Shawano, WI Micro Area

The Shawano, WI micro area is made up of 2 counties in Wisconsin: Shawano and Menominee. About 45,759 people lived there on July 1, 2025 (Census estimate), 1.4% more than in April 2020.

Menominee County, outlyingShawano County, centralShawano
Central Outlying 2 counties in Wisconsin
Population, July 2025
45,759 1.4% more than in April 2020
Type
Micropolitan statistical area
Counties
2: 1 central, 1 outlying
Land area
1,251 sq mi (3,240 km²)
Time zone
Central TimeUTC-06:00 in January; UTC-05:00 in July
State
Wisconsin
Combined statistical area
Green Bay-Shawano, WI
CBSA code
43020

Counties in the Shawano, WI micro area, largest first

CountyRolePopulation, July 2025Share of the area
Shawano CountyCentral41,56090.8%
Menominee CountyOutlying4,1999.2%

A central county holds the area’s core, an urban area of 10,000 to 49,999 people. An outlying county is in the area because of commuting: at least a quarter of its workers have jobs in the central county, or at least a quarter of the people working there live in them. A county belongs to one metro or micro area at most, and it counts whole, countryside included.

Principal city

  1. Shawano9,522 people

OMB names the area after its largest principal cities. A principal city is the area’s largest city, plus any other city that is very large or a big job center, and smaller ones with at least as many jobs as working residents (2020 Census and commuting figures). People counts are American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates.

Part of the Green Bay-Shawano, WI combined statistical area

OMB joins neighboring metro and micro areas into a combined statistical area when enough people commute between them. The other area in this one is

  1. Green Bay, WI Metro Area336,756 people

Bordering metro and micro areas, nearest first

Areas with a county on this area’s edge. Distances are straight lines between the areas’ largest cities.

  1. Green Bay, WI Metro Area34 mi southeast
  2. Appleton, WI Metro Area35 mi south
  3. Stevens Point-Plover, WI Micro Area51 mi west
  4. Wausau, WI Metro Area54 mi west

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