Waupaca County | |
|---|---|
 Waupaca County Courthouse | |
 Location within the U.S. state of Wisconsin | |
 Wisconsin's location within the U.S. | |
| Coordinates: 44°29′N 88°58′W / 44.48°N 88.97°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Wisconsin |
| Founded | 1853 |
| Named for | Chief Waupaca |
| Seat | Waupaca |
| Largest city | New London |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Brian Smith |
| Area | |
• Total | 765 sq mi (1,980 km2) |
| • Land | 748 sq mi (1,940 km2) |
| • Water | 17 sq mi (40 km2) 2.3% |
| Population | |
• Total | 51,812 |
• Estimate (2023) | 51,388  |
| • Density | 69.3/sq mi (26.8/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (Central) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
| ZIP Codes | 54981 |
| Congressional district | 8th |
| Website | www |
Waupaca County (/wəˈpækə/ wə-PAK-ə)[2] is a county in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of the 2020 census, the population was 51,812.[3] The county seat is Waupaca.[4] The county was created in 1851 and organized in 1853.[5] It is named after the Waupaca River, a Menominee language name meaning 'white sand bottom', 'pale water', or 'tomorrow river'.[6][7]
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- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
- ^ "Wisconsin: Individual County Chronologies". Wisconsin Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. The Newberry Library. 2007. Archived from the original on April 14, 2017. Retrieved August 15, 2015.
- ^ "Here's How Iron Got Its Name". The Rhinelander Daily News. June 16, 1932. p. 2. Retrieved August 24, 2014 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Winnebago Took Its Name from an Indian Tribe". The Post-Crescent. December 28, 1963. p. 14. Retrieved August 25, 2014 – via Newspapers.com.
