Ashwaubenon, Wisconsin

Ashwaubenon /æʃˈwɔːbᵻnɒn/ is a village in Brown County in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The population was 16,963 at the 2010 census. A suburb of Green Bay, Wisconsin, Ashwaubenon is part of the Green Bay Metropolitan Statistical Area. Part of the Oneida Nation of Wisconsin is in Ashwaubenon.

History

The U.S. military bought most of the west side of Green Bay, Wisconsin from the Sioux in the 1850s and 1860s, except the area that would later become Ashwaubenon. That land belonged to two daughters of Chief Ashwaubamy, a Sioux chief. They began selling their land to local farmers and landowners in the late 19th century.

Name origin

The name Ashwaubenon is of Ojibwe origin. It is derived from ashiwabiwining "place where they watch, keep a lookout". Another theory derives the name from Chief Ashwaubamy.

Geography

Ashwaubenon is located at 44°29′N 88°5′W / 44.483°N 88.083°W / 44.483; -88.083 (44.49, -88.08).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 12.75 square miles (33.02 km²), of which, 12.39 square miles (32.09 km²) of it is land and 0.36 square miles (0.93 km²) is water.