Minocqua, Wisconsin

Minocqua, Wisconsin
Minwaakwaa
Downtown Minocqua
Downtown Minocqua
Nickname: 
The Island City
Minocqua is located in Wisconsin
Minocqua
Minocqua
Location in Wisconsin
Minocqua is located in the United States
Minocqua
Minocqua
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 45°52′14.3″N 89°42′33.0″W / 45.870639°N 89.709167°W / 45.870639; -89.709167
CountryUnited States
StateWisconsin
CountyOneida
Government
 • Chairman[2]Mark Hartzheim[1]
 • Town Clerk[1]Roben Haggart[1]
 • Town Treasurer[1]Kim Strasburg[1]
 • Town Secretary[1]Karla Wotruba[1]
Area
 • Total
168.1 sq mi (435.3 km2)
 • Land150.8 sq mi (390.6 km2)
 • Water17.3 sq mi (44.8 km2)
Elevation1,598 ft (487 m)
Population
 (2000)
 • Total
4,859
 • Density32.2/sq mi (12.4/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s)715 & 534
FIPS code55-53225[4]
GNIS feature ID1583727[3]

Minocqua (Ojibwe: Minwaakwaa[5]) is a town in northwestern Oneida County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 4,414 as of 2018.[6] The census-designated place of Minocqua and the unincorporated community of Rantz are both located in the town. Minocqua is commonly referred to as "The Island City."[7]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g "Departments | Town of Minocqua".
  2. ^ "Minocqua, WI | History of Minocqua, Woodruff, and Arbor Vitae".
  3. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Minocqua
  4. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  5. ^ "Translate Ojibwe", English-Ojibwe Dictionary, "Minocqua"
  6. ^ Bureau, US Census. "Data". Census.gov. Retrieved May 28, 2019. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  7. ^ "Town of Minocqua | the Island City".