Waubeka, Wisconsin
Encyclopedia
Waubeka is an unincorporated
census-designated place
in the town of Fredonia
, Ozaukee County, Wisconsin
, United States
, in the Milwaukee-Waukesha metro area. As of the 2010 census
, its population is 657. It was named for an Indian chief.
Its altitude is 797 feet (293 m), and it is located at 43°28′30"N 87°59′25"W (43.4749994, -87.9903696). Waubeka has an area of 2.416 mi2; 2.343 mi2 of this is land, and 0.073 mi2 is water.
The origin of Flag Day is traced to Waubeka. In 1885, Stony Hill School teacher Bernard John Cigrand displayed a 10 inches (25.4 cm) flag in an inkwell and had his students write essays on what the flag meant to them. He told the students that June 14th was the birthday of the flag. The school is now considered a historic site.
Waubeka is home to the National Flag Day Foundation Americanism Center.
Unincorporated area
In law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not a part of any municipality.To "incorporate" in this context means to form a municipal corporation, a city, town, or village with its own government. An unincorporated community is usually not subject to or taxed by a municipal government...
census-designated place
Census-designated place
A census-designated place is a concentration of population identified by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes. CDPs are delineated for each decennial census as the statistical counterparts of incorporated places such as cities, towns and villages...
in the town of Fredonia
Fredonia (town), Wisconsin
Fredonia is a town in Ozaukee County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 2,903 at the 2000 census. The Village of Fredonia is located mostly within the town...
, Ozaukee County, Wisconsin
Wisconsin
Wisconsin is a U.S. state located in the north-central United States and is part of the Midwest. It is bordered by Minnesota to the west, Iowa to the southwest, Illinois to the south, Lake Michigan to the east, Michigan to the northeast, and Lake Superior to the north. Wisconsin's capital is...
, United States
United States
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, in the Milwaukee-Waukesha metro area. As of the 2010 census
United States Census, 2010
The Twenty-third United States Census, known as Census 2010 or the 2010 Census, is the current national census of the United States. National Census Day was April 1, 2010 and is the reference date used in enumerating individuals...
, its population is 657. It was named for an Indian chief.
Its altitude is 797 feet (293 m), and it is located at 43°28′30"N 87°59′25"W (43.4749994, -87.9903696). Waubeka has an area of 2.416 mi2; 2.343 mi2 of this is land, and 0.073 mi2 is water.
Flag Day
Waubeka is home to the National Flag Day Foundation Americanism Center.
Notable residents
- Bernard J. CigrandBernard J. CigrandBernard John Cigrand , a dentist, has a strong claim to being considered the father of Flag Day in the United States....
, founder of Flag Day in the United StatesFlag Day in the United StatesIn the United States Flag Day is celebrated on June 14. It commemorates the adoption of the flag of the United States, which happened that day by resolution of the Second Continental Congress in 1777...
, was born in Waubeka.