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{{Infobox settlement |official_name = Chain O' Lakes-King, Wisconsin |settlement_type = Former [[Census-designated place|CDP]] |nickname = |motto = <!-- Images --> |image_skyline = |imagesize = |image_caption = |image_flag = |image_seal = <!-- Maps --> |image_map = WIMap-doton-Chain_O_Lakes-King.png |mapsize = 250px |map_caption = Location of Chain O' Lakes-King, Wisconsin |image_map1 = |mapsize1 = |map_caption1 = <!-- Location --> |subdivision_type = [[List of sovereign states|Country]] |subdivision_name = United States |subdivision_type1 = [[U.S. state|State]] |subdivision_name1 = [[Wisconsin]] |subdivision_type2 = [[List of counties in Wisconsin|County]] |subdivision_name2 = [[Waupaca County, Wisconsin|Waupaca]] <!-- Government --> |government_footnotes = |government_type = |leader_title = |leader_name = |leader_title1 = |leader_name1 = |established_title = |established_date = <!-- Area --> |unit_pref = Imperial |area_footnotes = |area_magnitude = |area_total_km2 = 14.4 |area_land_km2 = 11.2 |area_water_km2 = 3.2 |area_total_sq_mi = 5.6 |area_land_sq_mi = 4.3 |area_water_sq_mi = 1.3 <!-- Population --> |population_as_of = [[United States Census, 2000|2000]] |population_footnotes = |population_total = 2215 |population_density_km2 = 198.4 |population_density_sq_mi = 513.8 <!-- General information --> |timezone = [[North American Central Time Zone|Central (CST)]] |utc_offset = -6 |timezone_DST = CDT |utc_offset_DST = -5 |elevation_footnotes = <ref name="GR3">{{cite web|url=http://geonames.usgs.gov|accessdate=2008-01-31|title=US Board on Geographic Names|publisher=[[United States Geological Survey]]|date=2007-10-25}}</ref> |elevation_m = |elevation_ft = |coordinates = {{coord|44|19|50|N|89|9|53|W|region:US-WI|display=inline,title}} |postal_code_type = |postal_code = |area_code = |blank_name = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]] |blank_info = 55-13885<ref name="GR2">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |accessdate=2008-01-31 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref> |blank1_name = |blank1_info = |website = |footnotes = }} '''Chain O' Lakes-King''' is a former [[census-designated place]] (CDP) in [[Waupaca County, Wisconsin|Waupaca County]], [[Wisconsin]], United States. The population was 2,215 at the 2000 census. It is located within the towns of [[Farmington, Waupaca County, Wisconsin|Farmington]] and [[Dayton, Waupaca County, Wisconsin|Dayton]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/MapItDrawServlet?geo_id%3D16000US5513885 |title=Chain O' Lakes-King CDP, Wisconsin - Reference Map - American FactFinder |accessdate=2010-01-13 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110606000708/http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/MapItDrawServlet?geo_id=16000US5513885 |archivedate=2011-06-06 }}</ref> For the [[United States Census, 2010|2010 census]], Chain O' Lakes-King was split into the CDPs of [[Chain O' Lakes, Wisconsin|Chain O' Lakes]] and [[King, Waupaca County, Wisconsin|King]]. ==Visitor attractions== The CDP is home to the [[Wisconsin Veterans Home]], located in King. Also in the CDP are the Chain O' Lakes, a series of 22 interconnected lakes frequented by tourists.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.midwestweekends.com/plan_a_trip/outdoors_recreations/lake_towns/waupaca_lakes.html |title=Cruising around Waupaca's Chain of Lakes |accessdate=2010-01-13 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090908085416/http://www.midwestweekends.com/plan_a_trip/outdoors_recreations/lake_towns/waupaca_lakes.html |archivedate=2009-09-08 }}</ref> In the [[Menominee]] language, the chain of lakes are called ''Kūwicīqsow-Nepēhsaeh''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www4.uwsp.edu/museum/menomineeClans/places/chart.aspx|title=Menominee Place Names in Wisconsin|last=Hoffman|first=Mike|website=The Menominee Clans Story|access-date=2018-10-05}}</ref> This name refers to how the shape is like that of the sacred double ball game, a game similar to [[lacrosse]] traditionally played by women of the various nations indigenous to Wisconsin.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.mpm.edu/content/wirp/ICW-49.html#double|title=Recreation and Games|website=Indian Country Wisconsin|access-date=2018-10-05}}</ref> ==Geography== Chain O' Lakes-King is located at {{coord|44|19|50|N|89|9|53|W|type:city}} (44.330570, -89.164796).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref> According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the CDP has a total area of 5.6 square miles (14.4 km<sup>2</sup>), of which, 4.3 square miles (11.2 km<sup>2</sup>) of it is land and 1.2 square miles (3.2 km<sup>2</sup>) of it (22.48%) is water. ==Demographics== As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 2,215 people, 623 households, and 439 families residing in the CDP. The [[population density]] was 513.8 people per square mile (198.4/km<sup>2</sup>). There were 1,085 housing units at an average density of 251.7/sq mi (97.2/km<sup>2</sup>). The racial makeup of the CDP was 98.60% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.09% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.41% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.14% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.14% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.63% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.50% of the population. There were 623 households, out of which 23.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.2% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 5.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.4% were non-families. 23.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.29 and the average family size was 2.67. In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 13.2% under the age of 18, 4.3% from 18 to 24, 15.3% from 25 to 44, 24.2% from 45 to 64, and 43.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 59 years. For every 100 females, there were 147.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 154.7 males. The median income for a household in the CDP was $44,327, and the median income for a family was $57,991. Males had a median income of $41,027 versus $25,268 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the CDP was $23,490. About 3.9% of families and 3.7% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 4.0% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over. ==See also== *[[Chain O' Lakes, Wisconsin]] *[[King, Waupaca County, Wisconsin]] ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== *[https://web.archive.org/web/20090908085416/http://www.midwestweekends.com/plan_a_trip/outdoors_recreations/lake_towns/waupaca_lakes.html Profile of the Chain O' Lakes-King census-designated place] {{Waupaca County, Wisconsin}} [[Category:Former census-designated places in Wisconsin]] [[Category:Geography of Waupaca County, Wisconsin]]
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