Waupaca County, Wisconsin

Waupaca County
Waupaca County
County
	Waupaca County Courthouse
	Location within the U.S. state of Wisconsin
	Wisconsin's location within the U.S.
	Coordinates: 44°29′N 88°58′W / 44.48°N 88.97°W
Country	United States
State	Wisconsin
Founded	1853
Named for	Chief Waupaca
Seat	Waupaca
Largest city	New London
Government
• Mayor	Brian Smith
Area
• Total	765 sq mi (1,980 km2)
• Land	748 sq mi (1,940 km2)
• Water	17 sq mi (40 km2) 2.3%
Population (2020)
• Total	51,812
• Estimate (2023)	51,388
• Density	69.3/sq mi (26.8/km2)
Time zone	UTC−6 (Central)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
ZIP Codes	54981
Congressional district	8th
Website	www.co.waupaca.wi.us

Waupaca County (/wəˈpækə/ wə-PAK-ə)^[2] is a county in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of the 2020 census, the population was 51,812.^[3] The county seat is Waupaca.^[4] The county was created in 1851 and organized in 1853.^[5] It is named after the Waupaca River, a Menominee language name meaning 'white sand bottom', 'pale water', or 'tomorrow river'.^[6]^[7]

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