Arkansaw, Wisconsin

Arkansaw
Census-designated place
Downtown Arkansaw, Wisconsin
Arkansaw
Location within the state of Wisconsin
Coordinates: 44°38′00″N 92°1′20″W / 44.63333°N 92.02222°W / 44.63333; -92.02222Coordinates: 44°38′00″N 92°1′20″W / 44.63333°N 92.02222°W / 44.63333; -92.02222
Country United States
State Wisconsin
County Pepin
Area[1]
 • Total 0.72 sq mi (1.86 km2)
 • Land 0.71 sq mi (1.84 km2)
 • Water 0.01 sq mi (0.02 km2)
Elevation 738 ft (225 m)
Population (2010)[2]
 • Total 857
 • Estimate (2016)[3] N/A
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
FIPS code 55-02700
GNIS feature ID 1560934[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

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

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

Historical population
CensusPop.%±
U.S. Decennial Census[11]

Religion

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

Notable people

References

  1. ↑ "2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved Jul 19, 2017.
  2. 1 2 "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 2013-09-11. Retrieved 2011-05-14.
  3. ↑ "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved June 9, 2017.
  4. 1 2 "Arkansaw, Wisconsin". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  5. ↑ Zip Code Lookup
  6. ↑ Pepin County History Archived May 13, 2006, at the Wayback Machine.
  7. ↑ http://www.uwec.edu/Library/archives/guides/upload/SCearly.pdf
  8. ↑ http://www.uwec.edu/Library/archives/guides/upload/Scearly.pdf
  9. ↑ Archived December 14, 2004, at the Wayback Machine.
  10. ↑ Archived July 19, 2008, at the Wayback Machine.
  11. ↑ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
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