Waukau, Wisconsin
CDP
About Waukau
Waukau, WI is a small unincorporated community located in eastern Wisconsin.
Officially, Waukau is a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 1.39 square miles.
📰 Waukau News Today
- Winnebago County officials: Waukau Dam spillway working as designed wearegreenbay.com · Apr 15
- Orman Daryl Waukau, III Obituary (2026) - Shawano, WI - Swedberg Funeral Home and Crematory, Inc. - Shawano Legacy obituary · May 8
- Waukau, WI Weather Forecast AccuWeather · Mar 3
- Lori Jean Waukau Obituary (2026) - Shawano, WI - Swedberg Funeral Home and Crematory, Inc. - Shawano Legacy obituary · Apr 20
- Anne Egan-Waukau on outreach to Native voters in Wisconsin PBS Wisconsin · Mar 30
Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.
What Makes Waukau Unique
- The only place in America named Waukau — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
- An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
- Positioned in eastern Wisconsin, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
Why People Love It Here
- A tight community feel that bigger cities can't replicate.
- Housing dollars stretch further here than in the nearest metro.
- Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 9 miles.
🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Waukau
- Waukau Creek County Nature Preserve reviews ★
Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.
⚡ Quick Facts
StateWisconsin
TypeCDP
Population (2024)—
Land area1.39 sq mi
Coordinates43.9845, -88.7721