Wonewoc Formation
Wonewoc may refer to: * Wonewoc, Wisconsin, a village in Juneau County, Wisconsin, United States * Wonewoc (town), Wisconsin, a town in Juneau County, Wisconsin, United States * Wonewoc Spiritualist Camp Wonewoc Spiritualist Camp is a Spiritualist Church A spiritualist church is a church affiliated with the informal spiritualist movement which began in the United States in the 1840s. Spiritualist churches are now found around the world, but are ...

Wonewoc, Wisconsin
Wonewoc is a village along the Baraboo River in Juneau County, Wisconsin. The population was 816 at the time of the 2010 census. History The name “Wonewoc” is of Indigenous American origin, probably meaning "howling hills". However, at the time of colonization, the site and subsequent town were known to the native Hoocąk (Winnebago) people as ''Wonį́wąk'', which derives ultimately from an infinitive meaning, "to be wicked, bad." However, Josephine White Eagle says that ''wōnį́wąk'' means more precisely, "you (sg.) are naughty, foolish, not thinking." Apparently, a settler asked a native resident, "What do you call this place?" and the man replied, "You're a knucklehead." George and Lucinda Willard first settled the area in 1851. The town was incorporated as a village in 1878, and once the railroad was built village growth exploded. The population of the town was largely settled by Yankee colonists from New England, according to the 1860 census. When the railroad e ...
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Wonewoc (town), Wisconsin
Wonewoc is a town in Juneau County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 783 at the 2000 census. The Village of Wonewoc and the village of Union Center are located within the town. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 35.5 square miles (92.0 km2), of which, 35.5 square miles (92.0 km2) of it is land and 0.04 square miles (0.1 km2) of it (0.06%) is water. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 783 people, 288 households, and 228 families residing in the town. The population density was 22.0 people per square mile (8.5/km2). There were 318 housing units at an average density of 9.0 per square mile (3.5/km2). The racial makeup of the town was 99.74% White, 0.13% Native American, and 0.13% from two or more races. 0.26% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. There were 288 households, out of which 32.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 70.1% were ma ...
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