Waupaca

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Waupaca, Wisconsin, is a city in Waupaca County located about halfway between Stevens Point and Appleton where US Highway 10 and state highways 22, 49, and 54 meet. It has about 6300 residents.

The name is of Indian origin and can apparently mean any of the following: "where one waits to shoot deer", "stalling place", "looking on", "white sand bottom", "pale water", "the place of clear water", and "tomorrow". Take your pick.