenah · 519 students · 15.7:1 ratio
• Clovis Grove Elementary
  Elementary · Menasha · 482 students · 12.4:1 ratio
• Merrill Middle
  Middle · Oshkosh · 453 students · 10.5:1 ratio