Paac Ciinak, Wisconsin Explained

Official Name:Paak Ciinac, Wisconsin
Settlement Type:Census-designated place
Pushpin Map:Wisconsin#USA
Pushpin Label:Paak Ciinac
Coordinates:44.8558°N -89.1583°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Wisconsin
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Shawano
Subdivision Type3:Towns
Subdivision Name3:Birnamwood
Wittenberg
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:2.59
Area Land Km2:2.59
Area Water Km2:0.0
Population As Of:2020
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population:83
Timezone:Central (CST)
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Elevation Ft:1202
Postal Code Type:ZIP Code
Postal Code:54499 (Wittenberg)
Area Code:715/534
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:55-60912
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:2807530

Paac Ciinak is a census-designated place (CDP) in Shawano County, Wisconsin, United States. As of the 2020 census, it had a population of 83.[2] On older federal topographic maps, the community is shown as Potch-Chee-Nunk or Potch Che Nunk.

The community is in western Shawano County, on land of the Ho-Chunk Nation of Wisconsin. It is bordered to the west by U.S. Route 45, which leads south 2miles to Wittenberg and northwest 3miles to Eland. The Middle Branch of the Embarrass River flows southward through the west side of the community.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files – Wisconsin . United States Census Bureau . October 27, 2021.
  2. Web site: Paac Ciinak CDP, Wisconsin: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171). U.S. Census Bureau. October 27, 2021.