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Also known as City of Nekoosa, Nekoosa, Wisconsin, Nekoosa, WI

fourth-class city in Wood County, Wisconsin, United States

Key facts

Country
United States
State
Wisconsin
County
Wood
Mayor
Daniel J. Carlson
Total
3.40 sq mi (8.81 km )
Land
3.39 sq mi (8.79 km )
Water
0.012 sq mi (0.03 km )
Elevation
950 ft (290 m)
Density
722/sq mi (279/km )
Time zone
UTC-6 ( Central (CST) )
Summer dst
UTC-5 (CDT)
Area codes
715 & 534
Fips code
55-55875
Website
www .cityofnekoosa .org

via Wikipedia infobox

Wikidata facts

Official name
Nekoosa
Located in
Wood County
Population
2449
Area
8.782423
Elevation
290
Body of water
Wisconsin River
Image
NekoosaWisconsinDowntown2WIS173.jpg
Households
1100
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Commons category
Nekoosa, Wisconsin
postal code
54457
water as percent of area
0.2855
per capita income
25297
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Encyclopedic overview

Nekoosa is a city in Wood County, Wisconsin, United States. Its name derives from the Ho-Chunk word, "Nįįkuusra", "Nakrusa", or "Nįkusara" which translates to "running water". The population was 2,449 at the 2020 census.

History

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Nekoosa” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

On the map

2 mapped locations