Arkansaw, Wisconsin
Arkansaw | |
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 Downtown Arkansaw, Wisconsin | |
  Arkansaw Location within the state of Wisconsin | |
| Coordinates: 44°38′00″N 92°1′20″W / 44.63333°N 92.02222°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Wisconsin |
| County | Pepin |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.72 sq mi (1.86 km2) |
| • Land | 0.71 sq mi (1.84 km2) |
| • Water | 0.01 sq mi (0.02 km2) |
| Elevation | 738 ft (225 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 857 |
• Estimate (2016)[3] | N/A |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| FIPS code | 55-02700 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1560934[4] |
Arkansaw (/ˈɑːrkənsɔː/ AR-kən-saw)[5] is an unincorporated census-designated place in the eastern portion of the town of Waterville, in Pepin County, Wisconsin, United States.[4] Located approximately 3 miles (4.8 km) west of Durand, it has the ZIP code of 54721.[6] As of the 2010 census, its population was 177.[2] From 1881 to 1886, the community was the county seat of Pepin County.[7]
History
[edit]Arkansaw was founded in the early 1850s at a crossing of Arkansaw Creek, a tributary of the Eau Galle River.[8] Initially built around lumbering, the first sawmill was opened in the community in 1852.[9]
The community was originally built near the center of three dams within a mile of each other on Arkansaw Creek. All three were wiped out in a flood in 1907. Arkansaw Creek was named in honor of the Arkansas River.[10] Today, the course of the creek runs through Arkansaw Creek Park.[11]
Geography
[edit]The community lies at the junction of U.S. Route 10 and Pepin County Trunk Highways D, N, O, and X. It has an area of 0.720 square miles (1.86 km2); 0.712 square miles (1.84 km2) of this is land, and 0.008 square miles (0.021 km2) is water.
Demographics
[edit]| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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| U.S. Decennial Census[12] | |||
Religion
[edit]The community is home to three churches: Catholic, Methodist and Community of Christ.
Notable people
[edit]- Lucius Roy Holbrook - U.S. Army Major General
- Willard Ames Holbrook - U.S. Army Major General
- Mary Laschinger - businesswoman
- Samuel L. Plummer - Wisconsin State Representative
References
[edit]- ^ "2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 19, 2017.
- ^ a b "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 14, 2011.
- ^ "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved June 9, 2017.
- ^ a b "Arkansaw, Wisconsin". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ MissPronouncer.com: A HALFWAY DECENT AUDIO PRONUNCIATION GUIDE FOR WISCONSIN
- ^ Zip Code Lookup
- ^ Pepin County History Archived May 13, 2006, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on August 23, 2016. Retrieved March 2, 2009.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on August 23, 2016. Retrieved March 2, 2009.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ [1] Archived December 14, 2004, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ [2] Archived July 19, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
External links
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |