The Potawatomi surrendered the land that became Germantown to the United States Federal Government in 1833 through the 1833 Treaty of Chicago, which (after being ratified in 1835) required them to leave Wisconsin by 1838. The land that became Germantown was originally inhabited by members of the Potawatomi tribe. The United States Census Bureau indicates Germantown has a total area of 34.45 square miles (89.23 km 2), of which, 34.42 square miles (89.15 km 2) of it is land and 0.03 square miles (0.08 km 2) is water. The village also falls within the lands of the Peoria, Menominee, Miami, and Sioux Indigenous peoples, as shown by Canadian not-for-profit organization Native Land Digital. Īccording to Wisconsin First Nations (a Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction resource), Germantown is located on Potawatomi treaty land. In July 2007, Germantown was ranked the 30th most appealing place to live in the United States by Money Magazine. The village surrounds the Town of Germantown. The population was 19,749 at the 2010 census. Germantown is a village in Washington County, Wisconsin, United States.
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