Wausau Metropolitan Statistical Area
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The Wausau Metropolitan Statistical Area is a U.S. Census-defined region in central Wisconsin centered on the city of Wausau, encompassing surrounding communities that share strong economic and social ties.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Wausau Metropolitan Statistical Area canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10496818 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Wausau Metropolitan Statistical Area Context triple: [Wausau, Wisconsin, partOf, Wausau Metropolitan Statistical Area]
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A.
Marquette micropolitan area
The Marquette micropolitan area is a small urban region in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula centered on the city of Marquette and its surrounding communities, serving as a local hub for education, healthcare, and commerce.
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B.
Petoskey micropolitan area
The Petoskey micropolitan area is a small regional population and economic center in northern Michigan anchored by the city of Petoskey and its surrounding communities.
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C.
Wausau, Wisconsin
Wausau, Wisconsin is a small city in north-central Wisconsin known for its significant Hmong American community, outdoor recreation, and regional economic and cultural role.
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D.
Waupun, Wisconsin
Waupun, Wisconsin is a small city in Dodge and Fond du Lac counties known for its historic correctional institutions and prominent public sculptures, including the famous "End of the Trail" statue.
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E.
Sheboygan metropolitan area
The Sheboygan metropolitan area is a small urban region in eastern Wisconsin centered on the city of Sheboygan along the western shore of Lake Michigan.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Wausau Metropolitan Statistical Area Target entity description: The Wausau Metropolitan Statistical Area is a U.S. Census-defined region in central Wisconsin centered on the city of Wausau, encompassing surrounding communities that share strong economic and social ties.
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A.
Marquette micropolitan area
The Marquette micropolitan area is a small urban region in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula centered on the city of Marquette and its surrounding communities, serving as a local hub for education, healthcare, and commerce.
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B.
Petoskey micropolitan area
The Petoskey micropolitan area is a small regional population and economic center in northern Michigan anchored by the city of Petoskey and its surrounding communities.
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C.
Wausau, Wisconsin
Wausau, Wisconsin is a small city in north-central Wisconsin known for its significant Hmong American community, outdoor recreation, and regional economic and cultural role.
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D.
Waupun, Wisconsin
Waupun, Wisconsin is a small city in Dodge and Fond du Lac counties known for its historic correctional institutions and prominent public sculptures, including the famous "End of the Trail" statue.
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E.
Sheboygan metropolitan area
The Sheboygan metropolitan area is a small urban region in eastern Wisconsin centered on the city of Sheboygan along the western shore of Lake Michigan.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | metropolitan statistical area ⓘ |
| areaCode |
534
ⓘ
715 ⓘ |
| CBSAType | Metropolitan Statistical Area ⓘ |
| centralCity | Wausau, Wisconsin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsUrbanArea | Wausau urbanized area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| daylightSavingTimeZone |
Central Time Zone
ⓘ
surface form:
Central Daylight Time
|
| definedBy |
United States Census Bureau
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States Office of Management and Budget NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| economicRegionFor | central Wisconsin communities around Wausau ⓘ |
| FIPSCode | 48740 ⓘ |
| governmentalUnitType | Core Based Statistical Area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCounty | Marathon County, Wisconsin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEconomicTieCenter | Wausau, Wisconsin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPrincipalCity | Wausau, Wisconsin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSocialTieCenter | Wausau, Wisconsin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| includesCity |
Mosinee, Wisconsin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Wausau, Wisconsin NERFINISHED ⓘ Weston, Wisconsin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| includesTown |
Mosinee, Wisconsin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rib Mountain (town), Wisconsin NERFINISHED ⓘ Spencer, Wisconsin NERFINISHED ⓘ Texas, Wisconsin NERFINISHED ⓘ Wausau (town), Wisconsin NERFINISHED ⓘ Weston (town), Wisconsin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| includesVillage |
Kronenwetter, Wisconsin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Marathon City, Wisconsin NERFINISHED ⓘ Rib Mountain, Wisconsin NERFINISHED ⓘ Rothschild, Wisconsin NERFINISHED ⓘ Schofield, Wisconsin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| largestCity | Wausau, Wisconsin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Wisconsin ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | Central Wisconsin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | State of Wisconsin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| populationCensus2010 | 134063 ⓘ |
| populationEstimate2019 | 135780 ⓘ |
| regionType | metropolitan area ⓘ |
| socialRegionFor | central Wisconsin communities around Wausau ⓘ |
| state | Wisconsin ⓘ |
| stateSubdivision | Marathon County, Wisconsin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| statisticalPurpose | federal statistical data collection and analysis ⓘ |
| timeZone | Central Time Zone ⓘ |
| usedByAgency |
United States Census Bureau
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States Office of Management and Budget NERFINISHED ⓘ federal statistical agencies ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Wausau Metropolitan Statistical Area Description of subject: The Wausau Metropolitan Statistical Area is a U.S. Census-defined region in central Wisconsin centered on the city of Wausau, encompassing surrounding communities that share strong economic and social ties.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.