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Waupaca County, Wisconsin

Street maps, historic prints and keepsakes for 15 Waupaca County towns.

The oldest is Marion, established 1898. The largest by population is New London (7,348).

Town	Established	Population
Big Falls	–	60
Clintonville	–	4,591
Embarrass	–	353
Fremont	–	689
Iola	–	1,249
Iola Town	–	1,249
Manawa	–	1,441
Marion	1898	1,324
New London	–	7,348
Ogdensburg	–	188
Royalton Town	–	1,359
Scandinavia	–	1,049
Scandinavia Village	–	1,049
Waupaca	–	6,282
Weyauwega	1939	567

About these towns

Big Falls: Big Falls is the name of some places in the U.S. state of Wisconsin:Big Falls, Rusk County, Wisconsin, a town Big Falls, Waupaca County, Wisconsin, a village

Clintonville: Clintonville lies within ancestral Menominee territory. In the Menominee language, it is known as Omīniahkan, "place where pigeons are hunted". It was ceded to the United States by the Menominee in 1836 through the Treaty of the Cedars, an agreement to sell over four million acres to the United States as part of the negotiations about how to accommodate the…

Fremont: This area is of the traditional home of the Menominee and Potawatomi peoples. In the Menominee language it is known as Penāēwīkoh, "partridge place".

Iola: The village is bordered by the towns of Iola and Scandinavia. The community was named after a Potawatomi princess.

Iola Town: The village is bordered by the towns of Iola and Scandinavia. The community was named after a Potawatomi princess.

Manawa: On July 5, 2024, the Little Wolf River flooded, forcing evacuations in Manawa and compromising the structural integrity of the Manawa Dam on the Little Wolf River.

New London: For thousands of years, this area was occupied by successive indigenous cultures. Some were known as moundbuilders, constructing a reported 72 earthworks near what is now Taylor Lake in the county, including many effigy mounds.

Ogdensburg: The village, in St. Lawrence Township, was named in honor of a founder, Caleb Smith Ogden, who, with partners, constructed a dam across St.

Royalton Town: The unincorporated communities of Baldwins Mill and Royalton are located in the town.

Waupaca: “Waupaca” is an Menominee word, Wāpahkoh, which means Place of Tomorrow Seen Clearly. For more than 10,000 years, the Menominee occupied about 10 million acres, including Waupaca and the Chain O’Lakes area.

Weyauwega: Weyauwega has been host to the annual event Horse and Buggy Days since 1961. The event celebrates the past significance of the horse and buggy in the community.