Wausau, FL

Wausau is a town in Washington County, Florida, United States. The 2020 census counted 371 residents. Wausau is part of the Florida Panhandle in North Florida. Wausau is part of the Panama City–Panama City Beach, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area. Wausau is the "Possum Capital of the World" and celebrates annually with the Wausau Possum Festival, a celebration of the Virginia opossum. In Wausau, history and present-day settings sit close enough to belong to the same local picture. The map tells the story in Wausau, where earlier chapters remain visible in current streets, buildings, and gathering places. The town is located in the Florida Panhandle along Florida State Road 77, which is the main route through the town. FL-77 leads north 11 mi to Chipley, the Washington County seat, and south 36 mi to Panama City.