Waupaca
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 Downtown Waupaca |
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| Location in Wisconsin | |||
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| Basic data | |||
| Foundation : | 1849 (settled) 1857 (incorporated) |
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| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Wisconsin | ||
| County : | Waupaca County | ||
| Coordinates : | 44 ° 21 ′ N , 89 ° 5 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) | ||
| Residents : | 6,069 (as of 2010) | ||
| Population density : | 289 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 21 km 2 (approx. 8 mi 2 ) | ||
| Height : | 259 m | ||
| Structure: | 5 Aldermanic Districts | ||
| Postal code : | 54981 | ||
| Area code : | +1 534, 715 | ||
| FIPS : | 55-84375 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 1576320 | ||
| Website : | www.cityofwaupaca.org | ||
| Mayor : | Brian Smith | ||
 Waupaca Public Library |
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Waupaca is a small town (with the status " City ") and the administrative center of the Waupaca County in the US -amerikanischen State Wisconsin . In 2010 Waupaca had 6,069 inhabitants.
geography
Waupaca is located in northeastern Wisconsin, around 65 km northwest of Lake Winnebago and around 90 km southwest of Green Bay of Lake Michigan . The city lies on both sides of the Waupaca River , which belongs to the catchment area of Lake Michigan via the Wolf River and the Fox River .
The geographical coordinates of Waupaca are 44 ° 21'29 "north latitude and 89 ° 05'09" west longitude. The urban area extends over an area of 21 km² and is surrounded on several sides by the Town of Waupaca without belonging to it.
Neighboring towns of Waupaca are Ogdensburg (14 km north-northeast), Manawa (22 km northeast), Weyauwega (14.5 km east-southeast), Chain O 'Lakes (7.7 km southwest), Sheridan (11 km northwest) and Scandinavia (14 km north-northwest).
The nearest major cities are Green Bay on Lake Michigan (94 km east-northeast), Appleton (63 km east-southeast), Wisconsin's largest city Milwaukee (197 km south-southeast), Chicago in Illinois (346 km in the same direction), Wisconsin's capital Madison (164 km south-southwest), Eau Claire (229 km west-northwest), the Twin Cities in Minnesota (357 km in the same direction), Wausau (100 km northwest), Duluth on Lake Superior in Minnesota (457 km in the same direction), and Sault Ste. Marie in the Canadian province of Ontario (541 km northeast, across from Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan ).
traffic
The four-lane US Highway 10 runs along the southern outskirts of Waupaca. Furthermore, Wisconsin State Highways 22 , 49 and 54 meet in the urban area of Waupaca . All other roads are subordinate country roads, some unpaved roads and inner-city connecting roads.
A Canadian National Railway (CN) line runs through Waupaca for freight traffic .
With the Waupaca Municipal Airport is located in the southeast of the urban area, a small airfield. The nearest commercial airports are Austin Straubel International Airport at Green Bay (84 km east-northeast), Outagamie County Regional Airport at Appleton (57 km east-southeast) and Central Wisconsin Airport at Wausau (78 km northwest).
history
The name of the city goes back to a chief of the Potawatomi who lived here before the arrival of the whites .
In 1849 the first whites settled on the site of today's city. In 1852 the first post office was built.
Five years later the settlement was incorporated as the Village of Waupaca . The change of the parish status to the City of Waupaca took place in 1875.
population
According to the 2010 census , Waupaca had 6,069 people in 2,702 households. The population density was 289 inhabitants per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.1 people lived in each of the 2702 households.
The racial the population was composed of 96.6 percent white, 0.9 percent African American, 0.7 percent Native American, 0.3 percent Asian and 0.5 percent from other ethnic groups; 1.0 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 2.3 percent of the population.
22.1 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 57.8 percent were between 18 and 64 and 20.1 percent were 65 years or older. 52.5 percent of the population were female.
The average annual income for a household was 34,813 USD . The per capita income was $ 21,384. 16.6 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Known residents
- Sturges W. Bailey (1919–1994) - mineralogist - born and raised in Waupaca
- Edward E. Browne (1868–1945) - longtime Republican member of the US House of Representatives (1913–1931) - always lived in Waupaca
- George Augustus La Dow (1826–1875) - was elected as a Democratic MP in the US House of Representatives - worked as a lawyer in Waupaca for years
- Blanche Moerschel (1915–2004) - composer and organist - died in Waupaca
- Reid F. Murray (1887–1952) - Republican member of the US House of Representatives (1939–1952) - lived in Waupaca for a long time
- Everett C. Olson (1910–1993) - paleontologist - born in Waupaca
Individual evidence
- ↑ City of Waupaca - Mayor & City Council.Retrieved September 10, 2014
- ↑ a b American Fact Finder. Retrieved September 10, 2014
- ↑ Distance information according to Google Maps. Accessed on September 10, 2014
- ^ Wisconsin Department of Transportation, Railroad Map (PDF; 379 kB) Retrieved September 10, 2014
- ↑ City of Waupaca - Airport.Retrieved September 10, 2014
- ↑ AirNav.com - Waupaca Municipal Airport Accessed on September 10, 2014
- ^ History of Waupaca.Retrieved September 10, 2014
