Waushara County, Wisconsin
50 public bodies govern here, 3 school districts are based here, and USDA lists 0 farmers markets. Everything below says where it came from.
In four numbers
- People
- 24,868
- Median household income
- $67,107
- ±2,599
- Unemployed
- 3.9%
- 449 of 11,489 in the labour force
- Homes with broadband
- 85.1%
- 9,009 of 10,586 households
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020-2024; read 2026-09-26. Percentages worked out here from the two counts shown.
Who governs here
County government 1
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| County of Waushara | 24,828 (2021) | Po Box 488, Wautoma | Website |
Cities, towns and villages 7
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Wautoma | 2,229 (2021) | Po Box 428, Wautoma | Website |
| Village of Coloma | 456 (2021) | Po Box 353, Coloma | Website |
| Village of Hancock | 400 (2021) | Po Box 154, Hancock | — |
| Village of Lohrville | 437 (2021) | 412 N 4th Ave, Redgranite | — |
| Village of Plainfield | 930 (2021) | Po Box 352, Plainfield | — |
| Village of Redgranite | 2,029 (2021) | Po Box 500, Redgranite | — |
| Village of Wild Rose | 791 (2021) | Po Box 292, Wild Rose | — |
Townships 18
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Town of Aurora | 1,017 (2021) | Po Box 256, Berlin | — |
| Town of Bloomfield | 1,073 (2021) | W153 Archer Drive, Fremont | — |
| Town of Coloma | 741 (2021) | W1349 Burr Oak Ct, Coloma | — |
| Town of Dakota | 1,167 (2021) | W7863 County Road Yy, Wautoma | — |
| Town of Deerfield | 676 (2021) | N3885 7th Dr, Hancock | — |
| Town of Hancock | 568 (2021) | W13264 Beechnut Dr, Hancock | — |
| Town of Leon | 1,563 (2021) | 3995 W Co Rd, Pine River | — |
| Town of Marion | 2,055 (2021) | N1279 County Road Z, Wautoma | — |
| Town of Mount Morris | 1,120 (2021) | W6750 Norwegian Ln, Wild Rose | Website |
| Town of Oasis | 387 (2021) | N6079 8th Ave, Plainfield | — |
| Town of Plainfield | 506 (2021) | N6729 6th Drive, Plainfield | — |
| Town of Poy Sippi | 928 (2021) | W1298 County Road D, Berlin | — |
| Town of Richford | 746 (2021) | N1916 9th Ave, Hancock | — |
| Town of Rose | 676 (2021) | W9057 S. Cty. RD. A, Wild Rose | — |
| Town of Saxeville | 1,015 (2021) | W4022 Archer Ave, Pine River | — |
| Town of Springwater | 1,278 (2021) | P.o. Box 236, Wild Rose | — |
| Town of Warren | 662 (2021) | W3990 State Road 21, Redgranite | — |
| Town of Wautoma | 1,290 (2021) | W8674 Fawn Ct, Wautoma | — |
Special districts 24
| Name | What it does | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waushara County Drainage Board | Drainage | N783 24th Avenue, Neshkoro | Website |
| Alpine Lake Protection and Rehabilitation District | Other natural resources | N2472 Alpine Drive, Wautoma | — |
| Big Hills Lake Management District | Other natural resources | Po Box 57, Wild Rose | — |
| Bugh'S Lake Management District | Other natural resources | N2561 Bughs Lk Rd, Wautoma | Website |
| Deer Lake Rehabilitation District | Other natural resources | N1701 Cree Ave, Marshfield | — |
| Fish Lake Management District | Other natural resources | N3879 Deer Path, Hancock | Website |
| Irogami Lake Management District | Other natural resources | N2375 Fr Ed Bier Dr, Wautoma | — |
| Johns Lake Management District | Other natural resources | W6461 Buttercup Ave, Wautoma | Website |
| Kusel Wilson and Round Lakes Protection and Rehabilitation Dist | Other natural resources | N5490 N Wilson Lake Rd, Wild Rose | — |
| Little Hills Lake Management District | Other natural resources | W6443 Cottonville Dr, Wautoma | — |
| Long Lake District (waushara County) | Other natural resources | W11404 Long Lake Rd, Plainfield | Website |
| Marl Lake Management District | Other natural resources | N3624 Marl Lake Rd, Wautoma | — |
| Mt Morris Lakes Management District | Other natural resources | N3945 Lakeside Ln, Wautoma | Website |
| Pearl Lake Protection and Rehabilitation District | Other natural resources | W4762 S Pearl Lake RD., Redgranite | Website |
| Pine Lake Management District | Other natural resources | W12388 Buttercup Dr, Hancock | Website |
| Pleasant Lake Management District (waushara County) | Other natural resources | Po Box 230, Coloma | Website |
| Porters Lake Management District | Other natural resources | N3299 Shannahan Ln, Wautoma | Website |
| Silver Lake Management District | Other natural resources | N1889 N Silver Lake Rd, Wautoma | — |
| Spring Lake Management District | Other natural resources | Po Box 237, Neshkoro | — |
| White River Flowage Management District | Other natural resources | Po Box 573, Wautoma | Website |
| White River Lake District (upper Mill Pond) | Other natural resources | W9944 Buttercup Ave, Wautoma | Website |
| Wild Rose Inland Lake Protection and Rehabilitation District | Other natural resources | Po Box 292, Wild Rose | — |
| Poy Sippi Sanitary District | Sewerage | Po Box 107, Poy Sippi | Website |
| Silver Lake Sanitary District | Sewerage | Po Box 357, Wautoma | Website |
U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Government Units List (published August 2023); the file read 2026-09-26. Offices are placed by county; a special district’s territory can cross county lines. Each body posts its own meetings on its website where the Census records one.
School districts based here
Tri-County Area School District
School district3 schools
409 S West St, Plainfield, WI, 54966
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
Wautoma Area School District
School district4 schools
556 S Cambridge St, Wautoma, WI, 54982
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
Wild Rose School District
School district2 schools
600 Park Ave, Wild Rose, WI, 54984
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data 2024-25; read 2026-09-26.
Farmers markets
USDA’s directory lists no farmers market in this county. That is not the same as there being none: a market that never registered with USDA, and was not found by its 2023 web sweep, is not in the directory.
In the counties that border this one
Rome Farmers Market (251 State Hwy 13 (Alpine Business Park) Rome)
Berlin Farmers & Artists Market (192 E Huron St Nathan Strong Park Berlin) · Princeton Farm to Fork Farmers' Market (Princeton)
Stevens Point Area Winter Farmers Market (Stevens Point) · Stevens Point Farmers' Market (Stevens Point)
Menasha Farm Fresh Market (140 Main Street (terrace in front of the Marina) Menasha) · Future Neenah Farmers Market (210 E. Wisconsin Ave. Neenah) · Roosevelt Farmers Market (910 N Sawyer St oshkosh) · and 6 more
Which counties border which: U.S. Census Bureau, County Adjacency File (2024), the file read 2026-09-26. Bordering is not distance — counties that touch at one corner border each other.
USDA National Farmers Market Directory; read 2026-09-26.