Shawano County, Wisconsin

Explore Shawano County (Click on picture) Shawano County, created in 1853 from Oconto County, is named from a Menominee word Sawano, meaning South. Located in northeast Wisconsin, the county seat is Shawano.

Land Area	892.51 sq miles
Water Area	16.82 sq miles
Elevation	821 ft at Shawano
Number of Lakes	134
Area in Lakes	8,912 acres (13.93 sq miles)
Rivers	Embarrass, Oconto, Pensaukee, Pigeon, Red, Shioc, Wolf
Major Watershed	Wisconsin River (West), Lake Michigan (East)
Geographical Province	Northwest: Northern Highland. Central: Central Plain. East: Eastern Ridges and Lowlands.
Natural Vegetation	Mostly maple, hemlock, and yellow birch. Northeast, north-central, south-central, east: large areas of black spruce, tamarack, and cedar.
Population
1930: 1970: 1980: 1990: 2000:	33,516 32,650 35,928 37,165 40,664
Border Counties
North: East: South: West:	Langlade County, Menominee County, Oconto County Menominee County, Oconto County, Brown County Outagamie County, Waupaca County Waupaca County, Marathon County

Shawano County Government and Local Information Resources
County Web Site	www.co.shawano.wi.us
County Clerk	Office of the County Clerk 311 N Main St Shawano, WI 54166	Phone: 715-526-9347
County Parks	Highway Department 3035 E Richmond St Shawano, WI 54166	Phone: 715-526-9182
Birth & Death Certificates, Marriage Records	Register of Deeds 311 N Main St Shawano, WI 54166	Phone: 715-524-2129
Cooperative Extension	UW-Extension, Shawano County 311 N Main St Shawano, WI 54166	Phone: 715-526-6136 E-mail
Tourism, Relocation & Business Development	Cecil Area Chamber of Commerce PO Box 81 Cecil, WI 54111
	From the Pineries to the Present PO Box 104 Shawano, WI 54166	Phone: 715-524-2105
	Shawano Country Chamber of Commerce PO Box 38 Shawano, WI 54166-0038	Phone: 715-524-2139
	Tigerton Advancement Association W16666 Laars Rd Tigerton, WI 54486-8935	Phone: 715-535-3300
	Tigerton Main Street PO Box 3 235 Cedar Street Tigerton, WI 54486	Phone: 715-535-2110
	Wittenberg Area Chamber of Commerce PO Box 284 Wittenberg, WI 54499-0284	Phone: 715-253-3525
Historical and Genealogical Societies	Bonduel Community Archives PO Box 205 Bonduel, WI 54107	Phone: 758-2687
	Northern Wisconsin Genealogists PO Box 321 Shawano, WI 54166
	Shawano County Historical Society 414 W Third St Shawano, WI 54166	Phone: 715-526-9033
	Tigerton Area Historical Society PO Box 191 Tigerton, WI 54486	Phone: 715-535-2140
	Wittenburg Area Historical Society 9141 Townline Rd Eland, WI 54427	Phone: 715-454-6535
	WIGenWebProject, Shawano County