Blood, Trauma, and Biohazard Cleanup in Oshkosh, WI

Oshkosh is the county seat of Winnebago County, sitting on the western shore of Lake Winnebago where the Fox River flows into the lake, and with 66,816 residents at the 2020 census it is the ninth-most populous city in Wisconsin.

Oshkosh was named for Menominee Chief Oshkosh, whose name meant "claw."

Oshkosh was incorporated as a city on April 5, 1853, when it had a population of nearly 2,800, and by 1870 it had grown into the third-largest city in Wisconsin with more than 12,000 people.

Oshkosh was once known as the "Sawdust Capital of the World" because of its lumber industry — it had 11 lumber mills by 1860 and 47 sawmills plus 15 shingle mills by 1874.

On April 28, 1875, Oshkosh suffered a "Great Fire" that consumed 70 stores, 40 factories, and 500 homes along Main Street, causing nearly $2.5 million in damage.

The 2020 census counted 66,816 people and 29,222 housing units in Oshkosh, up from 26,138 households recorded in the 2010 census.

Oshkosh is home to the University of Wisconsin–Oshkosh, the third-largest university in Wisconsin, which serves approximately 15,000 students and traces its roots to the Oshkosh State Normal School founded in the 1870s.

Every summer Oshkosh hosts EAA AirVenture Oshkosh, the world's largest airshow, which draws more than 600,000 people and 10,000 airplanes and makes Wittman Regional Airport the busiest airport in the world during the event.

Oshkosh Corporation, the specialty and defense vehicle manufacturer formerly known as Oshkosh Truck, is headquartered in Oshkosh.

The children's clothing brand OshKosh B'gosh was founded in Oshkosh in 1895 as a maker of adult work overalls before becoming famous for its children's lines.