Waukechon, Wisconsin
Waukechon, Wisconsin | |
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Location of Waukechon, Wisconsin | |
| Coordinates: 44°44′2″N 88°32′45″W / 44.73389°N 88.54583°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Wisconsin |
| County | Shawano |
| Area | |
• Total | 35.9 sq mi (93.0 km2) |
| • Land | 35.4 sq mi (91.7 km2) |
| • Water | 0.50 sq mi (1.3 km2) |
| Elevation | 823 ft (251 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
• Total | 928 |
| • Density | 26/sq mi (10.1/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| FIPS code | 55-84225 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1584370 |
Waukechon is a town in Shawano County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 928 at the 2000 census. The unincorporated community of Lunds is located in the town. Its Menominee name is Wākecānāpāēw, meaning "crooked beak man", a reference to the Thunderbird Clan of the Ho-Chunk.