Forest County Potawatomi Community

45.5689°N 88.8429°W / 45.5689; -88.8429

Forest County Potawatomi
Flag of the Forest County Potawatomi
Total population
1,400 (2010)
Regions with significant populations
 United States ( Wisconsin)
Languages
English, Potawatomi
Related ethnic groups
other Potawatomi and Anishinaabe people

The Forest County Potawatomi Community (Potawatomi: Ksenyaniyek) is a federally recognized tribe of Potawatomi people with approximately 1,400 members as of 2010. The community is based on the Forest County Potawatomi Indian Reservation, which consists of numerous non-contiguous plots of land in southern Forest County and northern Oconto County, Wisconsin, United States. The community also administers about 7 acres (28,000 m2) of off-reservation trust land in the city of Milwaukee. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the reservation and off-reservation trust land together have a total area of 22.72 square miles (58.8 km2). The combined population of Forest County Potawatomi Community and Off-Reservation Trust Land was 594 in the 2020 census. The nation's administrative and cultural center are located about three miles east of Crandon, Wisconsin.

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