Arkansaw,_Wisconsin

Arkansaw, Wisconsin

Arkansaw, Wisconsin

Census-designated place in Wisconsin, United States

Not to be confused with Arkansas.

Arkansaw 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.[5] As of the 2010 census, its population was 177.[2] From 1881 to 1886, the community was the county seat of Pepin County.[6]

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History

Arkansaw was founded in the early 1850s at a crossing of Arkansaw Creek, a tributary of the Eau Galle River.[7] Initially built around lumbering, the first sawmill was opened in the community in 1852.[8]

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.[9] Today, the course of the creek runs through Arkansaw Creek Park.[10]

Geography

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

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Religion

The community is home to three churches: Catholic, Methodist and Community of Christ.

Notable people

References

  1. [1]
    "2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 19, 2017.
  2. [2]
    "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 14, 2011.
  3. [3]
    "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved June 9, 2017.
  4. [4]
    "Arkansaw, Wisconsin". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
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    Zip Code Lookup
  6. [6]
    Pepin County History Archived May 13, 2006, at the Wayback Machine
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    "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)
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    "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)
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    Archived December 14, 2004, at the Wayback Machine
  10. [10]
    Archived July 19, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  11. [11]
    "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
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