Evanswood, Wisconsin

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Evanswood, Wisconsin
Unincorporated community
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Evanswood, Wisconsin
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Evanswood, Wisconsin
Coordinates: 44°17′23″N88°55′53″W / 44.28972°N 88.93139°W / 44.28972; -88.93139 Coordinates: 44°17′23″N88°55′53″W / 44.28972°N 88.93139°W / 44.28972; -88.93139
Country United States
State Flag of Wisconsin.svg  Wisconsin
County Waupaca
Elevation
781 ft (238 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s) 920
GNIS feature ID1850444 [1]

Evanswood is an unincorporated community in the town of Weyauwega, Waupaca County, Wisconsin, United States. [1] The community was named for an early settler named Evan Townsend, who became the first postmaster when the post office was established in September of 1854. [2]

Unincorporated area Region of land not governed by own local government

In law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not governed by a local municipal corporation; similarly an unincorporated community is a settlement that is not governed by its own local municipal corporation, but rather is administered as part of larger administrative divisions, such as a township, parish, borough, county, city, canton, state, province or country. Occasionally, municipalities dissolve or disincorporate, which may happen if they become fiscally insolvent, and services become the responsibility of a higher administration. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. In most other countries of the world, there are either no unincorporated areas at all, or these are very rare; typically remote, outlying, sparsely populated or uninhabited areas.

Weyauwega (town), Wisconsin Town in Wisconsin, United States

Weyauwega is a town in Waupaca County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 627 at the 2000 census. The City of Weyauwega is located mostly within the town, though it is politically independent. The unincorporated communities of Evanswood and Gills Landing are also located in the town.

Waupaca County, Wisconsin County in the United States

Waupaca County is a county in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of the 2010 census, the population was 52,410. The county seat is Waupaca. The county was created in 1851 and organized in 1853. It is named after the Waupaca River, a Menominee language name meaning 'white sand bottom', 'pale water', or 'tomorrow river'.

Notes

  1. 1 2 "Evanswood, Wisconsin". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey.
  2. ↑ Callary, Edward. Place Names of Wisconsin. Madison, WI: University of Wisconsin Press. p. 91. ISBN   978-0-299-30964-0.


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