Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin

Fond du Lac County is a county in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of 2000, 97,296 people lived there. Its county seat is Fond du Lac.[2]

Fond du Lac County
U.S. county
Lighthouse at Lake Winnebago, in Fond du Lac.
Location within the U.S. state of Wisconsin
Wisconsin's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 43°46′N 88°29′W
Country United States
State Wisconsin
Founded1839[1]
SeatFond du Lac
Largest cityFond du Lac
Area
 • Total766 sq mi (1,980 km2)
 • Land720 sq mi (1,900 km2)
 • Water46 sq mi (120 km2)  6.0%%
Population
 (2010)
 • Total101,633
 • Density141/sq mi (54/km2)
Time zoneUTC−6 (Central)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district6th
Websitewww.fdlco.wi.gov

The county name is French for bottom (or foot) of the lake.[3][4]

Historical population
CensusPop.%±
190047,589—
191051,6108.4%
192056,1198.7%
193059,8836.7%
194062,3534.1%
195067,8298.8%
196075,08510.7%
197084,56712.6%
198088,9645.2%
199090,0831.3%
200097,2968.0%
2010101,6334.5%
WI Counties 1900–1990

Geography

The county has a total area of 766 square miles (1,983.9 km2). Of this, 723 square miles (1,872.6 km2) is land and 43 square miles (111.4 km2) (5.60%) is water.

Cities, villages, and towns
Farming in western Fond du Lac County
  • Alto (town)
  • Ashford (town)
  • Auburn (town)
  • Brandon (village)
  • Byron (town)
  • Calumet (town)
  • Campbellsport (village)
  • Eden (town)
  • Eden (village)
  • Eldorado (town)
  • Empire (town)
  • Fairwater (village)
  • Fond du Lac (town)
  • Fond du Lac (city)
  • Forest (town)
  • Friendship (town)
  • Kewaskum (partial) (village)
  • Lamartine (town)
  • Marshfield (town)
  • Metomen (town)
  • Mount Calvary (village)
  • North Fond du Lac (village)
  • Oakfield (town)
  • Oakfield (village)
  • Osceola (town)
  • Ripon (town)
  • Ripon (city)
  • Rosendale (town)
  • Rosendale (village)
  • Springvale (town)
  • St. Cloud (village)
  • Taycheedah (town)
  • Waupun (city)
  • Waupun (town)

Unincorporated communities
Grandstands for the Fond du Lac County Fair
  • Alto
  • Ashford
  • Arcade Acres
  • Armstrong
  • Artesia Beach
  • Banner
  • Bergen Beach
  • Byron
  • Calumet Harbor
  • Calumetville
  • Calvary
  • Chinatown
  • Dexter
  • Dotyville
  • Dundee
  • Eldorado
  • Elmore
  • Garnet
  • Gladstone Beach
  • Graham Corners
  • Hamilton
  • Highland Park
  • Hopokoekau Beach
  • Johnsburg
  • Ladoga
  • Laudolff Beach
  • Malone
  • Marblehead
  • Marytown
  • Minawa Beach
  • New Fane
  • New Prospect
  • Oak Center
  • Peebles
  • Pipe
  • Pukwana Beach
  • Rogersville
  • Rosendale Center
  • St. Joe
  • St. Peter
  • Silica
  • South Byron
  • Taycheedah
  • Van Dyne
  • Waucousta
  • Welling Beach
  • West Rosendale
  • Wilmoore Heights
  • Woodhull

References
  1. "County Facts - Fond du Lac County". www.fdlco.wi.gov. Retrieved 7 May 2018.
  2. "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  3. "Dictionary of Wisconsin History". Wisconsin Historical Society. Archived from the original on 2011-06-11. Retrieved 2008-10-20.
  4. Clorissa Swingen (Spring 1988). "Fond du Lac: Links to our Past". Archived from the original on 2010-06-07. Retrieved 2007-03-20.

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