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Waupun is a city in Dodge and Fond du Lac counties in the U. S. state of Wisconsin. The population was 11,344 at the 2020 census. Wilcox surveyed the land himself in late fall of 1838, returning to Green Bay for the winter. In February 1839 he returned to the plot he laid out accompanied by two men, John N. Ackerman and Hiram Walker, who were interested in the powerful river and fertile land. They quickly nailed together a shanty to four bur oaks and began building a suitable cabin for the Wilcox homestead. Leaving Ackerman and Walker to finish, Wilcox returned to Green Bay to bring his family to their new home. They reached Waupun on March 20, 1839. Waupun comes from the Ojibwe word "Waubun" which means "the east," "the morning," "the twilight of dawn" and "dawn of day." Waupun was originally supposed to be named "Waubun" but the state of Wisconsin made a spelling error, and Waupun never bothered to change it. An adjacent town with the same name was changed along with the village.

The first town election took place in 1842 at the Wilcox home; eleven votes were cast. When the village charter was ratified 15 years later, 323 votes were cast in the first election. Because of the steady growth of the village, a city charter was granted on March 15, 1878. John N. Ackerman was elected as the first city mayor. The Waupun Library Association was established in 1858 through the efforts of William Euen and Edwin Hillyer. Hillyer ran the library out of his insurance office for 37 years without pay. In 1895, the city took ownership of the library, appointing a new library board which included Edwin Hillyer and Lucius D. Hinkley. When the city took ownership, it was soon moved to a side room in the Whiting Theater, which became the Davison Theater while still housing the library. In 1900, through the fundraising efforts of the Waupun Women's Club, it became a free public library. The Waupun Carnegie Library, now Waupun Heritage Museum, was built in 1904 with a $10,000 grant from Andrew Carnegie.

In 1945 Waupun, was selected for the site of a German POW camp. Despite public opposition, the camp was constructed next to the canning factory, south of Doty Street. The prisoners were brought to Wisconsin to relieve deficits of manpower in the area factories and farms. There were about 200 POWs at the Waupun camp who were assigned to work either for Canned Foods Inc. in Waupun or Stokely Foods in Brandon, Wisconsin.

Waupun is located at (43.631577, −88.735835). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 4.68 square miles (12 km2), of which, 4.62 square miles (12 km2) is land and 0.06 square miles (0 km2) is water. The relief of the city is moderate, ranging from 870 feet (265 m) at the Rock River, to its highest elevation of 941 feet (287 m) above sea level. Waupun lies near the edge of the Horicon Marsh, the largest cattail marsh in the United States, and is the principal access point to wildlife viewing for the Horicon Wildlife Refuges. The Fond du Lac County Park, on the edge of Waupun, has preserved a remnant stand of old growth southern mesic forest, which once covered over 3 million acres (1,214,058 km2) of Southern Wisconsin. The Fond du Lac County Park also provides camping.

As of the census of 2020, the population was 11,344. The population density was There were 3,863 housing units at an average density of Ethnically, the population was 4.8% Hispanic or Latino of any race. When grouping both Hispanic and non Hispanic people together by race, the city was 80.7% White, 12.8% Black or African American, 1.4% Native American, 0.6% Asian, 1.3% from other races, and 3.3% from two or more races. The 2020 census population of the city included 2,867 people incarcerated in adult correctional facilities. According to the American Community Survey estimates for 2016 2020, the median income for a household in the city was $55,621, and the median income for a family was $67,078. Male full time workers had a median income of $44,250 versus $38,947 for female workers. The per capita income for the city was $26,763. About 5.3% of families and 7.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 7.1% of those under age 18 and 7.8% of those age 65 or over. Of the population age 25 and over, 84.7% were high school graduates or higher and 16.3% had a bachelor's degree or higher.

As of the census of 2010, there were 11,340 people, 3,485 households, and 2,259 families living in the city. The population density was There were 3,703 housing units at an average density of The racial makeup of the city was 84.7% White, 12.2% African American, 1.2% Native American, 0.3% Asian, 0.2% Pacific Islander, 0.5% from other races, and 0.9% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.9% of the population. There were 3,485 households, of which 30.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.1% were married couples living together, 9.2% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.5% had a male householder with no wife present, and 35.2% were non families. 30.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.35 and the average family size was 2.91. The median age in the city was 36.4 years. 17.6% of residents were under the age of 18; 11% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 35.1% were from 25 to 44; 23.4% were from 45 to 64; and 12.9% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 61.0% male and 39.0% female.

As of the census The Mayor of Waupun is Rohn W. Bishop. About a quarter of the town's population is incarcerated at the Dodge Correctional Institution, John C. Burke Correctional Center, and Waupun Correctional Institution. These more than 3,000 people from around the state may not vote but make up a majority in two districts. This prison gerrymandering gives outsized electoral power to other residents in the districts relative to others.

Waupun is served by the Waupun Area School District. The school district includes several schools including SAGES, Meadow View Primary, Rock River Intermediate and Waupun High School. SAGES (School for Agriculture and Environmental Studies) is located in Fox Lake. Meadow View Primary, Rock River Intermediate and Waupun High School are all in Waupun. A private school, Central Wisconsin Christian High School, is also located in the city.

Alto Dairy Cooperative, a farmer owned dairy cooperative in Waupun was sold to Saputo Inc. in 2008. National Rivet, a rivet manufacturer, has been based in Waupun for more than 90 years, along with its predecessor and subsidiary, the Shaler Company.

Waupun is home to a collection of outdoor sculptures by Clarence Addison Shaler, a manufacturer, inventor, and sculptor from the local area. These sculptures include The Dawn of Day, Who Sows Believes in God, The Pioneers, and The Recording Angel, among others. A bronze copy of James Earle Fraser's well known "End of the Trail" statue stands in Shaler Park. Shaler commissioned the copy in 1926. Depicting a Native American slumped on a horse, it represents the fate of the Native American people. It was dedicated in the park on June 23, 1929.