King,_Waupaca_County,_Wisconsin

King, Waupaca County, Wisconsin

King, Waupaca County, Wisconsin

Census-designated place in Wisconsin, United States

King is a census-designated place in Town of Farmington, Waupaca County, Wisconsin.[2] As of the 2010 census, it had a population of 1,750.[3] Before 2010, it was part of the Chain O' Lakes-King, Wisconsin CDP.[4]

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History

In 1887, the area was selected by the Grand Army of the Republic for the site of a veterans' home. The Soldiers' Home was later renamed the Wisconsin Veterans Home.[5] The community is named for General Charles King, a Wisconsin soldier and head of the state's National Guard.[6]

Images

  • King water tower overlooking the Veterans Cottages Historic District
  • Highway sign for King along Wisconsin Highway 22
  • King Fire Department
  • Wisconsin Veterans Memorial Cemetery
  • Rainbow Lake as seen from the Wisconsin Veterans Home
  • Commandant's Residence Home

References

  1. [1]
    "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. [2]
    "King, Waupaca Co". www.wisconsinhistory.org. Archived from the original on June 11, 2011.
  3. [3]
    "U.S. Census website". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved March 26, 2011.
  4. [4]
    Bureau, US Census. "Site Maintenance" (PDF). censtats.census.gov. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 6, 2012. Retrieved April 11, 2016.
  5. [5]
    Kim J. Heltemes. Wisconsin Veterans Home at King. Charleston, SC: Arcadia, 2004. ISBN 0-7385-3285-1
  6. [6]
    "General Charles King Marker". www.hmdb.org. Retrieved April 11, 2016.
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