Nekoosa, Wisconsin

Nekoosa, Wisconsin

Nakrusa
Nekoosa, Wisconsin Nakrusa
City
	Looking west in downtown Nekoosa
	Location of Nekoosa in Wood County, Wisconsin.
	Nekoosa Nekoosa
	Coordinates: 44°19′9″N 89°54′00″W / 44.31917°N 89.90000°W
Country	United States
State	Wisconsin
County	Wood
Government
• Mayor	Daniel J. Carlson
Area
• Total	3.40 sq mi (8.81 km2)
• Land	3.39 sq mi (8.79 km2)
• Water	0.01 sq mi (0.03 km2)
Elevation	951 ft (290 m)
Population (2010)
• Total	2,580
• Estimate (2019)	2,422
• Density	713.82/sq mi (275.61/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes	54457
Area code(s)	715 & 534
FIPS code	55-55875
GNIS feature ID	1570148
Website	www.cityofnekoosa.org/index.php

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".^[6]^[7] The population was 2,580 at the 2010 census.

^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
^ ^a ^b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
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^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ "A history of the origin of the place names connected with the Chicago & North Western and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha railways", page 106, by William H. Stennett, Edition 2, Published 1908, Original from Harvard University, Digitized July 30, 2008 for Google Books, 201 pages.
^ "Locations". Hoocąk Waaziija Haci Language Division, A Division of The Ho-Chunk Nation. Archived from the original on June 29, 2014. Retrieved April 6, 2014.

[CenPopGazetteer2019-1] "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 7, 2020.

[GR3-2] "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.

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[GR2-5] "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.

[6] "A history of the origin of the place names connected with the Chicago & North Western and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha railways", page 106, by William H. Stennett, Edition 2, Published 1908, Original from Harvard University, Digitized July 30, 2008 for Google Books, 201 pages.

[7] "Locations". Hoocąk Waaziija Haci Language Division, A Division of The Ho-Chunk Nation. Archived from the original on June 29, 2014. Retrieved April 6, 2014.

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