Waupaca

Waupaca is an Menominee word, Wpahkoh, which means Place of Tomorrow Seen Clearly. Native American mound builders lived in the area prior to European settlement. The city was incorporated as a village on May 4, 1857 by an act of the Wisconsin State Legislature. The population was 6,282 at the 2020 census. From 1899 to 1926, streetcar service was provided by the Wau paca Electric Light and Railway Company. Waupacas is located at 44°2117N 89°454W (44.354922, -89.081775). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 8.21 square miles (21.3 km²), of which 7.92 square miles of land and 0.29 square miles. (0.75 km²) is water. The City is divided into natural areas, city areas, and industrial areas. The WauPaca Municipal Airport is located on the city's eastern edge. The airport is open to the general public and has an on-site parking lot. It is located in the Town of Waukaca, and is politically independent of the town. A portion of the city extends west into the adjacent Town of Farmington, and there is also a noncontiguous area of theCity in theTown of Lind to the south. In 2010, there were 6,069 people, 2,702 households, and 1,356 families residing in the city. As of the census of 2020, the population was6,282.

History

Waupaca is an Menominee word, Wpahkoh, which means Place of Tomorrow Seen Clearly. Native American mound builders lived in the area prior to European settlement.

Geography

Waupaca is located at 44°2117N 89°454W (44.354922, -89.081775).According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 8.21 square miles (21.3 km²) of which 7.92 sq miles (20.5 km²), is land and 0.29sq miles (0.75km²) is water. The city is located on the Colorado River, which flows through the center of the city. It is the only city in the state to be named after a former president of the U.S. state of Colorado. The town has a population of about 2,000. It has a climate similar to that of the state of New Mexico, with a dry, arid climate (Köppen: "Cfb") and a wet, humid climate (Dfb) The city's elevation is 44.2 square miles (89.0 kilometers), which is higher than the state average of 44.1 square miles (90.7 kilometres) and the national average of 42.7 square miles. The area has an average annual rainfall of 7.2 inches (20 km²), which makes it one of the driest cities in the country. The average annual temperature is 7.7 degrees (1.8 °C). The city has an elevation of 6.7 inches (15.2 km²).

Transportation

From 1899 to 1926, streetcar service was provided by the Waupaca Electric Light and Railway Company. KPCZ - Wau paca Municipal Airport is located in the city's downtown area. The airport is currently equipped with an air traffic control tower and an airfield control tower. The city has a population of about 2,000 people. The town has a history of being the site of several major rail accidents, including two rail accidents in the late 1800s and early 1900s. The WauPaca Electric Railway Company was founded in 1899 and operated until 1926. It was later absorbed by the Electric Railway and Light Company, which continued to operate until the end of the 20th century. The current airport was built in the 1960s and opened in the 1990s. It is located near the town's central business district, near the intersection of the two main roads, and has an airport terminal. It has an international airport with a total passenger capacity of about 1,000 passengers per day. It also has a regional airport with an international terminal with a capacity of around 1,200 passengers a day, and a regional airfield with an additional capacity of 1,100 passengers. The area's nickname is "The City of the Stars" for its proximity to the Santa Ana River and the Santa Cruz Mountains. The community is home to a number of historic landmarks, including the Santa Cruz Mountains, which were once part of the city of Santa Carmen and the Santa Cruz city.

Demographics

At the 2000 census, there were 5,676 people, 2,364 households and 1,302 families residing in the city. At the 2010 census, the city had a population of 6,069 people. Ethnically, the population was 4.0% Hispanic or Latino of any race. The median household income was $31,095, and the median family income for the city was $18,651. The city has a population density of 793.2 inhabitants per square mile (306.3/km²) The city's population is expected to rise to 6,282 as of the census of 2020. It has a median age of 40.1 years, and its population density is 776.1 inhabitants per sq mile (299.7/km 2) The U.S. Census Bureau estimates that the city's residents will reach 6,300 by the end of the 2020 census. It is expected that the population will rise to 7,200 by that time, and 7,500 by the 2030 census. The population growth rate for the last decade has been around 1%. The city is expectedto reach 6.5 million by the year 2020. The U of A's population growthrate has been about 1.7% since the 1990s. The growth rate of the city has been roughly 1.8% since 2000. The state's population has been growing at a rate of 0.7%. The U-S. population grew by 0.4% from 2000 to 2010, and 0.2% from 2001 to 2010.

Business and industry

Waupaca Foundry is the largest employer in the city, employing over 1500 workers in three plants in or around the city. Gusmer Enterprises, Inc., with a manufacturing plant on Ware Street, produces products for the food and beverage, industrial and pharmaceutical markets. Most of the employees live within 20 miles (32 km) of the city and most of the residents live within the city limits. The city is home to one of the largest concentrations of dairy farmers in the U.S., with more than 2,000 cows. The town's population is about 12,000, most of whom live in or near the city's downtown area. It is also home to a number of small businesses, such as Wau paca cheese and Wurzweiler cheese, which has been around since the 17th century. It has a population of about 4,000 people, with most of them living in or close to the downtown area of the town. It also has a large dairy industry, with over 2,500 cows and over 1,000 sheep. It was founded in 1881 by a group of farmers who moved to the town from Wurzenberg, Wisconsin. It became the first city in the state to become a city in 1883. In 1894, the city was incorporated as a city, and it is still the largest city in Wurzesweiler, with 4,500 people living in the town at the end of the 19th century, and 1,200 people in the early 20th Century.

Sister cities

Waupaca has two sister cities: Hochheim am Main, Hesse, Germany and Mitoyo, Kagawa Prefecture, Japan. The town has a population of 1,000,000 people. It is located in the state of Hesse in Germany and the prefecture of Kagawa in Japan. It also has a sister city in the city of Mitoyo in Kagawa, Japan, which is in the Kagawa region of the island of Honshu in the north of the country. It has a twin city in Hochheim am Main, Germany, with a sister town in Mitoya, Japan with 1,200,000 residents. Waupacas has two other sister cities in Kagawa prefecture, K Kagawa Prefecture and Hesse, Germany, with more than 1,300,000 inhabitants. It also has sister cities with other countries in France, Holland, Belgium, Switzerland, Denmark, Italy, and Kazakhstan and Karate Prefectures of Yamaguchi and Kagawa. It was founded as a town in 1883. It became a city in 1894. It had its first post office in Wau paca in 1891. It opened its first town hall in 1892. It suffered a fire in 1903. In 1805, it was granted city status. In 1910, it became a town.

Air Quality, Water Quality, Superfund Sites & UV Index

The Air Quality index is in Waupaca, Waupaca County, Wisconsin = 85.1. These Air Quality index is based on annual reports from the EPA. Higher values are better (100=best). The number of ozone alert days is used as an indicator of air quality, as are the amounts of seven pollutants including particulates, carbon monoxide, sulfur dioxide, lead, and volatile organic chemicals. The Water Quality Index is 60. A measure of the quality of an area’s water supply as rated by the EPA. Higher values are better (100=best). The EPA has a complex method of measuring the watershed quality, using 15 indicators such as pollutants, turbidity, sediments, and toxic discharges. The Superfund Sites Index is 100. Higher is better (100=best). Based upon the number and impact of EPA Superfund pollution sites in the county, including spending on the cleanup efforts. The UV Index in Waupaca = 3.2 and is a measure of an area's exposure to the sun's ultraviolet rays. This is most often a combination of sunny weather, altitude, and latitude. The UV Index has been defined by the WHO (www.who.int/news-room/questions-and-answers/item/radiation-the-ultraviolet-(uv)-index) and is uniform worldwide.

Employed

The most recent city population of 6,282 individuals with a median age of 38 age the population grows by 3.49% in Waupaca, Waupaca County, Wisconsin population since 2000 and are distributed over a density of 793.2 residents per square mile of area (306.3/km²). There are average 2.19 people per household in the 2,505 households with an average household income of $36,031 a year. The unemployment rate in Alabama is 8.20% of the available work force and has dropped -0.65% over the most recent 12-month period and the projected change in job supply over the next decade based on migration patterns, economic growth, and other factors will increase by 30.50%. The number of physicians in Waupaca per 100,000 population = 70.5.

Weather

The annual rainfall in Waupaca = 32.4 inches and the annual snowfall = 45.6 inches. The annual number of days with measurable precipitation (over .01 inch) = 102. The average number of days per year that are predominantly sunny = 187. 83 degrees Fahrenheit is the average daily high temperature for the month of July and 6.6 degrees Fahrenheit is the average daily low temperature for the month of January. The Comfort Index (higher=better) is 48, where higher values mean a more pleasant climate. The Comfort Index measure recognizes that humidity by itself isn't the problem. (Have you noticed nobody ever complains about the weather being 'cold and humid?) It's in the summertime that we notice the humidity the most, when it's hot and muggy. Our Comfort Index uses a combination of afternoon summer temperature and humidity to closely predict the effect that the humidity will have on people.

Median Home Cost

The percentage of housing units in Waupaca, Waupaca County, Wisconsin which are owned by the occupant = 49.42%. A housing unit is a house, apartment, mobile home, or room occupied as separate living quarters. The average age of homes = 43 years with median home cost = $107,220 and home appreciation of -10.33%. This is the value of the years most recent home sales data. Its important to note that this is not the average (or arithmetic mean). The median home price is the middle value when you arrange all the sales prices of homes from lowest to highest. This is a better indicator than the average, because the median is not changed as much by a few unusually high or low values. The property tax rate of $17.02 shown here is the rate per $1,000 of home value. If for simplification for example the tax rate is $14.00 and the home value is $250,000, the property tax would be $14.00 x ($250,000/1000), or $3500. This is the 'effective' tax rate.

Study

The local school district spends $5,568 per student. There are 13.5 students for each teacher in the school, 408 students for each Librarian and 490 students for each Counselor. 3.95% of the area’s population over the age of 25 with an Associate Degree or other 2-year college degree, 15.99% with a master’s degree, Ph.D. or other advanced college degree and 6.40% with high school diplomas or high school equivalency degrees (GEDs).