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Local city information for Waupaca, WI

Waupaca is a city in Waupaca County in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The population was 5,676 at the 2000 census. The city is believed to be named after Sam Waupaca (or Chief Wapuka) of the Potowatomi tribe.

The city is located mostly within the Town of Waupaca, though it is politically independent. A portion extends west into the adjacent Town of Farmington and there is also a noncontiguous area of the city in the Town of Lind to the south. The town is divided into natural areas, city areas, and industrial areas.

Earth mounds in the area have been attributed to aboriginal natives.

The outside settlers arrived around 1849.

Waupaca was organized as a village in 1857 and became a city in 1875.

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