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Census-designated places in Pepin County, WisconsinCensus-designated places in Wisconsin
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Arkansaw | |
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Census-designated place | |
 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 / 44.63333; -92.02222Coordinates: 44°38′00″N 92°1′20″W / 44.63333°N 92.02222°W / 44.63333; -92.02222 | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Wisconsin |
| County | Pepin |
| Area [1] | |
| • 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 (2010)[2] | |
| • 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 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]
Contents
1 History
2 Geography
3 Demographics
4 Religion
5 Notable people
6 References
7 External links
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
| Historical population | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[11] | |||
Religion
The community is home to three churches: Catholic, Methodist and Community of Christ.
Notable people
Lucius Roy Holbrook - U.S. Army Major General
Willard Ames Holbrook - U.S. Army Major General
Mary Laschinger - businesswoman
Samuel L. Plummer - Wisconsin State Assemblyman
References
^ "2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved Jul 19, 2017..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}
^ ab "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 2013-09-11. Retrieved 2011-05-14.
^ "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved June 9, 2017.
^ ab "Arkansaw, Wisconsin". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
^ Zip Code Lookup
^ Pepin County History Archived May 13, 2006, at the Wayback Machine
^ http://www.uwec.edu/Library/archives/guides/upload/SCearly.pdf
^ http://www.uwec.edu/Library/archives/guides/upload/Scearly.pdf
^ [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
- U.S. Gazetteer's Arkansaw page
- Wisconsin Historical Society, Articles about Arkansaw, Wisconsin
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
