Augusta

History

Augusta was formerly called Ridge Creek. A post office has been in operation in Augusta since 1858. The city was named in 1856 after Augusta, Maine. Another theory holds that the town was named Augusta after citizens agreed to name the village after the prettiest girl in the area.

Geography

Augusta is located at (44.679656, -91.122664). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all land. There are two class 2 trout fishing streams in Augusta: Bridge Creek and its tributary Diamond Valley Creek. The city lies on US Highway 12, which serves as the main east-west thoroughfare through town, and also lies on State Trunk Highway 27. It is ten miles north of Interstate 94 and 20 miles southeast of the City of Eau Claire.

Race & ethnicity

Most-observed species

• American Crow

  Corvus brachyrhynchos C.L.Brehm, 1822 · Aves
  663
• Blue Jay

  Cyanocitta cristata (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  493
• Black-capped Chickadee

  Poecile atricapillus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  437
• American Robin

  Turdus migratorius Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves
  430
• Red-winged Blackbird

  Agelaius phoeniceus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  395
• American Goldfinch

  Spinus tristis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  376
• Mourning Dove

  Zenaida macroura (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  367
• White-breasted Nuthatch

  Sitta carolinensis Latham, 1790 · Aves
  363