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King, Waupaca County, Wisconsin

Census-designated place in Wisconsin, United States

44°20′15″N 89°08′30″W / 44.33750°N 89.14167°W / 44.33750; -89.14167CountryUnited StatesStateWisconsinCountyWaupacaArea

• Total2.326 sq mi (6.02 km²) • Land2.158 sq mi (5.59 km²) • Water0.168 sq mi (0.44 km²)Population

(2010)

• Total1,750 • Density750/sq mi (290/km²)Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)FIPS code55-13885^[1]GNIS feature ID1567492

King is a census-designated place in Town of Farmington, Waupaca County, Wisconsin.^[3] As of the 2010 census, it had a population of 1,750.^[4] Before 2010, it was part of the Chain O' Lakes-King, Wisconsin CDP.^[5]

History

In 1887, the area was selected by the Grand Army of the Republic for the site of a veterans' home. The Soldiers' Home was later renamed the Wisconsin Veterans Home.^[6] The community is named for General Charles King, a Wisconsin soldier and head of the state's National Guard.^[7]

Images

King water tower overlooking the Veterans Cottages Historic District
Highway sign for King along Wisconsin Highway 22
King Fire Department
Wisconsin Veterans Memorial Cemetery
Rainbow Lake as seen from the Wisconsin Veterans Home
Commandant's Residence Home

References

^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ "King, Waupaca Co". www.wisconsinhistory.org. Archived from the original on June 11, 2011.
^ "U.S. Census website". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved March 26, 2011.
^ Bureau, US Census. "Site Maintenance" (PDF). censtats.census.gov. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 6, 2012. Retrieved April 11, 2016.
^ Kim J. Heltemes. Wisconsin Veterans Home at King. Charleston, SC: Arcadia, 2004. ISBN 0-7385-3285-1
^ "General Charles King Marker". www.hmdb.org. Retrieved April 11, 2016.