Wauzeka is a village in Crawford County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 628 at the 2020 census. The village is located within the Town of Wauzeka near the confluence of the Kickapoo River and Wisconsin River.
Name: | Wauzeka village |
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LSAD Code: | 47 |
LSAD Description: | village (suffix) |
State: | Wisconsin |
County: | Crawford County |
Elevation: | 863 ft (263 m) |
Total Area: | 4.84 sq mi (12.53 km²) |
Land Area: | 4.82 sq mi (12.49 km²) |
Water Area: | 0.02 sq mi (0.04 km²) |
Total Population: | 628 |
Population Density: | 130.2/sq mi (50.3/km²) |
Area code: | 608 |
FIPS code: | 5584725 |
GNISfeature ID: | 1576337 |
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History
The village of Wauzeka was platted in 1856 by Hercules L. Dousman, with an addition in 1857 by local Mexican–American War veteran John McHarg. It was named after a Native American leader whose Ho-Chunk name, Waaziga, means Pine Tree. The village was connected to the Milwaukee & Mississippi Railroad in 1857 and possessed various sawmills in the nineteenth century to process pine lumber rafted down the Kickapoo River.
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Geography
Wauzeka is located at 43°5′6″N 90°53′1″W / 43.08500°N 90.88361°W / 43.08500; -90.88361 (43.085232, −90.883614).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 4.84 square miles (12.54 km), of which, 4.82 square miles (12.48 km) of it is land and 0.02 square miles (0.05 km) is water.
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