- n orth west ▁of ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁An oka . ▁ ▁History ▁In ▁ 1 8 6 9 , ▁Burn s ▁Township ▁broke ▁off ▁from ▁St . ▁Francis ▁Township . ▁ ▁The ▁city ▁was ▁formerly ▁known ▁as ▁Burn s ▁Township ▁until ▁June ▁ 3 0 , ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁when ▁it ▁was ▁incorpor ated ▁as ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁Now then . ▁ ▁The ▁drive ▁toward ▁incorpor ation ▁started ▁at ▁the ▁town ship ' s ▁annual ▁meeting ▁in ▁March ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁when ▁residents ▁decided ▁to ▁incorpor ate ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁prevent ▁an nex ation ▁by ▁other ▁nearby ▁cities . ▁ ▁The ▁name ▁origin ated ▁from ▁an ▁un in cor por ated ▁community ▁named ▁Now then ▁near ▁the ▁intersection ▁of ▁County ▁Ro ads ▁ 5 ▁and ▁ 2 2 ▁within ▁the ▁former ▁town ship . ▁ ▁" Now then " ▁was ▁co ined ▁by ▁the ▁town ' s ▁first ▁post master , ▁James ▁H are , ▁who ▁had ▁the ▁habit ▁of ▁saying ▁" Now , ▁then " ▁in ▁conversation . ▁ ▁Park s ▁The ▁city ▁of ▁Now then ▁has ▁two ▁par ks , ▁Now then ▁Memorial ▁Park ▁and ▁T win ▁L akes ▁City ▁Park . ▁ ▁Now then ▁Memorial ▁Park ▁includes ▁baseball , ▁soft ball ▁and ▁s occer ▁fields , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁a ▁vol ley ball ▁and ▁a ▁basketball ▁court . ▁ ▁Hor se ▁sho es , ▁a ▁play ground , ▁pic nic ▁area , ▁and ▁a ▁walking ▁path ▁are ▁also ▁at ▁the ▁park . ▁