U.S. Census Bureau Daily Feature for July 21: Winneconne Secession

WASHINGTON, July 21, 2017 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Following is the daily "Profile America" feature from the U.S. Census Bureau:

WINNECONNE SECESSION

Profile America — Friday, July 21st. Fifty years ago today, Winneconne, Wisconsin declared its independence. Residents were annoyed that their town of some 1,300 was accidentally left off the state's 1967 road map. Unsatisfied with Wisconsin's apology, they seceded. Upon forming the Sovereign State of Winneconne, the secessionist government set up toll-gates at the border, plotted to annex nearby Oshkosh, good naturedly declared war on the United States, and contemplated seeking annexation by another state with better weather. Wisconsin's then governor negotiated a settlement satisfactory to the rebels. Winneconne rejoined Wisconsin just after midnight on July 22nd. An annual Sovereign State Days celebration commemorates the event in the town now grown to 2,400 residents. Profile America is in its 21st year as a public service of the U.S. Census Bureau.

Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winneconne,_Wisconsin#Secession_and_sovereign_statehood 
Secession actions and 1967 population/accessed 5/3/2017: https://www.protectedplanet.net/country/US https://books.google.com/books?id=pYrlk8fDC50C&pg=PA216&lpg=PA216&dq=winneconne+declares+war+on+united+states&source=bl&ots=NJBVoFtljQ&sig=KKNepCAzwAlcxwsawGv8Ylco9dI&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwj90fPPw9TTAhVPw2MKHer5DesQ6AEILTAC#v=onepage&q=winneconne%20declares%20war%20on%20united%20states&f=false 
Threatens war/accessed 5/3/2017: http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1968/10/27/page/240/article/winneconne-declares-war-on-the-united-states 
Commemorations/accessed 5/3/2017: http://www.thenorthwestern.com/story/news/local/2014/07/19/winneconne-sovereign-state-parade-events/12889767/ 
Winneconne population estimate:
https://factfinder.census.gov/faces/nav/jsf/pages/community_facts.xhtml?src=bkmk

Profile America is produced by the Center for New Media and Promotion of the U.S. Census Bureau. Statistics and accounts drawn from cited non-Census sources are employed for illustrative or narrative purposes, and are not attested to by the U.S. Census Bureau. These daily features are available as produced segments, ready to air, on the Internet at http://www.census.gov (look for "Audio" in the "Library" pull-down menu). 

SOURCE U.S. Census Bureau

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