Arkansaw, Wisconsin

Coordinates: 44°38′00″N 92°1′20″W / 44.63333°N 92.02222°W / 44.63333; -92.02222
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Arkansaw
Downtown Arkansaw, Wisconsin
Downtown Arkansaw, Wisconsin
Arkansaw is located in Wisconsin
Arkansaw
Arkansaw
Location within the state of Wisconsin
Coordinates: 44°38′00″N 92°1′20″W / 44.63333°N 92.02222°W / 44.63333; -92.02222
CountryUnited States
StateWisconsin
CountyPepin
Area
 • Total0.72 sq mi (1.86 km2)
 • Land0.71 sq mi (1.84 km2)
 • Water0.01 sq mi (0.02 km2)
Elevation
738 ft (225 m)
Population
 • Total857
 • Estimate 
(2016)[3]
N/A
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
FIPS code55-02700
GNIS feature ID1560934[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]

History[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
U.S. Decennial Census[11]

Religion[edit]

The community is home to three churches: Catholic, Methodist and Community of Christ.

Notable people[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 19, 2017.
  2. ^ a b "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 14, 2011.
  3. ^ "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved June 9, 2017.
  4. ^ a b "Arkansaw, Wisconsin". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  5. ^ Zip Code Lookup
  6. ^ Pepin County History Archived May 13, 2006, at the Wayback Machine
  7. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on August 23, 2016. Retrieved March 2, 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  8. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on August 23, 2016. Retrieved March 2, 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  9. ^ [1] Archived December 14, 2004, at the Wayback Machine
  10. ^ [2] Archived July 19, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  11. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.

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