Arkansaw, Wisconsin

Arkansaw
Census-designated place

Downtown Arkansaw, Wisconsin
Arkansaw

Location within the state of Wisconsin

Coordinates: 44°38′00″N 92°1′20″W / 44.63333°N 92.02222°W / 44.63333; -92.02222Coordinates: 44°38′00″N 92°1′20″W / 44.63333°N 92.02222°W / 44.63333; -92.02222
Country United States
State Wisconsin
County Pepin
Area[1]
  Total 0.720 sq mi (1.86 km2)
  Land 0.712 sq mi (1.84 km2)
  Water 0.008 sq mi (0.02 km2)
Elevation 738 ft (225 m)
Population (2010)[2]
  Total 177
Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6)
  Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
GNIS feature ID 1560934[3]

Arkansaw is an unincorporated census-designated place in the eastern portion of the town of Waterville, in Pepin County, Wisconsin, United States.[3] Located approximately 3 miles west of Durand, it has the ZIP code of 54721.[4] As of the 2010 census, its population was 177.[2] From 1881 to 1886, the community was the county seat of Pepin County.[5]

History

Arkansaw was founded in the early 1850s at a crossing of Arkansaw Creek, a tributary of the Eau Galle River.[6] Initially built around lumbering, the first sawmill was opened in the community in 1852.[7]

The community was originally built near the center of three dams within a mile of each other on Arkansaw Creek. All three were wiped out in a flood in 1907. Arkansaw Creek was named in honor of the Arkansas River.[8] Today, the course of the creek runs through Arkansaw Creek Park.[9]

Geography

The community lies at the junction of U.S. Route 10 and Pepin County Trunk Highways D, N, O, and X. It has an area of 0.720 square miles (1.86 km2); 0.712 square miles (1.84 km2) of this is land, and 0.008 square miles (0.021 km2) is water.

Religion

The community is home to three churches: Catholic, Methodist and Community of Christ.

Notable people

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