Nekoosa, Wisconsin
Nakrusa | |
|---|---|
 Looking west in downtown Nekoosa | |
 Location of Nekoosa in Wood County, Wisconsin. | |
| Coordinates: 44°19′9″N 89°54′00″W / 44.31917°N 89.90000°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Wisconsin |
| County | Wood |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Daniel J. Carlson |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3.40 sq mi (8.81 km2) |
| • Land | 3.39 sq mi (8.79 km2) |
| • Water | 0.01 sq mi (0.03 km2) |
| Elevation | 951 ft (290 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 2,580 |
| • Estimate (2019)[4] | 2,422 |
| • Density | 713.82/sq mi (275.61/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP codes | 54457 |
| Area code(s) | 715 & 534 |
| FIPS code | 55-55875[5] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1570148[2] |
| Website | www |
Nekoosa is a city in Wood County, Wisconsin, United States. Its name derives from the Ho-Chunk word, "Nįįkuusra", "Nakrusa", or "Nįkusara" which translates to "running water".[6][7] The population was 2,580 at the 2010 census.
- ^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
- ^ a b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
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- ^ "A history of the origin of the place names connected with the Chicago & North Western and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha railways", page 106, by William H. Stennett, Edition 2, Published 1908, Original from Harvard University, Digitized July 30, 2008 for Google Books, 201 pages.
- ^ "Locations". Hoocąk Waaziija Haci Language Division, A Division of The Ho-Chunk Nation. Archived from the original on June 29, 2014. Retrieved April 6, 2014.