Welcome to Waupaca ...
The city of Waupaca is located in Waupaca County<1> and is the County Seat for Waupaca County.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Waupaca, you might consider that their post office opened in 1850.
From the Census Estimates for 2019, Waupaca has a population of 5,949 people<2> (see below for details).
Waupaca is 820 feet [250 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: Waupaca lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Population Details ...
Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Waupaca had an population of 5,949 people. This is a decrease of 1.98% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 4.81% since the 2000 Census).
At the time of the 2010 Census, Waupaca had a population of 6,069 people (which is 11.58% of the total population of Waupaca County). This makes Waupaca the county's 2nd most populous community.
The population of Waupaca represents 0.11% of the population of Wisconsin (which has 5,686,986 people), making it the state's 156th most populous community.
With a 2010 count of 6,069 people, the population of Waupaca increased 6.92% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 5,676 people).
More information can be found on the Census Page for Waupaca.
Websites for Waupaca ...
Official Website: www.cityofwaupaca.org/
Chamber of Commerce: www.waupacaareachamber.com/
Communities near Waupaca ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Waupaca.
- New London
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New London have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New London
- New London is located in Waupaca County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,065 people
- Weyauwega
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east) - Manawa
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast) - Iola
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north) - Amherst
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amherst
- Amherst is located in Portage County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,082 people
- Wild Rose
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wild Rose
- Wild Rose is located in Waushara County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 651 people
- Fremont
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fremont
- Fremont is located in Waupaca County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 647 people
- Almond
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almond
- Almond is located in Portage County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 428 people
- Amherst Junction
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Amherst Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amherst Junction
- Amherst Junction is located in Portage County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 392 people
- Scandinavia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scandinavia have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scandinavia
- Scandinavia is located in Waupaca County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 349 people
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Waupaca. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Waupaca.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Waupaca. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Waupaca.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Waupaca. Our list includes 17 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Waupaca.
Adding Waupaca to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Waupaca in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Waupaca was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
X2X - From that list, the Waupaca post office opened in 1850.
We also found Waupaca in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Waupaca.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Waupaca: www.cityofwaupaca.org/
The official website for Waupaca County: www.co.waupaca.wi.us/
The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Wisconsin's counties, including Waupaca, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Waupaca. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Waupaca - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |