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- source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
- source: Family History Library Catalog
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Waupaca County is a county in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of the 2020 census, the population was 51,812. The county seat is Waupaca. The county was created in 1851 and organized in 1853. It is named after the Waupaca River, a Menominee language name meaning 'white sand bottom', 'pale water', or 'tomorrow river'.
Timeline
| Date | Event | Source
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| 1851 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1851 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1852 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1853 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1858 | Birth records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1860 | First census | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1860 | No significant boundary changes after this year | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1860 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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Population History
- source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
| Census Year | Population
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| 1860 | 8,851
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| 1870 | 15,539
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| 1880 | 20,955
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| 1890 | 26,794
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| 1900 | 31,615
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| 1910 | 32,782
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| 1920 | 34,200
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| 1930 | 33,513
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| 1940 | 34,614
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| 1950 | 35,056
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| 1960 | 35,340
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| 1970 | 37,780
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| 1980 | 42,831
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| 1990 | 46,104
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