Waterloo, Wisconsin

Waterloo, Wisconsin
Downtown Waterloo on Highways 89/19, part of the Waterloo Downtown Historic District.
Downtown Waterloo on Highways 89/19, part of the Waterloo Downtown Historic District.
Motto: 
Find Your Path Here
Location of Waterloo in Jefferson County, Wisconsin.
Location of Waterloo in Jefferson County, Wisconsin.
Coordinates: 43°11′1″N 88°59′24″W / 43.18361°N 88.99000°W / 43.18361; -88.99000
Country United States
State Wisconsin
CountyJefferson
Government
 • TypeMayor - Council
 • MayorJennifer Quimby
Area
 • Total3.87 sq mi (10.02 km2)
 • Land3.79 sq mi (9.83 km2)
 • Water0.07 sq mi (0.19 km2)
Elevation810 ft (250 m)
Population
 • Total3,483
 • Estimate 
(2021)[4]
3,479
 • Density878.49/sq mi (339.17/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP Code
53594
Area code920
FIPS code55-83925[5]
GNIS feature ID1576289[2]
Websitewww.waterloowi.us

Waterloo is a city in Jefferson County in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of the census of 2022, the population was 3,628. The name Waterloo was suggested by Mr. Wilt, a Frenchman living here, who was one of Napoleon's soldiers, at the battle of Waterloo.[6] Waterloo is located in the Watertown-Fort Atkinson micropolitan area which is a sub-market of the larger Milwaukee-Racine-Waukesha CSA.

  1. ^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
  2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Waterloo, Wisconsin
  3. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved November 18, 2012.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference USCensusEst2019CenPopScriptOnlyDirtyFixDoNotUse was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  6. ^ Island (St. Wenceslaus) Church - Town of Waterloo-Wisconsin history (1988)