Appleton is a city, and the county seat of Outagamie County, Wisconsin, United States, with small portions extending into Calumet and Winnebago counties. Located on the Fox River north of Lake Winnebago, it is 30 miles (48 km) southwest of Green Bay and 100 miles (160 km) north of Milwaukee. The city had a population of 75,644 at the 2020 census, making it the sixth-most populous city in Wisconsin. The Appleton metropolitan statistical area had 243,147 residents. Appleton is part of the broader Fox Cities region.
Midwest
Appleton
Calumet County, WI
Population
75,133
Walk Score
93 · Walker's Paradise
Median rent
$913
Median home value
$192,200
Settled
1847
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On the National Register
Historic districts
- Appleton City Park Historic District · listed 2002
- Appleton Lock 4 Historic District · listed 1993
- Appleton Locks 1-3 Historic District · listed 1993
- College Avenue Historic District · listed 1982
- Fox River Paper Company Historic District · listed 1990
- West Prospect Avenue Historic District · listed 2001
Notable landmarks
- Leath Building
- Aid Association for Lutherans (AAL) Building · listed 2024
- Appleton Post-Crescent Building · listed 2019
- Appleton Wire Works · listed 2008
- Appleton Woolen Mills · listed 2016
- Courtney, J. B., Woolen Mills · listed 1993
- Main Hall, Lawrence University · listed 1974
- Masonic Temple · listed 1985
- Rogers, Henry J,. and Cremora, House · listed 1974
- Schuetter, Henry House · listed 1996
- St. Paul Evangelical Lutheran Church · listed 2008
- Temple Zion and School · listed 1978
- Tompkins, James, House · listed 1986
- Washington School
- Washington School · listed 1984
- Whorton, John Hart, House · listed 1974
- Zion Lutheran Church · listed 1986
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