Keshena () is a

census-designated place A census-designated place (CDP) is a Place (United States Census Bureau), concentration of population defined by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes only. CDPs have been used in each decennial census since 1980 as the counte ...

(CDP) in and the

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Menominee County, Wisconsin Menominee County is a county in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of the 2020 census, the population was 4,255, making it the least populous county in Wisconsin. Its county seat is in the community of Keshena. Menominee is Wisconsin's newest ...

, United States. Located on the

Menominee Indian Reservation The Menominee Indian Reservation is an Indian reservation located in northeastern Wisconsin held in trust by the United States for the Menominee Tribe of Wisconsin. It is the largest Indian reservation east of the Mississippi River. In the Menomi ...

, it had a population of 1,257 at the 2020 census. Keshena was named for an Indian chief; the Menominee name is ''Kesīqnaeh'' which means "Swift Flying".

Geography

Keshena is located at (44.877932, -88.628781). According to the

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, the CDP has an area of 8.5 square miles (21.9 km²), of which 99.88% is land and 0.12% is water.

Demographics

2020 census

As of the census of 2020, the population was 1,257. The

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was . There were 364 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the CDP was 96.3%

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, 2.3%

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, 0.2%

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, 0.1% Asian, 0.1%

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, 0.1% from

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, and 1.0% from two or more races. Ethnically, the population was 2.8%

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or Latino of any race.

2000 census

As of the

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of 2000, there were 1,394 people, 353 households, and 296 families residing in the CDP. The

was 164.7 people per square mile (63.5/km²). There were 376 housing units at an average density of 44.4/sq mi (17.1/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 3.08%

, 0.14%

, 95.98%

, 0.07%

, 0.07% from

, and 0.65% from two or more races.

or Latino of any race were 2.73% of the population. There were 353 households, out of which 58.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 31.2% were

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living together, 40.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 16.1% were non-families. 13.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.85 and the average family size was 4.07. In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 46.1% under the age of 18, 9.3% from 18 to 24, 26.1% from 25 to 44, 13.2% from 45 to 64, and 5.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 20 years. For every 100 females, there were 101.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.6 males. The median income for a household in the CDP was $19,792, and the median income for a family was $20,526. Males had a median income of $22,115 versus $20,170 for females. The

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for the CDP was $8,578. About 43.9% of families and 45.8% of the population were below the

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, including 57.7% of those under age 18 and 32.1% of those age 65 or over. English was spoken in 84.69% of homes,

Menominee The Menominee ( ; meaning ''"Menominee People"'', also spelled Menomini, derived from the Ojibwe language word for "Wild Rice People"; known as ''Mamaceqtaw'', "the people", in the Menominee language) are a federally recognized tribe of Na ...

in 12.21%, and

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in 3.09% of homes.

Notable natives

Apesanahkwat Apesanahkwat (born January 19, 1949) is a Native American tribal leader, activist, father, and film and television actor. Apesanahkwat served as tribal chairman of the Menominee Indian Reservation eight times. He served in the United States Mar ...

, tribal leader and actor *

Alaqua Cox Alaqua Cox (born February 13, 1997) is a Native American (Menominee) actress. She landed her breakthrough roleher first ever acting experienceas Maya Lopez / Echo within the Marvel Cinematic Universe in the Disney+ series '' Hawkeye'' (2021), c ...

, actress *

Ada Deer Ada Elizabeth Deer (August 7, 1935 – August 15, 2023) was an American scholar and civil servant who was a member of the Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin and a Native American advocate. As an activist she opposed the federal termination of ...

, educator and politician, Assistant Secretary of the

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(1993-1997) * David V. Jennings, politician *

Marcus Oliveira Marcus Oliveira (born March 18, 1979) is a Menominee light heavyweight professional boxer fighting out of Lawrence, Kansas. Professional career Oliveira made his professional debut with a knockout win against Daniel Russell in April 2006. Olivei ...

, boxer *

Sheila Tousey Sheila May Tousey (born June 4, 1959) is a Native Americans of the United States, Native American actress. Biography Born in Keshena, Wisconsin in 1959, Tousey is a stage and film actress of Menominee and Stockbridge-Munsee descent. She was ra ...

, actress *

Ingrid Washinawatok Ingrid Washinawatok El-Issa (also known as ''O'Peqtaw-Metamoh'' and ''Flying Eagle Woman'') (July 31, 1957 – February 25, 1999) was a member of the Menominee Nation of upper Wisconsin. She was murdered by FARC guerrillas in Colombia. At the t ...

, activist"Ingrid Washinawatok"
, Menominee Website

Education

The main campus of the

College of Menominee Nation The College of Menominee Nation (CMN) is a private tribal land-grant community college. Chartered by the Menominee Nation, the college's main campus is in Keshena, Wisconsin; another is in Green Bay, near the reservation of the Oneida Nation o ...

is in Keshena.

Images

File:KeshenaWisconsinDowntown2009.jpg, Downtown Keshena File:KeshenaWisconsinParkWIS55.jpg, Park File:KeshenaWisconsinSignCasinoSouthWIS55.jpg, Sign File:MenomineeCasinoBingo2009WIS55.jpg, Menominee Casino and Bingo File:MenomineeIndianSeniorHighSchoolWIS55.jpg, Menominee Senior High School in Keshena File:MenomineeIndianTribalOfficesSept2009.jpg, Menominee Tribal Offices File:MenomineeNationKeshenaWisconsinWaterTowerWIS55.jpg, Water tower File:KeshenaLake.jpg, Keshena Lake

References

External links

Menominee Indian School District
{{authority control Census-designated places in Menominee County, Wisconsin Census-designated places in Wisconsin County seats in Wisconsin Menominee tribe