| Omro, Wisconsin | |
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| — City — | |
| Looking west at downtown Omro on Hwy 21 | |
| Location of Omro, Wisconsin | |
| Coordinates: | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Wisconsin |
| County | Winnebago |
| Settled | 1842 |
| Incorporated | |
| Government | |
| • Type | Mayoral |
| • Mayor | Bob Breu |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.4 sq mi (6.1 km2) |
| • Land | 2.2 sq mi (5.8 km2) |
| • Water | 0.1 sq mi (0.3 km2) 4.9% |
| Elevation | 758 ft (231 m) |
| Population (2007) | |
| • Total | 3,356 |
| Time zone | CST (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP Code | 54963 |
| Area code(s) | 920 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1576330 [1] |
Omro is a city in Winnebago County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 3,177 at the 2000 census. The city is located along the Fox River, approximately 10 miles west of Oshkosh, Wisconsin.
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OMRO, P. V., on section 17 and 18, in town of Bloomingdale, Winnebago county, at the junction of the Manitowoc and Menasha, (extended), and the Waupun and Liberty Prairie plank roads. It is pleasantly situated on the south side of the Neenah [Fox] river, 11 miles west from Oshkosh, and 75 miles northeast from Madison. It has a heavy body of timber on the north, with a rich soil of openings and prairie on the south, and has excellent facilities by water for obtaining pine logs from the immense pinery of Wolf river, a great quantity of which is here manufactured into lumber. Population 600, with 100 dwellings, 5 stores, 2 hotels, 3 mills, and 4 religious denominations. A Company has been organized and is now completing the proper buildings for the manufacture of glass.[2]
Present day Omro use to be Winnebago Indian Territory when it was first visited by French explorers in 1639. Charles Omereau, the French trader and blacksmith who gave his name to the future city, started a fur trading post there. Omro's location gave it two advantages from the beginning, which were a position on one of the few natural transportation and communications routes of the time and an abundant amount of water for industrial use. The first modern settlers visited in 1847. By 1880, Omro was very popular. It was a stop on the railroad line and was home to the county fairgrounds, several mills, a glass factory, carriage factories, several machine works, and had more than 2,000 people settled there. Most of the manufacturing centers either relocated to nearby Oshkosh, or faded away. Omro started a revitalization process in 1986, and has seen improved growth. Omro has come up with multiple projects to pay its respects to the past while it builds for the future. Some of those projects were; the historical walking tour, the Scott park pavilion project, and the designation of a historic downtown district.[3]
Omro is located at (44.038959, -88.74014).[4]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.4 square miles (6.1 km²), of which, 2.2 square miles (5.8 km²) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.3 km²) of it (5.08%) is water.
As of the census[5] of 2000, there were 3,177 people, 1,236 households, and 847 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,420.0 people per square mile (547.6/km²). There were 1,297 housing units at an average density of 579.7 per square mile (223.6/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 97.99% White, 0.19% Black or African American, 0.22% Native American, 0.13% Asian, 0.82% from other races, and 0.66% from two or more races. 2.77% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There were 1,236 households out of which 34.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.5% were married couples living together, 9.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.4% were non-families. 26.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.49 and the average family size was 3.03.
In the city the population was spread out with 26.2% under the age of 18, 6.3% from 18 to 24, 29.7% from 25 to 44, 21.8% from 45 to 64, and 16.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 95.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.2 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $45,208, and the median income for a family was $52,143. Males had a median income of $35,701 versus $21,549 for females. The per capita income for the city was $18,332. About 1.5% of families and 3.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.4% of those under age 18 and 6.8% of those age 65 or over.
The population of Omro, Wisconsin in July 2009 stood at 3,437 people with 1,680 males (48.9%) and 1,757 females (51.1%). The population change since 2000 has been a positive increase of 8.2%.[6]
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