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Wautoma, Wisconsin
City in Wisconsin, United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This article is about the city. For the adjacent town, see Wautoma (town), Wisconsin.
Wautoma is a city and the county seat of Waushara County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 2,218 at the 2010 census.
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Wautoma, Wisconsin | |
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![]() Location of Wautoma in Waushara County, Wisconsin. | |
Coordinates: 44°4′17″N 89°17′23″W | |
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County | Waushara |
Area | |
• Total | 2.83 sq mi (7.34 km2) |
• Land | 2.79 sq mi (7.23 km2) |
• Water | 0.04 sq mi (0.11 km2) |
Elevation | 863 ft (263 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 2,218 |
• Estimate (2019)[4] | 2,142 |
• Density | 767.74/sq mi (296.46/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
ZIP Code | 54982 |
Area code | 920 |
FIPS code | 55-84625 |
GNIS feature ID | 1576330 [2] |
Website | http://www.cityofwautoma.com/ |
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The city consists of three noncontiguous areas: one is entirely within the Town of Wautoma, the second is entirely within the Town of Dakota, and the third straddles the boundary between the two towns.
Wautoma calls itself the "Christmas tree capital of the world".[5][6][7][8] The Kirk Company of Tacoma, Washington, operated the "Wautoma plantation" of more than 10,000 acres (4,000 ha) of Christmas trees, beginning in 1953.[9]
On August 29, 1992, the town was struck by a half-mile wide F-3 tornado, killing 2 people, injuring 30 others, and causing over $5 million in damage.[10]