Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin

County in Wisconsin, United States

County

Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin

County

Fond du Lac County City/County Government Center.

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Map of Wisconsin showing Fond du Lac County

Wisconsin's location in the contiguous United States

Coordinates: 43°46′N 88°29′W﻿ / ﻿43.76°N 88.49°W﻿ / 43.76; -88.49
Incorporated| 1836
County seat| Fond du Lac
Largest city| Fond du Lac
Municipalities|

33 (total)

* 3 cities
* 21 towns
* 9 villages

Government

• Type| County
• Body| Board of Supervisors
• Executive| Sam Kaufman
• County Board| 25 supervisors
Area

• Total

| 1,980 km2 (766 sq mi)
• Land| 1,900 km2 (720 sq mi)
• Water| 120 km2 (46 sq mi)
• Rank| 40th largest county in Wisconsin
Population

(2020)[1]

• Total

| 104,154

• Estimate

(2023)

| 103,948
• Rank| 16th largest county in Wisconsin
• Density| 55.9/km2 (144.7/sq mi)
Time zone| UTC−6 (Central)
• Summer (DST)| UTC−5 (Central)
ZIP Code|

54971, 53931, 53919, 53946, 53963, 54964, 54932, 54974, 53065, 53006, 54979, 54937, 54935, 53048, 53010, 53040, 53011, 53019, 53057, 53079, 53049, 53061, 53014

Area codes| 920
Congressional districts| 6th
Interstates|

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U.S. Highways|

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State Routes|

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Airports| Fond du Lac County Airport

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Waterways| Fond du Lac River
Milwaukee River
Rock River
Sheboygan River
Lake Winnebago
Website| https://www.fdlco.wi.gov/

Fond du Lac County (/ˈfɒndəlæk/ ⓘ) is a county in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of the 2020 census, the population was 104,154.[2] Its county seat is Fond du Lac.[3] The county was created in the Wisconsin Territory in 1836 and later organized in 1844.[4] Fond du Lac is French for "bottom of the lake", given so because of the county's location at the southern shore of Lake Winnebago.[5][6][7] Fond du Lac County comprises the Fond du Lac, Wisconsin Metropolitan Statistical Area.[8] The Holyland region is in northeastern Fond du Lac County.

## Geography

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According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 766 square miles (1,980 km2), of which 720 square miles (1,900 km2) is land and 46 square miles (120 km2) (6.0%) is water.[9]

### Adjacent counties

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* Winnebago County – north
* Calumet County – northeast
* Sheboygan County – east
* Washington County – southeast
* Dodge County – southwest
* Green Lake County – west

### National protected area

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* Horicon National Wildlife Refuge (part)

## Transportation

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### Major highways

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* Interstate 41
* U.S. Highway 41
* U.S. Highway 45
* U.S. Highway 151
* Highway 23 (Wisconsin)
* Highway 26 (Wisconsin)
* Highway 44 (Wisconsin)
* Highway 49 (Wisconsin)
* Highway 67 (Wisconsin)
* Highway 175 (Wisconsin)

### Railroads

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* Canadian National
* Wisconsin and Southern Railroad

### Buses

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* Fond du Lac Area Transit

### Airport

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Fond du Lac County Airport (IATA: FLD, ICAO: KFLD, FAA LID: FLD) serves the county and surrounding communities.

## Climate

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|  Fond du Lac County

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## Demographics

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Historical population Census| Pop.| Note| %±

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1840| 139| | —
1850| 14,510| | 10,338.8%
1860| 34,154| | 135.4%
1870| 46,273| | 35.5%
1880| 46,859| | 1.3%
1890| 44,088| | −5.9%
1900| 47,589| | 7.9%
1910| 51,610| | 8.4%
1920| 56,119| | 8.7%
1930| 59,883| | 6.7%
1940| 62,353| | 4.1%
1950| 67,829| | 8.8%
1960| 75,085| | 10.7%
1970| 84,567| | 12.6%
1980| 88,964| | 5.2%
1990| 90,083| | 1.3%
2000| 97,296| | 8.0%
2010| 101,633| | 4.5%
2020| 104,154| | 2.5%
U.S. Decennial Census[11]
1790–1960[12] 1900–1990[13]
1990–2000[14] 2010–2020[2]

### 2020 census

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As of the census of 2020,[1] the population was 104,154. The population density was 144.7 inhabitants per square mile (55.9/km2). There were 45,740 housing units at an average density of 63.6 units per square mile (24.6 units/km2). The racial makeup of the county was 88.0% White, 2.3% Black or African American, 1.2% Asian, 0.5% Native American, 3.0% from other races, and 5.0% from two or more races. Ethnically, the population was 6.4% Hispanic or Latino of any race.

2000 Census Age Pyramid for Fond du Lac County

### 2000 census

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As of the census[15] of 2000, there were 97,296 people, 36,931 households, and 25,482 families residing in the county. The population density was 135 people per square mile (52 people/km2). There were 39,271 housing units at an average density of 54 units per square mile (21 units/km2). The racial makeup of the county was 96.16% White, 0.90% Black or African American, 0.38% Native American, 0.87% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.84% from other races, and 0.82% from two or more races. 2.04% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 57.7% were of German, 6.1% Irish and 5.3% American ancestry. 95.5% spoke English, 2.1% Spanish and 1.3% German as their first language.

There were 36,931 households, out of which 32.80% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.70% were married couples living together, 7.80% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.00% were non-families. 25.40% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.80% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.52 and the average family size was 3.04.

In the county, the population was spread out, with 25.20% under the age of 18, 9.40% from 18 to 24, 28.70% from 25 to 44, 22.40% from 45 to 64, and 14.30% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 95.30 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.20 males.

In 2017, there were 1,066 births, giving a general fertility rate of 57.7 births per 1000 women aged 15–44, the 20th lowest rate out of all 72 Wisconsin counties.[16] Additionally, there were 74 reported induced abortions performed on women of Fond du Lac County residence in 2017.[17]

## Communities

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Fond du Lac Lighthouse in Lakeside Park Farming in western Fond du Lac County

### Cities

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* Fond du Lac (county seat)
* Ripon
* Waupun (mostly in Dodge County)

### Villages

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* Brandon
* Campbellsport
* Eden
* Fairwater
* Kewaskum (mostly in Washington County)
* Mount Calvary
* North Fond du Lac
* Oakfield
* Rosendale
* St. Cloud

### Towns

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* Alto
* Ashford
* Auburn
* Byron
* Calumet
* Eden
* Eldorado
* Empire
* Fond du Lac
* Forest
* Friendship
* Lamartine
* Marshfield
* Metomen
* Oakfield
* Osceola
* Ripon
* Rosendale
* Springvale
* Taycheedah
* Waupun

### Census-designated places

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* St. Peter
* Taycheedah
* Van Dyne

### Unincorporated communities

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Grandstands for the Fond du Lac County Fair

* Alto
* Arcade Acres
* Armstrong
* Artesia Beach
* Ashford
* 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
* Luco
* Malone
* Marblehead
* Marytown
* Metomen
* Minawa Beach
* New Fane
* New Prospect
* Oak Center
* Peebles
* Pipe
* Pukwana Beach
* Rogersville
* Rosendale Center
* St. Joe
* Silica
* South Byron
* Waucousta
* Welling Beach
* West Rosendale
* Wilmoore Heights
* Winnebago Heights
* Winnebago Park
* Woodhull

### Ghost towns/neighborhoods

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* Ceresco
* New Cassel
* Reeds Corners

## Public High Schools

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* Campbellsport High School
* Fond Du Lac High School
* Horace Mann High School
* Ripon High School

## Politics

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United States presidential election results for Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin[18] Year  | Republican | Democratic | Third party(ies)

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No.  | % | No.  | % | No.  | %
2024 | 37,272  | 63.68% | 20,495  | 35.02%  | 760  | 1.30%
2020 | 35,754  | 62.45% | 20,588  | 35.96%  | 909  | 1.59%
2016 | 31,022  | 59.89% | 17,387  | 33.57%  | 3,387  | 6.54%
2012 | 30,355  | 56.84% | 22,379  | 41.91%  | 668  | 1.25%
2008 | 28,164  | 53.83% | 23,463  | 44.84%  | 696  | 1.33%
2004 | 33,291  | 62.77% | 19,216  | 36.23%  | 529  | 1.00%
2000 | 26,548  | 56.98% | 18,181  | 39.02%  | 1,860  | 3.99%
1996 | 16,488  | 44.65% | 15,542  | 42.08%  | 4,901  | 13.27%
1992 | 19,785  | 44.45% | 13,757  | 30.91%  | 10,964  | 24.63%
1988 | 21,985  | 57.59% | 15,887  | 41.62%  | 303  | 0.79%
1984 | 26,069  | 64.61% | 13,983  | 34.66%  | 294  | 0.73%
1980 | 24,196  | 56.97% | 15,293  | 36.01%  | 2,981  | 7.02%
1976 | 22,226  | 55.79% | 16,571  | 41.59%  | 1,044  | 2.62%
1972 | 21,007  | 60.99% | 12,050  | 34.99%  | 1,386  | 4.02%
1968 | 18,184  | 55.59% | 12,563  | 38.41%  | 1,962  | 6.00%
1964 | 12,708  | 41.29%  | 18,040  | 58.61% | 30  | 0.10%
1960 | 19,498  | 59.65% | 13,132  | 40.17%  | 58  | 0.18%
1956 | 21,496  | 72.46% | 7,940  | 26.76%  | 230  | 0.78%
1952 | 22,794  | 74.43% | 7,724  | 25.22%  | 107  | 0.35%
1948 | 13,760  | 59.61% | 8,904  | 38.57%  | 419  | 1.82%
1944 | 16,785  | 63.81% | 9,378  | 35.65%  | 143  | 0.54%
1940 | 16,804  | 61.46% | 10,323  | 37.76%  | 215  | 0.79%
1936 | 9,179  | 35.40%  | 14,821  | 57.16% | 1,931  | 7.45%
1932 | 8,436  | 33.74%  | 16,143  | 64.56% | 425  | 1.70%
1928 | 12,593  | 51.36% | 11,719  | 47.80%  | 205  | 0.84%
1924 | 8,516  | 41.62%  | 2,222  | 10.86%  | 9,722  | 47.52%
1920 | 12,543  | 74.58% | 3,409  | 20.27%  | 867  | 5.15%
1916 | 5,781  | 52.16% | 5,021  | 45.30%  | 282  | 2.54%
1912 | 3,014  | 31.34%  | 4,838  | 50.31% | 1,764  | 18.34%
1908 | 5,872  | 50.86% | 5,194  | 44.99%  | 479  | 4.15%
1904 | 7,027  | 59.58% | 4,417  | 37.45%  | 350  | 2.97%
1900 | 6,258  | 53.82% | 5,140  | 44.20%  | 230  | 1.98%
1896 | 6,174  | 54.15% | 4,933  | 43.27%  | 294  | 2.58%
1892 | 4,129  | 42.47%  | 5,254  | 54.04% | 339  | 3.49%

Fond du Lac has been a historically Republican county, as the party was founded in the town of Ripon, located within the county. It has only voted Democratic in the national landslides of 1964, 1936, and 1932, as well as from 1872 to 1892.

## See also

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* National Register of Historic Places listings in Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin
* Wisconsin Phalanx

## References

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1. ^ a b "2020 Decennial Census: Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin". data.census.gov. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved July 5, 2022.
2. ^ a b "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on June 6, 2011. Retrieved January 18, 2014.
3. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
4. ^ "Wisconsin: Individual County Chronologies". Wisconsin Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. The Newberry Library. 2007. Archived from the original on April 14, 2017. Retrieved August 13, 2015.
5. ^ "Dictionary of Wisconsin History". Wisconsin Historical Society. Archived from the original on June 11, 2011. Retrieved October 20, 2008.
6. ^ Clorissa Swingen (Spring 1988). "Fond du Lac: Links to our Past". Archived from the original on June 7, 2010. Retrieved March 20, 2007.
7. ^ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. pp. 128.
8. ^ "Metropolitan Statistical Areas of Wisconsin's 2014 Winter Report on Wisconsin Department of Revenue Division of Research & Policy" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on October 9, 2022.
9. ^ "2010 Census Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. August 22, 2012. Retrieved August 4, 2015.
10. ^ "NASA Earth Observations Data Set Index". NASA. Archived from the original on May 10, 2020. Retrieved January 30, 2016.
11. ^ "U.S. Decennial Census". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 4, 2015.
12. ^ "Historical Census Browser". University of Virginia Library. Retrieved August 4, 2015.
13. ^ Forstall, Richard L., ed. (March 27, 1995). "Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 4, 2015.
14. ^ "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 October 9, 2022. Retrieved August 4, 2015.
15. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 14, 2011.
16. ^ "Annual Wisconsin Birth and Infant Mortality Report, 2017 P-01161-19 (June 2019): Detailed Tables". Archived from the original on June 19, 2019. Retrieved June 19, 2019.
17. ^ Reported Induced Abortions in Wisconsin, Office of Health Informatics, Division of Public Health, Wisconsin Department of Health Services. Section: Trend Information, 2013-2017, Table 18, pages 17-18
18. ^ Leip, David. "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections". uselectionatlas.org. Retrieved November 11, 2020.

## Further reading

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* Glaze, A. T. Incidents and Anecdotes of Early Days and History of Business in the City and County of Fond du Lac From Early Times to the Present. Fond du Lac: P. B. Haber, 1905.
* McKenna, Maurice (ed.). Fond du Lac County Wisconsin, Past and Present. Chicago: S. J. Clarke, 1912.

## External links

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* Fond du Lac County website
* Fond du Lac County map from the Wisconsin Department of Transportation

Places adjacent to Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin

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Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin

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Municipalities and communities of Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin, United States

County seat: Fond du Lac

Cities|

* Fond du Lac
* Ripon
* Waupun‡

Villages|

* Brandon
* Campbellsport
* Eden
* Fairwater
* Kewaskum‡
* Mount Calvary
* North Fond du Lac
* Oakfield
* Rosendale
* St. Cloud

Towns|

* Alto
* Ashford
* Auburn
* Byron
* Calumet
* Eden
* Eldorado
* Empire
* Fond du Lac
* Forest
* Friendship
* Lamartine
* Marshfield
* Metomen
* Oakfield
* Osceola
* Ripon
* Rosendale
* Springvale
* Taycheedah
* Waupun

CDPs|

* Alto
* St. Peter
* Taycheedah
* Van Dyne

Other
communities|

* Arcade Acres
* Armstrong
* Artesia Beach
* Ashford
* Banner
* Byron
* Calumet Harbor
* Calumetville‡
* Calvary
* Chinatown
* Dexter
* Dotyville
* Dundee
* Eldorado
* Elmore
* Garnet
* Graham Corners
* Hamilton
* Highland Park
* Hopokoekau Beach
* Johnsburg
* Ladoga
* Lamartine
* Laudolff Beach
* Linden Beach
* Luco
* Malone
* Marblehead
* Marytown
* Metomen
* Minawa Beach
* New Fane
* New Prospect
* Oak Center
* Peebles
* Pipe
* Pukwana Beach
* Rogersville
* Rosendale Center
* Silica
* South Byron
* St. Joe
* Waucousta
* Welling Beach
* West Rosendale
* Wilmoore Heights
* Winnebago Heights
* Winnebago Park
* Woodhull

Former
communities|

* Ceresco
* New Cassel
* Reeds Corners

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‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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