Manitowoc is a city in and the county seat of Manitowoc County, Wisconsin, United States. The city is located on Lake Michigan at the mouth of the Manitowoc River. According to the 2020 census, Manitowoc had a population of 34,626, with over 50,000 residents in the surrounding communities.

How did Manitowoc get its name?

Our modern name Manitowoc came from the Ojibwe or Potawatomi phrase “manidoo-waak(oog).” Its root “manitou,” meaning god or spirit, was combined with a suffix signifying a tree or woods.

What language is Manitowoc?

History. Purported to mean dwelling of the great spirit, Manitowoc derived its name from either the Ojibwe word manidoowaak(wag), meaning spirit-spawn(s), or manidoowaak(oog), meaning spirit-wood(s), or manidoowak(iin), meaning spirit-land(s).