Tag: Wausau
Wausau /ˈwɔːsɔː/ is a city in and the county seat of Marathon County, Wisconsin, United States. The Wisconsin River divides the city. The city is adjacent to the town of Wausau.
As of the 2010 census, Wausau had a population of 39,106. It is the core city of the Wausau Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA), which includes all of Marathon County and had a population of 134,063 at the 2010 census. It is the 297th largest MSA in the United States. Besides Wausau, other significant communities in the metropolitan area include Mosinee, Schofield, Rothschild, Weston, Kronenwetter, Brokaw, and the town of Rib Mountain.
The Wisconsin River is what first drew settlers to the area during the mid-19th century, which was known as “Big Bull Flats” or “Big Bull Falls” by the original French explorers. The long rapids created many bubbles (bulle in French). A treaty with the Chippewa Indians in 1836 transferred the land in the area to federal ownership. Wausau means “a faraway place” or “a place which…
