Poy Sippi (CDP), Wisconsin

Poy Sippi
Census-designated place
Looking north at downtown Poy Sippi
Coordinates: 44°08′14″N88°59′43″W / 44.13722°N 88.99528°W / 44.13722; -88.99528
Country	United States
State	Wisconsin
County	Waushara
Area
• Total	0.757 sq mi (1.96 km2)
• Land	0.728 sq mi (1.89 km2)
• Water	0.029 sq mi (0.08 km2)
Population  (2010)
• Total	371
• Density	490/sq mi (190/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes	54967
Area code	920

Poy Sippi is an unincorporated census-designated place in the town of Poy Sippi in Waushara County, Wisconsin, United States. ^[1] It is located at the intersection of Wisconsin Highway 49 and County H. ^[2] As of the 2010 census, its population is 371. ^[3]

History

The Pine River was called "Poygan Sippi" by Potawatomi Indians ^[4] because it flowed into Lake Poygan. The name was contracted to Poy Sippi. It is said to be a corruption of an Indian word meaning "Sioux river." ^[5] In the related Menominee language, it is called Pawāhnān-Sīpiah, "Wild Rice Gathering River", referring to the importance of wild rice as a staple crop to the local people. ^[6]

Images

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  The sign for Poy Sippi
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  Looking south on WIS 49

References

1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Poy Sippi (CDP), Wisconsin
2. "Location of Poy Sippi". Mapquest . Retrieved April 20, 2010.
3. "U.S. Census website". U.S. Census Bureau . Retrieved April 19, 2011.
4. Poy Sippi Public Library website
5. Fox, Edgar B.; Dudley, W. T. (1869). History and Directory of Green Lake and Waushara Counties, and the City of Ripon. p. 93.
6. Hoffman, Mike. "Menominee Place Names in Wisconsin". The Menominee Clans Story. Retrieved October 6, 2018.