Waupun, Wisconsin
Waupun, Wisconsin Location of Waupun, Wisconsin Location of Waupun, Wisconsin Counties Dodge, Fond du Lac Waupun /w p n/ is a town/city in Dodge and Fond du Lac counties in the U.S.
The populace was 11,340 at the 2010 census. Of this, 7,864 were in Dodge County, and 3,476 were in Fond du Lac County.
In Fond du Lac County, there is also the Town of Waupun which abuts the town/city of Waupun.
Waupun comes from the Ojibwe word "Waubun" which means "dawn of day." In fact Waupun was originally supposed to be titled "Waubun" but the State of Wisconsin made a spelling error, and Waupun never bothered to change it.
The territorial Enumeration in 1847 showed Waupun Township to have a populace of 956.
According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town/city has a total region of 4.44 square miles (11.50 km2), of which, 4.39 square miles (11.37 km2) is territory and 0.05 square miles (0.13 km2) is water. Waupun lies near the edge of the Horicon Marsh, the biggest cattail marsh in the United States, and is the principal access point to wildlife viewing for the Horicon Wildlife Refuges.
The Fond du Lac County Park, on the edge of Waupun, has preserved a remnant stand of old-growth southern mesic forest, which once veiled over 3 million acres (12,000 km2) of Southern Wisconsin.
The Fond du Lac County Park also provides camping.
US 151 is an expressway that bypasses east of the city, Wisconsin 26 along Fond du Lac St.
And Watertown St., Wisconsin 49 along Main St., Wisconsin 68 along Fox Lake Rd, and Business US 151 along Madison St., Main St., and Fond du Lac St.
The town/city is also served by Fond du Lac County Hwy AW, Hwy I, Hwy M and Hwy MMM.
The ethnic makeup of the town/city was 84.7% White, 12.2% African American, 1.2% Native American, 0.3% Asian, 0.2% Pacific Islander, 0.5% from other competitions, and 0.9% from two or more competitions.
There were 3,485 homeholds of which 30.8% had kids under the age of 18 residing with them, 50.1% were married couples residing together, 9.2% had a female homeholder with no husband present, 5.5% had a male homeholder with no wife present, and 35.2% were non-families.
The median age in the town/city was 36.4 years.
17.6% of inhabitants were under the age of 18; 11% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 35.1% were from 25 to 44; 23.4% were from 45 to 64; and 12.9% were 65 years of age or older.
The ethnic makeup of the town/city was 86.06% White, 11.81% African American, 0.91% Native American, 0.26% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 0.51% from other competitions, and 0.40% from two or more competitions.
There were 3,351 homeholds out of which 32.2% had kids under the age of 18 residing with them, 54.1% were married couples residing together, 9.3% had a female homeholder with no husband present, and 33.5% were non-families.
In the city, the populace was spread out with 19.9% under the age of 18, 11.6% from 18 to 24, 36.1% from 25 to 44, 18.9% from 45 to 64, and 13.4% who were 65 years of age or older.
About 4.4% of families and 5.5% of the populace were below the poverty line, including 5.3% of those under age 18 and 8.3% of those age 65 or over.
(Note: The above statistics may not accurately reflect the civilian population, as the census contains 2,741 incarcerated males (2008) in Waupun's state correctional establishments.) Burke Correctional Center, and Waupun Correctional Institution are positioned in Waupun.
Fond du Lac County Jane Doe, unidentified murder victim found in 2008 Mosher, Wisconsin State Senator Yahr, Wisconsin State Senator Yockey, Wisconsin State Assemblyman United States Enumeration Bureau.
"Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2015".
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