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Wautoma, Wisconsin | |
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 Looking west at downtown Wautoma, Wisconsin | |
 Location of Wautoma in Waushara County, Wisconsin. | |
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| Coordinates: 44°4′17″N 89°17′23″W / 44.07139°N 89.28972°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Wisconsin |
| 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/ |
Wautoma is a city and the county seat of Waushara County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 2,218 at the 2010 census.
The city consists of three noncontiguous areas: one is entirely surrounded by the Town of Wautoma, the second is entirely surrounded by the Town of Dakota, and the third and largest 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]
- ^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Wautoma, Wisconsin
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- ^ Foreman, Chris (December 20, 2004). "'Tis the season for tree farmers". Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. Retrieved December 25, 2014.
- ^ Salas, Rafael Francisco (September 24, 2014). "Christmas Tree Groves". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Retrieved December 25, 2014.
- ^ Johnson, Mickey; Kehr, Roland (2002). Wingshooter's Guide to Wisconsin: Upland Birds and Waterfowl. Wilderness Adventures Press. p. 176. ISBN 978-1-885106-86-5. Retrieved December 25, 2014.
- ^ Kahler, Kathryn A. (December 2014). "Of Christmas trees, long, long ago". Wisconsin Natural Resources. Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources: 2. Retrieved December 25, 2014.
- ^ "Tornado in Wisconsin Kills 2 and Injures 30". New York Times. September 1, 1992. Retrieved February 12, 2015.