NEENAH

city, Winnebago county, east-central Wisconsin, U.S., on Lake Winnebago, just south of Appleton. The city, with adjoining Menasha, forms one economic and social community. It was first settled in 1835 and called Winnebago Rapids and in 1856 was renamed Neenah (Winnebago Indian for water). Flour milling was an early enterprise, but with the decline of wheat growing the city turned to the manufacture of paper products, now a major industry. Other manufactures include packaging and cast metal products. Inc. village, 1850; city, 1873. Pop. (1990) city, 23,219; Appleton-Oshkosh-Neenah MSA, 315,121; (1994 est.) city, 24,378; Appleton-Oshkosh-Neenah MSA, 332,186.