Waupaca, Wisconsin Waupaca County Courthouse Waupaca County Courthouse Waupaca is positioned in Wisconsin Waupaca - Waupaca County Waupaca Looking north at Waupaca amid sesquicentennial celebration on May 5, 2007 Waupaca is a town/city in and the governmental center of county of Waupaca County in the state of Wisconsin, United States.
The town/city is believed to be titled after Sam Waupaca (or Chief Wapuka) of the Potowatomi tribe.
The town/city is positioned mostly inside the Town of Waupaca, though it is politically autonomous.
A portion extends west into the contiguous Town of Farmington and there is also a noncontiguous region of the town/city in the Town of Lind to the south.
The town/city is split into natural areas, town/city areas, and industrialized areas.
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 This act was repealed on April 7, 1862, but promptly revived on June 17 of the same year.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 town/city by the council on March 5, 1875. Beginning in the 1960s and closing to the present, it has period through annexation.
Waupaca is positioned at 44 21 17 N 89 4 54 W (44.354922, -89.081775). According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town/city has a total region of 8.11 square miles (21.00 km2), of which, 7.82 square miles (20.25 km2) is territory and 0.29 square miles (0.75 km2) is water. As of the census of 2010, there were 6,069 citizens , 2,702 homeholds, and 1,356 families living in the city.
The ethnic makeup of the town/city was 96.6% White, 0.9% African American, 0.7% Native American, 0.3% Asian, 0.5% from other competitions, and 1.0% from two or more competitions.
There were 2,702 homeholds of which 25.9% had kids under the age of 18 residing with them, 34.9% were married couples residing together, 10.9% had a female homeholder with no husband present, 4.4% had a male homeholder with no wife present, and 49.8% were non-families.
42.9% of all homeholds were made up of individuals and 20.7% had someone residing alone who was 65 years of age or older.
The median age in the town/city was 40.1 years.
22.1% of inhabitants were under the age of 18; 8.4% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 24.7% were from 25 to 44; 24.6% were from 45 to 64; and 20.1% were 65 years of age or older.
At the 2000 census, there were 5,676 citizens , 2,364 homeholds and 1,302 families living in the city.
The ethnic makeup of the town/city was 96.26% White, 0.33% Black or African American, 0.86% Native American, 0.25% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 1.39% from other competitions, and 0.88% from two or more competitions.
There were 2,364 homeholds of which 29.5% had kids under the age of 18 residing with them, 40.5% were married couples residing together, 10.6% had a female homeholder with no husband present, and 44.9% were non-families.
38.1% of all homeholds were made up of individuals and 18.2% had someone residing alone who was 65 years of age or older.
Age distribution was 25.4% under the age of 18, 9.5% from 18 to 24, 27.0% from 25 to 44, 17.9% from 45 to 64, and 20.2% who were 65 years of age or older.
About 7.1% of families and 10.5% of the populace were below the poverty line, including 12.9% of those under age 18 and 12.0% of those age 65 or over.
The Waupaca Foundry is the biggest employer in the city, employing over 1500 workers in three plants in or around the city.
Waupaca Area Chamber of Commerce.
City of Waupaca.
Private and Local Laws of the State of Wisconsin, 1857, chapter 264 https://sos.nmtvault.com/pdf/THEOSOS_025/images/0001 - 3923.pdf https://sos.nmtvault.com/pdf/THEOSOS_025/images/0001 - 3927.pdf An Act to incorporate the town/city of Waupaca "City of Waupaca Economic Development.".
City of Waupaca.
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