Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin

Fond du Lac County is a county in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of 2020, 104,154 people lived there.[2] Its county seat is Fond du Lac.[3]

Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin
Map
Map of Wisconsin highlighting Fond du Lac County
Location in the state of Wisconsin
Map of the USA highlighting Wisconsin
Wisconsin's location in the U.S.
Statistics
Founded 1839[1]
Seat Fond du Lac
Largest City Fond du Lac
Area
 - Total
 - Land
 - Water

766 sq mi (1,984 km²)
720 sq mi (1,865 km²)
46 sq mi (119 km²), 6.0%
Population
 -  Density


Time zone Central: UTC-6/-5
Website: www.fdlco.wi.gov

The county name is French for bottom (or foot) of the lake.[4][5]

Historical populations
Census Pop.
1840139
185014,51010338.8%
186034,154135.4%
187046,27335.5%
188046,8591.3%
189044,088−5.9%
190047,5897.9%
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%
U.S. Decennial Census[6]
1790–1960[7] 1900–1990[8]
1990–2000[9] 2010–2020[2]

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

Unincorporated communities

 
Grandstands for the Fond du Lac County Fair

Fond Du Lac County, Wisconsin Media

References

  1. "County Facts - Fond du Lac County". www.fdlco.wi.gov. Archived from the original on 28 October 2017. Retrieved 7 May 2018.
  2. 2.0 2.1 "QuickFacts: Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 20, 2024.
  3. "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  4. "Dictionary of Wisconsin History". Wisconsin Historical Society. Archived from the original on 2011-06-11. Retrieved 2008-10-20.
  5. Clorissa Swingen (Spring 1988). "Fond du Lac: Links to our Past". Archived from the original on 2010-06-07. Retrieved 2007-03-20.
  6. "U.S. Decennial Census". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 4, 2015.
  7. "Historical Census Browser". University of Virginia Library. Archived from the original on August 11, 2012. Retrieved August 4, 2015.
  8. Forstall, Richard L., ed. (March 27, 1995). "Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 4, 2015.
  9. "Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. April 2, 2001. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2022-10-09. Retrieved August 4, 2015.

Other websites

Coordinates: 43°46′N 88°29′W / 43.76°N 88.49°W / 43.76; -88.49