Poy Sippi is an unincorporated census-designated place in the town of Poy Sippi in Waushara County, Wisconsin, United States.[1] It is located at the intersection of Wisconsin Highway 49 and County H.[2] As of the 2010 census, its population is 371.[3]

History

The Pine River was called "Poygan Sippi" by Potawatomi Indians[4] because it flowed into Lake Poygan. The name was contracted to Poy Sippi. It is said to be a corruption of an Indian word meaning "Sioux river."[5] In the related Menominee language, it is called Pawāhnān-Sīpiah, "Wild Rice Gathering River", referring to the importance of wild rice as a staple crop to the local people.[6]

Images

  • The sign for Poy Sippi
    The sign for Poy Sippi
  • Looking south on WIS 49
    Looking south on WIS 49

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Poy Sippi (CDP), Wisconsin
  2. ^ "Location of Poy Sippi". Mapquest. Retrieved April 20, 2010.
  3. ^ "U.S. Census website". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved April 19, 2011.
  4. ^ Poy Sippi Public Library website
  5. ^ Fox, Edgar B.; Dudley, W. T. (1869). History and Directory of Green Lake and Waushara Counties, and the City of Ripon. p. 93.
  6. ^ Hoffman, Mike. "Menominee Place Names in Wisconsin". The Menominee Clans Story. Retrieved October 6, 2018.


Allikas: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poy_Sippi_(CDP),_Wisconsin
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