Wausau
city in and county seat of Marathon County, Wisconsin, United States
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Summary
Wausau is a city in the United States[1]. Wausau ranks in the top 5% of city in the united states entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,803 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Marathon County[3]
- Country: United States[4]
- Located in or next to body of water: Wisconsin River[5]
- Head of government: Doug Diny[6]
- Instance of: third-class city[7], county seat[8]
- Postal code: 54401[9], 54402[10], 54403[11]
- Commons category: Wausau, Wisconsin[12]
- Official website: http://www.ci.wausau.wi.us/[13]
- Topic's main category: Category:Wausau, Wisconsin[14]
- Population: 543[15], 39,106[16], 39,994[17]
- Office held by head of government: Mayor of Wausau, Wisconsin[18]
- Described by source: Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[19], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[20]
- Capital of: Marathon County[21]
- Official name: Wausau[22]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Wausau, Wisconsin[23]
- Number of households: 17,254[24]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Wausau, Wisconsin[25]
- Elevation above sea level: 368 m[26]
- Area: 52.280298 km²[27], 51.907909 km²[28]
- Water as percent of area: 6.3076 percent[29]
- Territory overlaps: Wausau urban area[30]
- Located in the statistical territorial entity: Wausau-Weston, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area[31]
- Per capita income: 29,131 US dollars[32]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Wausau include Wausau Downtown Airport[33], an airport[34], in United States[35].
Why It Matters
Wausau has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[36] Wausau is known by 20 alternative names across languages and contexts.[37]
Entities named for Wausau include Wausau Downtown Airport[33], an airport[34], in United States[35].