Oconto, Wisconsin
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| Coordinates: 44°53′N 87°52′W / 44.883°N 87.867°WCoordinates: 44°53′N 87°52′W / 44.883°N 87.867°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Wisconsin |
| County | Oconto |
| Area | |
| • Total | 7.38 sq mi (19.11 km2) |
| • Land | 6.86 sq mi (17.77 km2) |
| • Water | 0.52 sq mi (1.35 km2) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 4,513 |
| • Estimate (2012) | 4,506 |
| • Density | 657.9/sq mi (254.0/km2) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP codes | 54153 |
| Area code(s) | 920 |
| Website | cityofoconto |
Oconto is a city in Oconto County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 4,513 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Green Bay Metropolitan Statistical Area. The city is located partially within the town of Oconto.
Oconto is home to Copper Culture State Park, which has remains dated to around 5000-6000 B.C. It is a burial ground of the Copper Culture Indians. This burial ground is considered to be the oldest cemetery in Wisconsin and one of the oldest in the nation.
The French Jesuit, Roman Catholic priest, and missionary, Father Claude-Jean Allouez said the first Mass in Oconto on December 3, 1669.
The city of Oconto was incorporated in 1869. The city took its name from the nearby Oconto River.
The first church in the world built for the Christian Science Church was erected in 1886 in Oconto and still stands at the corner of Main Street and Chicago Street. The land was donated by Henry (1837–1904) and Victoria Sargent (1848–1930).
In the summer of 1952, during a two-day period, an estimated 175,000,000 Leopard frogs emerged from nearby marshes and enveloped the town. The water level of Lake Michigan rose in the spring, flooding the wetlands. The Leopard frogs laid their eggs, and when the lake level receded with the heat of summer, most of the eggs would die. But in 1952, Lake Michigan remained high, and a huge number of frog eggs grew into live amphibians.
Oconto is located at 44°53′N 87°52′W / 44.883°N 87.867°W (44.8877, -87.8704).
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