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Peshtigo (/ˈpɛʃtɪɡoʊ/ PESH-ti-go) is a city in Marinette County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 3,420 at the 2020 census The city is surrounded by the Town of Peshtigo. It is part of the Marinette, WI–MI Micropolitan Statistical Area. Peshtigo is known for being the site of the Peshtigo fire of 1871, in which more than 1,200 people perished.

Peshtigo city overview:
Name:	Peshtigo city
LSAD Code:	25
LSAD Description:	city (suffix)
State:	Wisconsin
County:	Marinette County
Total Area:	3.08 sq mi (7.99 km²)
Land Area:	2.91 sq mi (7.54 km²)
Water Area:	0.17 sq mi (0.44 km²)
Total Population:	3,420
Population Density:	1,148.30/sq mi (443.43/km²)
Area code:	715 & 534
FIPS code:	5562175
Website:	ci.peshtigo.wi.us

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History

Name

Peshtigo took its name from the nearby Peshtigo River. The etymology of Peshtigo is uncertain. Explanations include an Ojibwe word meaning ‘river of the wild goose’, a Menominee word for ‘snapping turtle’, a word meaning ‘passing through a marsh’, or a reference to a local Menominee band known as Pesh-tiko.

Peshtigo fire

On October 8, 1871, a forest fire driven by strong winds totally consumed Peshtigo and a dozen other villages, killing between 1,200 and 2,500 people and engulfing approximately 1.5 million acres (6,000 km). This fire, known as the Peshtigo fire, was the deadliest in American history. Unidentifiable remains of hundreds of residents were buried in a mass grave at the Peshtigo Fire Cemetery. The Peshtigo Fire Museum features several items that survived the fire, plus other artifacts from the area’s history.

This fire started the same day as the Great Chicago fire, the Holland, Michigan fire, the Port Huron Fire of 1871, and the Great Michigan Fire (in Manistee, Michigan).

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Geography

Peshtigo is located at 45°3′13″N 87°44′45″W / 45.05361°N 87.74583°W / 45.05361; -87.74583 (45.053759, −87.746028).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 3.20 square miles (8.29 km), of which, 3.03 square miles (7.85 km) is land and 0.17 square miles (0.44 km) is water.