Waupaca, Wisconsin
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Waupaca County Courthouse
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 Waupaca
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| Coordinates: 44°21′18″N 89°4′54″W / 44.35500°N 89.08167°WCoordinates: 44°21′18″N 89°4′54″W / 44.35500°N 89.08167°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Wisconsin |
| County | Waupaca |
| Area | |
| • Total | 8.11 sq mi (21.00 km2) |
| • Land | 7.82 sq mi (20.25 km2) |
| • Water | 0.29 sq mi (0.75 km2) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 6,069 |
| • Estimate (2012) | 6,047 |
| • Density | 776.1/sq mi (299.7/km2) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP code | 54981 |
| Area code(s) | 715 & 534 |
| Website | www.cityofwaupaca.org |
Waupaca is a city in and the county seat of Waupaca County in the state of Wisconsin, United States. The population was 6,069 at the 2010 census. The city is believed to be named after Sam Waupaca (or Chief Wapuka) of the Potowatomi tribe.
The city is located mostly within the Town of Waupaca, though it is politically independent. A portion extends west into the adjacent Town of Farmington and there is also a noncontiguous area of the city in the Town of Lind to the south. The city is divided into natural areas, city areas, and industrial areas.
Native American mound builders lived in the area prior to European settlement. At one time there were 72 mounds n the area.
Waupaca was first settled in June 1849 by Capt. Augustus Hill Sr. and his sons, on a small waterfall along the Waupaca River. At the time, the area was home to the Menominee and Potowatomi tribes. The name for the settlement came either from the Indian term "waubuck seba," meaning pale water, or from a Potowatomi man named Sam Wapuka, or Chief Waupaca.
Waupaca was incorporated as a village on May 4, 1857 by act of the Wisconsin State Legislature. This act was repealed on April 7, 1862, but promptly revived on June 17 of the same year. Waupaca was incorporated as a city by the legislature on March 5, 1875. Beginning in the 1960s and continuing to the present, it has expanded through annexation.
Waupaca is located at 44°21′17″N 89°4′54″W / 44.35472°N 89.08167°W (44.354922, -89.081775).
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