Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin

Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin
City
Wood County Courthouse
Wood County Courthouse
Location of Wisconsin Rapids in Wood County, Wisconsin.
Location of Wisconsin Rapids in Wood County, Wisconsin.
Wisconsin Rapids is located in Wisconsin
Wisconsin Rapids
Wisconsin Rapids
Wisconsin Rapids is located in the United States
Wisconsin Rapids
Wisconsin Rapids
Coordinates: 44°23′12″N 89°49′23″W / 44.38667°N 89.82306°W / 44.38667; -89.82306
CountryUnited States
StateWisconsin
CountyWood
Government
 • MayorMatt Zacher [1]
Area
[2]
 • Total
14.77 sq mi (38.25 km2)
 • Land13.86 sq mi (35.88 km2)
 • Water0.91 sq mi (2.37 km2)
Elevation
1,027 ft (313 m)
Population
 (2020)[3]
 • Total
18,877
 • Density1,360.2/sq mi (525.2/km2)
Time zoneUTC−6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−5 (CDT)
ZIP Codes
54494-54495
Area code(s)715 & 534
FIPS code55-88200[4]
GNIS feature ID1576906[5]
Websitehttp://www.wirapids.org

Wisconsin Rapids is a city in and the county seat of Wood County, Wisconsin, United States, along the Wisconsin River.[6] The population was 18,877 at the 2020 census.[3] It is a principal city of the Marshfield–Wisconsin Rapids micropolitan statistical area, which includes all of Wood County and had a population of 74,207 in 2020.[7]

The city was established in the late 1830s as the series of rapids along the Wisconsin River provided good sites for water-driven sawmills, and nearby forests held pine lumber to be sawed and floated down the river. After the lumber dwindled, the water power drove electric generators and various other enterprises–particularly paper mills.[8]

  1. ^ "Mayor".
  2. ^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
  3. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference 2020-census-5588200 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  5. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  6. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
  7. ^ "2020 Decennial Census: Marshfield-Wisconsin Rapids, WI Micro Area". data.census.gov. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved July 18, 2022.
  8. ^ Cite error: The named reference Consolidation was invoked but never defined (see the help page).