King, Waupaca County, Wisconsin

King, Wisconsin
Census-designated place
Location of King, Wisconsin
Coordinates: 44°20′15″N 89°08′30″W / 44.33750°N 89.14167°WCoordinates: 44°20′15″N 89°08′30″W / 44.33750°N 89.14167°W
Country	United States
State	Wisconsin
County	Waupaca
Area
• Total	2.326 sq mi (6.02 km^2)
• Land	2.158 sq mi (5.59 km^2)
• Water	0.168 sq mi (0.44 km^2)
Population (2010)
• Total	1,750
• Density	750/sq mi (290/km^2)
Time zone	Central (CST) (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
FIPS code	55-13885[1]
GNIS feature ID	1567492

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]

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, Wisconsin
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

External links

• Wisconsin Veterans Home in King

References

1. "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
2. http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/dictionary/index.asp?action=view&term_id=5264
3. "American FactFinder". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 26 March 2011.
4. Bureau, US Census. "Site Maintenance" (PDF). censtats.census.gov. Retrieved 2016-04-11.
5. Kim J. Heltemes. Wisconsin Veterans Home at King. Charleston, SC: Arcadia, 2004. ISBN 0-7385-3285-1
6. "General Charles King Marker". www.hmdb.org. Retrieved 2016-04-11.