Though the city's 2005 population is estimated at 5,821, much of the area's population lives outside the city limits in surrounding townships. This is partially due to the beauty of the surrounding countryside, but also because the popular Waupaca Chain O' Lakes lies in the Towns of Farmington and Dayton. The Waupaca area supports a service area of over 30,000 people within a 15 mile radius of the city.
Waupaca is the Waupaca County seat. It is also the site of the Wisconsin Veterans Home, a 750-bed nursing and residential facility for state residents (and some spouses) who have served in our nation's armed forces.
Since the early days of settlement, visitors have traveled to Waupaca to enjoy our area's many lakes, sparkling rivers, gorgeous scenery and small-town atmosphere.
Our area also features strong industrial and service components. Existing industries include a large foundry, food processing, specialty paper production, publishing, horse trailers and more. Service industries include county and city government, schools, medical, nursing, banking, dining and shopping.
Ancient glaciers left their imprint on the Waupaca countryside, leaving sand plains, rolling hills, deep ravines, swiftly-flowing rivers and many kettle lakes. The landscape consists of wooded areas and trout streams, intermixed with agricultural lands.
Temperatures can reach 95 degrees F. (35 degrees C.) in July and August (great weather for swimming and water sports). and have dropped to -20 degrees F. (-7 C.) in the winter and 74 F. (23 C.) in the summer. |
