Sheboygan, an E. county of Wisconsin, bordering on Lake Michigan, drained by Sheboygan river and its tributaries, and by tributaries of Milwaukee river; area, 500 sq. m.; pop. in 1870, 31,749. It is traversed by several railroads. The chief productions in 1870 were 604,531 bushels of wheat, 93,165 of rye, 75,198 of Indian corn, 418,083 of oats, 56,767 of barley, 21,810 of buckwheat, 138,786 of potatoes, 96,984 of peas and beans, 39,351 tons of hay, 127,241 lbs. of wool, 710,010 of butter, 120,005 of cheese, 31,954 of hops, and 25,522 of maple sugar. There were 6,403 horses, 10,487 milch cows, 11,322 other cattle, 31,734 sheep, and 8,977 swine; 7 manufactories of agricultural implements, 9 of carriages and wagons, 8 of cheese, 41 of cooperage, 9 of furniture, 4 of iron castings, 1 of railroad cars, 3 of wood work, 2 of woollen goods, 10 breweries, 7 brick yards, 5 tanneries, 12 flour mills, and 12 saw mills. Capital, Sheboygan.

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Sheboygan, a city and the capital of Sheboygan co., Wisconsin, on Lake Michigan, at the mouth of Sheboygan river, 52 m. 1ST. of Milwaukee; pop. in 1870, 5,310; in 1875, 6,828. It has a good harbor, and ships annually to Buffalo about 500,000 bushels of wheat. It is on the Milwaukee, Lake Shore, and Western railroad, and is the E. terminus of the Sheboygan and Fond du Lac railroad. It contains two extensive chair factories, besides 52 other manufacturing establishments of various kinds. It has one national and one private bank, a high school and other public schools, three weekly newspapers (one German), and ten churches. It was first settled in 1836.