Wisconsin Rapids, WI

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Wisconsin Rapids, WI

CITY

Official Website:
http://www.wirapids.org/

Chamber of Commerce:
http://www.wisconsinrapidschamber.com/

Visitors Bureau:
http://www.visitwisrapids.com/

Population:
18435 (2000 census)

Founding Date:
1900 (amalgamated), 1920 (renamed)

County:
Wood County

Formed 1900 as Grand Rapids by the merger of Centralia and Grand Rapids. To avoid confusion with the much-larger city of Grand Rapids, Michigan, in 1920 the name was changed to Wisconsin Rapids.

BIRTHS

Name Occupation Birth Death Known for

Bonnie Bartlett Actor 20-Jun-1929 Ellen Craig on St. Elsewhere

James Daly Actor 23-Oct-1918 3-Jul-1978 Dr. Paul Lochner on Medical Center

Dick Trickle Auto Racing 27-Oct-1941 16-May-2013 Stock car racer

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