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Peshtigo, Wisconsin
Peshtigo (/ˈpɛʃtɪɡoʊ/ PESH-ti-go) is a city in Marinette County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was at 3,420 as of the 2020 census The city is surrounded by the Town of Peshtigo. It is part of the Marinette, WI–MI Micropolitan Statistical Area. Peshtigo is known for being the site of the Peshtigo fire of 1871, in which more than 1,200 people died.
Peshtigo took its name from the nearby Peshtigo River. The etymology of Peshtigo is uncertain. Explanations include an Ojibwe word meaning 'river of the wild goose', [self-published source] a Menominee word for 'snapping turtle', a word meaning 'passing through a marsh', or a reference to a local Menominee band known as Pesh-tiko.
On October 8, 1871, a forest fire driven by strong winds totally consumed Peshtigo and a dozen other villages, killing between 1,200 and 2,500 people and engulfing approximately 1.5 million acres (6,000 km2). This fire, known as the Peshtigo fire, was the deadliest in American history. Unidentifiable remains of hundreds of residents were buried in a mass grave at the Peshtigo Fire Cemetery. The Peshtigo Fire Museum features several items that survived the fire, plus other artifacts from the area's history.
This fire started the same day as the Great Chicago Fire, the Holland, Michigan fire, the Port Huron Fire of 1871, and the Great Michigan Fire (in Manistee, Michigan).
Peshtigo is located at 45°3′13″N 87°44′45″W / 45.05361°N 87.74583°W (45.053759, −87.746028).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 3.20 square miles (8.29 km2), of which, 3.03 square miles (7.85 km2) is land and 0.17 square miles (0.44 km2) is water.
At the 2020 census, there were 3,420 people, and 1,413 households. The median age in Peshtigo is 37 years old. There are 33 male and 83 females under the age of 5, 109 male and 115 females that are between 5 and 9, 93 male and 111 females are between 10 and 14, 197 male and 29 females are between 15 and 19, 175 male and 136 females are between 20 and 24, 155 male and 100 females are between 25 and 29, 46 male and 65 females are between 30 and 34, 144 male and 157 females are between 35 and 39, 55 male and 19 females are between 40 and 44, 187 male and 133 females are between 45 and 49, 139 male and 58 females are between 50 and 54, 106 male and 71 females are between 55 and 59, 109 male and 86 females are between 60 and 64, 141 male and 27 females are between 65 and 69, 17 male and 0 females are between 70 and 74, 0 male and 21 females are between 75 and 79, 76 male and 125 females are between 80 and 84, and 46 male and 177 females are 85 and older.
Most of Peshtigo, at 46% is of German ancestry. 7.9% of Peshtigo are French. 5.1% are Irish. 2% are Italian. 3.1% are Norwegian. 16.7% are Polish. 1.6% are Scottish. 2% are Sub-Saharan African
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Peshtigo, Wisconsin
Peshtigo (/ˈpɛʃtɪɡoʊ/ PESH-ti-go) is a city in Marinette County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was at 3,420 as of the 2020 census The city is surrounded by the Town of Peshtigo. It is part of the Marinette, WI–MI Micropolitan Statistical Area. Peshtigo is known for being the site of the Peshtigo fire of 1871, in which more than 1,200 people died.
Peshtigo took its name from the nearby Peshtigo River. The etymology of Peshtigo is uncertain. Explanations include an Ojibwe word meaning 'river of the wild goose', [self-published source] a Menominee word for 'snapping turtle', a word meaning 'passing through a marsh', or a reference to a local Menominee band known as Pesh-tiko.
On October 8, 1871, a forest fire driven by strong winds totally consumed Peshtigo and a dozen other villages, killing between 1,200 and 2,500 people and engulfing approximately 1.5 million acres (6,000 km2). This fire, known as the Peshtigo fire, was the deadliest in American history. Unidentifiable remains of hundreds of residents were buried in a mass grave at the Peshtigo Fire Cemetery. The Peshtigo Fire Museum features several items that survived the fire, plus other artifacts from the area's history.
This fire started the same day as the Great Chicago Fire, the Holland, Michigan fire, the Port Huron Fire of 1871, and the Great Michigan Fire (in Manistee, Michigan).
Peshtigo is located at 45°3′13″N 87°44′45″W / 45.05361°N 87.74583°W (45.053759, −87.746028).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 3.20 square miles (8.29 km2), of which, 3.03 square miles (7.85 km2) is land and 0.17 square miles (0.44 km2) is water.
At the 2020 census, there were 3,420 people, and 1,413 households. The median age in Peshtigo is 37 years old. There are 33 male and 83 females under the age of 5, 109 male and 115 females that are between 5 and 9, 93 male and 111 females are between 10 and 14, 197 male and 29 females are between 15 and 19, 175 male and 136 females are between 20 and 24, 155 male and 100 females are between 25 and 29, 46 male and 65 females are between 30 and 34, 144 male and 157 females are between 35 and 39, 55 male and 19 females are between 40 and 44, 187 male and 133 females are between 45 and 49, 139 male and 58 females are between 50 and 54, 106 male and 71 females are between 55 and 59, 109 male and 86 females are between 60 and 64, 141 male and 27 females are between 65 and 69, 17 male and 0 females are between 70 and 74, 0 male and 21 females are between 75 and 79, 76 male and 125 females are between 80 and 84, and 46 male and 177 females are 85 and older.
Most of Peshtigo, at 46% is of German ancestry. 7.9% of Peshtigo are French. 5.1% are Irish. 2% are Italian. 3.1% are Norwegian. 16.7% are Polish. 1.6% are Scottish. 2% are Sub-Saharan African