Pepin County, Wisconsin

Pepin County is a county in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of 2010, 7,469 people lived there. Its county seat is Durand.[1]

Pepin County
U.S. county
Historic Pepin County Courthouse Museum in Durand, Wisconsin
Location within the U.S. state of Wisconsin
Wisconsin's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 44°36′N 92°00′W
Country United States
State Wisconsin
FoundedFebruary 25, 1858
Named forLake Pepin
SeatDurand
Largest cityDurand
Area
 • Total249 sq mi (640 km2)
 • Land232 sq mi (600 km2)
 • Water17 sq mi (40 km2)  6.7%%
Population
 (2010)
 • Total7,469
 • Estimate 
(2019)
7,287
 • Density30/sq mi (12/km2)
Time zoneUTC−6 (Central)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district3rd
Websitewww.co.pepin.wi.us

Laura Ingalls Wilder was born in Pepin County.

History
Historical population
CensusPop.%±
19007,905—
19107,577−4.1%
19207,481−1.3%
19307,450−0.4%
19407,8976.0%
19507,462−5.5%
19607,332−1.7%
19707,319−0.2%
19807,4772.2%
19907,107−4.9%
20007,2131.5%
20107,4693.5%
WI Counties 1900-1990

Pepin County was formed in 1858 from parts of Dunn County. It was named after the French conquistadors Pierre and Jean Pepin du Chardonnets.

Geography

The county has a total area of 249 square miles (644.9 km2). Of this, 232 square miles (600.9 km2) is land and 16 square miles (41.4 km2) (6.59%) is water. Pepin County is the smallest county in Wisconsin.

Cities, villages, and towns
  • Albany
  • Durand (town)
  • Durand
  • Frankfort
  • Lima
  • Pepin (town)
  • Pepin
  • Stockholm (town)
  • Stockholm
  • Waterville
  • Waubeek

Unincorporated communities
  • Arkansaw
  • Barry Corner
  • Devils Corner
  • Ella
  • Hawkins Corner
  • Lakeport
  • Lima
  • Lund
  • Porcupine
  • Tarrant

References
  1. "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved 2008-01-31.

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