Fox Cities | |
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| Country |  United States |
| State |  Wisconsin |
| Largest city | Appleton |
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| Time zone | UTC−06:00 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−05:00 (CDT) |
TheFox Cities are a group of communities located along theFox River in east-centralWisconsin. The region centers around the city ofAppleton and includes other core municipalities such asNeenah,Menasha,Kaukauna,Grand Chute, andFox Crossing. These cities are situated inOutagamie,Winnebago, andCalumet counties and have historically developed due to their proximity to the river, which played a significant role in transportation and industrial growth, particularly inpaper manufacturing.
Major points of interest include theFox Cities Exhibition Center,Community First Champion Center,Fox Cities Performing Arts Center,High Cliff State Park, andNeuroscience Group Field at Fox Cities Stadium. TheFox River Mall is the largest shopping mall in the state at 1.2 million square feet.[1] Area post-secondary schools includeFox Valley Technical College andLawrence University. Television and radio stations in the area, usually originating out ofGreen Bay,identify as serving "Green Bay/Fox Cities" to acknowledge both major population centers in the region (for stationslicensed to Green Bay, that community must be mentioned first).
Bus transit for the area is provided byValley Transit andcommercial airline service is provided byAppleton International Airport. Major highway routes in the area include:Interstate 41/U.S. Route 41, which connects the Fox Cities withGreen Bay andMilwaukee;Wisconsin Highway 441, known locally as the Tri-County Expressway, which is an auxiliary highway of Interstate 41 that serves as a beltway around Appleton; andU.S. Route 10 which travels east–west, connecting the Fox Cities withStevens Point,Waupaca andManitowoc, along withInterstate 39 andWausau.
The Fox Cities communities, as defined by its Chamber of Commerce and Convention and Visitors Bureau,[2] include:
The Fox Cities constitute a portion of theAppleton-Oshkosh-Neenah, WICombined Statistical Area (CSA), which also includes the city ofOshkosh and rural portions ofCalumet,Outagamie andWinnebago counties. As of the 2010 Census, the CSA had a population of 392,660 (2017 estimate: 406,540),[3] making it thethird largest CSA in Wisconsin, behindMilwaukee andMadison.
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