Welcome to Wausa ...

The village of Wausa is located in Knox County<1>.

The location of Wausa has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Wausa, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1890.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Wausa has a population of 561 people<3> (see below for details).

Wausa is 1,770 feet [539 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: Wausa lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area codes for Wausa: (402) and (531)<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Wausa had an population of 561 people. This is a decrease of 11.51% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 11.79% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Wausa had a population of 634 people (or 7.29% of the total population of Knox County). This makes Wausa the county's 4th most populous community.

The population of Wausa represents 0.03% of the population of Nebraska (which has 1,826,341 people), making it the state's 166th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 634 people, the population of Wausa has remained roughly the same as the 2000 Census (with a count of 636 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Wausa.

Communities near Wausa ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Wausa.

• Hartington
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hartington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartington
  • Hartington is located in Cedar County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,469 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hartington <6>
• Plainview
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plainview have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
  • Plainview is located in Pierce County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,197 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plainview <6>
• Creighton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Creighton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creighton
  • Creighton is located in Knox County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,077 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Creighton <6>
• Bloomfield
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
  • Bloomfield is located in Knox County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 944 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bloomfield <6>
• Randolph
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
  • Randolph is located in Cedar County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 889 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Randolph <6>
• Osmond
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osmond
  • Osmond is located in Pierce County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 752 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Osmond <6>
• Crofton
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crofton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crofton
  • Crofton is located in Knox County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 661 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crofton <6>
• Coleridge
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coleridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleridge
  • Coleridge is located in Cedar County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 452 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coleridge <6>
• Fordyce
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fordyce have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fordyce
  • Fordyce is located in Cedar County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 131 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fordyce <6>
• Belden
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belden
  • Belden is located in Cedar County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belden <6>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Wausa. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Wausa.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Wausa. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Wausa.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Wausa. See our Newspapers Page for Wausa.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wausa ...

Looking for more information about Wausa? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Wausa, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Wausa.

Adding Wausa to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Wausa in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Wausa was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Wausa post office opened in 1890.

We also found Wausa on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Nebraska (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Wausa.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Wausa. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Knox County: www.co.knox.ne.us/

The official website for State of Nebraska: www.nebraska.gov/