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Wisconsin Rapids is a city in and the county seat of Wood County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 18,877 at the 2020 census. The city also forms one of the core areas of the United States Census Bureau’s Marshfield-Wisconsin Rapids Micropolitan Statistical Area, which includes all of Wood County and had a 2020 population of 74,207.

Wisconsin Rapids city overview:
Name:	Wisconsin Rapids city
LSAD Code:	25
LSAD Description:	city (suffix)
State:	Wisconsin
County:	Wood County
Elevation:	1,027 ft (313 m)
Total Area:	14.77 sq mi (38.25 km²)
Land Area:	13.86 sq mi (35.88 km²)
Water Area:	0.91 sq mi (2.37 km²)
Total Population:	18,877
Population Density:	1,360.2/sq mi (525.2/km²)
Area code:	715 & 534
FIPS code:	5588200
GNISfeature ID:	1576906
Website:	http://www.wirapids.org

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History

The American Indians called the area “Ahdawagam”, meaning “Two-sided Rapids”. Although Europeans began to settle this area in the 1830s, Wisconsin Rapids has been known by this name only since 1920. Prior to that, the community was divided by the Wisconsin River, with the west side incorporated as Centralia and the east side as Grand Rapids. The two cities merged in 1900, with the entire community taking the name Grand Rapids. The name was changed in 1920 to avoid mail and other goods from being misdirected to the other city already named Grand Rapids, Wisconsin in the same county, or to the much better known Grand Rapids, Michigan.

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Geography

Wisconsin Rapids is located at 44°23′12″N 89°49′23″W / 44.38667°N 89.82306°W / 44.38667; -89.82306 (44.386805, −89.823078).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 14.77 square miles (38.3 km), of which 13.88 square miles (35.9 km) is land and 0.89 square miles (2.3 km) is water.