Necedah (town), Wisconsin

The name "Necedah" comes from the Ho Chunk peoples who inhabited the area before the arrival of European settlers and means "Land of the Yellow Waters", a reference to the Yellow River.

[1] In its issue of September 11, 1950 Life magazine reported a gathering of 80,000 on the preceding August 15 at a farm near the town where a Mrs. Van Hoof had reported seeing a vision of the Virgin Mary.

[2] According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 82.9 square miles (214.6 km2).

21.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

Mile Bluff Medical Center hospital in Mauston serves the town.