Formed July 3, 1959 (72nd county)
Menominee County (4,250), Keshena* (1,257), Legend Lake* (1,670)
The unique Modern wood and glass facility was built in 1969. The courthouse is on Courthouse Lane one block south of Wisconsin State Highway 47. Zwack & Peeples are the designers. There was a wooden courthouse earlier in Keshena. The county was founded on July 3, 1959 from the Menominee Indian Reservation as the 72nd and final county with Keshena as the only county seat. Menominee County is named for the Native American tribe. The county seat was named for a Native American chief.
Menominee County government consists of a sheriff and 7 Supervisors. Two Circuit Court Judges serve Menominee and Shawano counties. The county is in the northeast part of the state. Green Bay, Wisconsin is southeast and Minneapolis, Minnesota is west of the county. The county center is 2.7 miles North-Northwest of Keshena. The county is surrounded clockwise by Oconto, Shawano, and Langlade counties.
The area of the county is 357.6 square miles. It is 64 out of 72 in the state. It ranks 72 out of 72 in population in the state. It has a density of 11.9 persons per square mile making it 67 out of 72 in the state. Menominee County has 0.0% of its population in its incorporated areas since there aren’t any incorporated cities. There are no Interstates or United States Highways in the county. The county resembles a capital letter J lying on its face. Keshena is located near the southeast border of the county. Legend Lake is in the southeast corner of the county. Keshena is the county seat and Legend Lake is the largest populated area. Keshena is 29.6% of the county population while Legend Lake is 39.3% of the county population. The county is pronounced ME-NOM-I-NEE. The county seat is pronounced KESH-E-NA.
Keshena (unincorporated)
