Peshtigo (/ˈpɛʃtɪɡoʊ/ PESH-ti-go) is a city in Marinette County, Wisconsin, United States.

The population was at 3,420 as of the 2020 census The city is surrounded by the Town of Peshtigo.

It is part of the Marinette, WI–MI Micropolitan Statistical Area.

[4] Explanations include an Ojibwe word meaning 'river of the wild goose',[5][6][self-published source] a Menominee word for 'snapping turtle',[7][8] a word meaning 'passing through a marsh',[9] or a reference to a local Menominee band known as Pesh-tiko.

[4] 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 km2).

[10] Unidentifiable remains of hundreds of residents were buried in a mass grave at the Peshtigo Fire Cemetery.

32% of people in Peshtigo have a high school degree.

7.1% of Peshtigo residents have a graduate or professional degree.

66.3% of workers in Peshtigo work for a private company.

[16] At the 2010 census there were 3,502 people, 1,469 households, and 888 families living in the city.

There were 1,621 housing units at an average density of 535.0 per square mile (206.6/km2).

At the 2000 census there were 3,357 people, 1,315 households, and 879 families living in the city.

There were 1,416 housing units at an average density of 464.8 per square mile (179.5/km2).

The racial makeup of the city was 98.0% White, 0.1% Black or African American, 0.5% Native American, 0.6% Asian, <0.1% Pacific Islander, 0.1% from other races, and 0.7% from two or more races.

[17] Of the 1,315 households 32.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.8% were married couples living together, 8.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.1% were non-families.