About Wausau
Wausau is a thriving city in northern Wisconsin counting 40,262 people who proudly call it home.
Officially, Wausau is an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 19.23 square miles, giving it a balanced suburban layout with room to breathe at roughly 2,094 residents per square mile.
📰 Wausau News Today
Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.
What Makes Wausau Unique
- A top-25 city in Wisconsin by population (#19 of 607 incorporated places).
- Positioned in northern Wisconsin, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
- Part of the fabric of Wisconsin — one of 808 recognized communities statewide.
Why People Love It Here
- The sweet spot: real amenities without big-city congestion.
- Local businesses and schools anchored by a stable resident base of 40,262.
- Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 7 miles.
🍽️ Where to Eat in Wausau
- Applebee's — american
- Biggby Coffee — coffee shop (café)
- CHAR Grillhouse
- Ciao — italian
- E.J.'s Diner — breakfast
- El Tequila Salsa — mexican
- Lemongrass Asian Fusion — asian
- Oishii Ramen
- Peking Restaurant — chinese
- Pizza Hut — pizza
Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
🎡 Fun Things to Do
- Children's Imaginarium · Museum
- Ingwal S. Horgen Farm Museum · Museum
- Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum · Museum
- Wausau Museum of Contemporary Art · Museum
- Wausau On Water
- Woodson History Center · Museum
- Yawkey House Museum · Museum
- Ahrnsbrak Room · Art gallery
- Anthony: Gallery Atelier Framing · Art gallery
- Caroline S. Mark Gallery · Art gallery
Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Wausau
Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.
🏫 Schools in Wausau
- Franklin Elementary
- G D Jones Elementary
- Grant Elementary
- Hewitt-Texas Elementary
- Horace Mann Middle
- John Marshall Elementary
- John Muir Middle
- Lincoln Elementary
- Maine Elementary
- Rib Mountain Elementary
- Riverview Elementary
- South Mountain Elementary
- Stettin Elementary
- Thomas Jefferson Elementary
Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.
🏥 Hospitals & Healthcare
- Aspirus Wausau Hospital ★★★★ (4/5 CMS rating) · 24/7 ER
- North Central Health Care · Psychiatric
Medicare-registered hospitals with official CMS star ratings.