Waldo, Wisconsin
| Waldo, Wisconsin | |
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| Village | |
 Location of Waldo, Wisconsin |
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| Coordinates: 43°40′32″N 87°56′48″W / 43.67556°N 87.94667°WCoordinates: 43°40′32″N 87°56′48″W / 43.67556°N 87.94667°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Wisconsin |
| County | Sheboygan |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.98 sq mi (2.54 km2) |
| • Land | 0.94 sq mi (2.43 km2) |
| • Water | 0.04 sq mi (0.10 km2) |
| Elevation | 856 ft (261 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 503 |
| • Estimate (2012) | 497 |
| • Density | 535.1/sq mi (206.6/km2) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP code | 53093 |
| Area code(s) | 920 |
| FIPS code | 55-83100 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1576152 |
Waldo is a village in Sheboygan County, Wisconsin, United States, along the Onion River. The population was 503 at the 2010 census. It is included in the Sheboygan, Wisconsin Metropolitan Statistical Area.
The village was originally established as Lyndon Station when the Milwaukee & Northern Railroad laid their tracks through in 1871. The village was plated in 1873 by N.C.Harmon on 80 acres of land that he and his son-in-law Eugene McIntyre had purchased from Abraham Lawson. When it was discovered that there already was an existing Lyndon Station elsewhere in Wisconsin, it was decided to rename the village after O.H.Waldo, a prominent Milwaukee attorney and then president of the railroad.
In 1877 the Post Office (Est. 1849) for the Onion River settlement (Est. 1844), one mile (1.6 km) east was closed and Onion River also became part of Waldo. In 1923 Waldo became an incorporated village and Onion River ceased to exist. The open area between has since been built up.
The Onion River Dam, a Saw Mill and a Grist Mill had been built at this location on the Onion River in 1856. The Waldo Mill Pond has a normal surface area of 40 acres (160,000 m2), currently used only for recreational purposes. The Onion River Dam is a gravity dam, of earthen construction, rock fill, originally completed in 1856. Its height is 15 feet (4.6 m) with a length of 300 feet (91 m). Maximum discharge is 1,165 cubic feet per second (33.0 m3/s). Its capacity is 200 acres (0.81 km2) feet. Normal storage is 100 acres (0.40 km2) feet. It drains an area of 22 square miles (57 km2). The dam and the related mill pond property are now owned by the village of Waldo.
The Waldo Cemetery in the northeast corner of the village is one of the oldest in the county, established in 1854. The former Waldo High School building still stands on the highest point in the village, built in 1904 and expanded in 1957. The Waldo School District was incorporated into the nearby Sheboygan Falls School District by vote in 1962.
Waldo is located at 43°40′32″N 87°56′48″W / 43.67556°N 87.94667°W (43.675585, -87.946636).
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