Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin

{{Infobox settlement

| official_name = Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin

| state =

| settlement_type = County

| image_skyline = Fond du Lac Co Building.jpg

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| image_caption = Fond du Lac County City/County Government Center.

| image_map = Map of Wisconsin highlighting Fond du Lac County.svg

| map_caption = Map of Wisconsin showing Fond du Lac County

| image_map1 = Map of USA WI.svg

| map_caption1 = Wisconsin's location in the contiguous United States

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| flag size = 150px

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| image_seal = Fond_du_Lac_County_Seal.png

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| established_title = Incorporated

| established_date = 1836

| leader_title = {{no wrap|Executive}}

| leader_name = Sam Kaufman

| seat_type = County seat

| seat = Fond du Lac

| seat1_type = Largest city

| seat1 = Fond du Lac

| parts_type = Municipalities

| parts = 33 (total)

| parts_style = list

| p1 = 3 cities

| p2 = 21 towns

| p3 = 9 villages

| government_type = County

| governing_body = Board of Supervisors

| leader_title2 = County Board

| leader_name2 = 25 supervisors

| area_total_sq_mi = 766

| area_land_sq_mi = 720

| area_water_sq_mi = 46

| area_rank = 40th largest county in Wisconsin

| population_total = 104154

| population_as_of = 2020

| population_rank = 16th largest county in Wisconsin

| population_density_sq_mi = 144.7

| population_footnotes =

| population_est = 103948 {{loss}}

| pop_est_as_of = 2023

| blank_name_sec1 = Congressional districts

| blank_info_sec1 = 6th

| timezone = Central

| utc_offset = −6

| timezone_DST = Central

| utc_offset_DST = −5

| website = https://www.fdlco.wi.gov/

| postal_code_type = ZIP Code

| postal_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_code_type = Area codes

| area_code = 920

| blank_name_sec2 = Interstates

| blank_info_sec2 = Image:I-41.svg

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| blank1_name_sec2 = U.S. Highways

| blank1_info_sec2 = Image:US 41.svg Image:US 45.svg Image:US 151.svg

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| blank2_name_sec2 = State Routes

| blank2_info_sec2 = Image:WIS 23.svg Image:WIS 26.svg Image:WIS 44.svg Image:WIS 49.svg Image:WIS 67.svg Image:WIS 175.svg

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| blank3_name_sec2 = Airports

| blank3_info_sec2 = Fond du Lac County Airport

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| blank4_name_sec2 = Waterways

| blank4_info_sec2 = Fond du Lac River
Milwaukee River
Rock River
Sheboygan River
Lake Winnebago

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| coordinates = {{Coord|43.76|-88.49|display=inline,title|type:adm2nd_region:US-WI_source:UScensus1990}}

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Fond du Lac County ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|f|ɒ|n|d|ə|l|æ|k|audio=LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-Fond du Lac County.wav}}) is a county in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of the 2020 census, the population was 104,154.{{cite web|title=State & County QuickFacts|url=http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/55/55039.html|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=January 18, 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110606160442/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/55/55039.html|archive-date=June 6, 2011}} Its county seat is Fond du Lac.{{cite web|url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |access-date=June 7, 2011 |title=Find a County |publisher=National Association of Counties |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110531210815/http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |archive-date=May 31, 2011 }} The county was created in the Wisconsin Territory in 1836 and later organized in 1844.{{cite web|url=http://publications.newberry.org/ahcbp/documents/WI_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm|title=Wisconsin: Individual County Chronologies|website=Wisconsin Atlas of Historical County Boundaries|publisher=The Newberry Library|date=2007|access-date=August 13, 2015|archive-date=April 14, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170414132220/http://publications.newberry.org/ahcbp/documents/WI_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm|url-status=dead}} 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.{{cite web |url=http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/dictionary/index.asp?action=view&term_id=161&search_term=fond+du+lac |title=Dictionary of Wisconsin History |publisher=Wisconsin Historical Society |access-date=October 20, 2008 |archive-date=June 11, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110611120454/http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/dictionary/index.asp?action=view&term_id=161&search_term=fond+du+lac |url-status=dead }}{{cite web |url=http://www.uwgb.edu/wisfrench/study/research/fondlac.htm |title=Fond du Lac: Links to our Past |access-date=March 20, 2007 |author=Clorissa Swingen |date=Spring 1988 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100607175912/http://www.uwgb.edu/wisfrench/study/research/fondlac.htm |archive-date=June 7, 2010 |url-status=dead }}{{cite book | url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_9V1IAAAAMAAJ | title=The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States | publisher=Govt. Print. Off. | author=Gannett, Henry | year=1905 | pages=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_9V1IAAAAMAAJ/page/n127 128]}} Fond du Lac County comprises the Fond du Lac, Wisconsin Metropolitan Statistical Area.{{Cite web|url=https://www.revenue.wi.gov/DORReports/msawinter2014.pdf |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221009/https://www.revenue.wi.gov/DORReports/msawinter2014.pdf |archive-date=2022-10-09 |url-status=live|title=Metropolitan Statistical Areas of Wisconsin's 2014 Winter Report on Wisconsin Department of Revenue Division of Research & Policy}} The Holyland region is in northeastern Fond du Lac County.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of {{convert|766|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|720|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|46|sqmi}} (6.0%) is water.{{cite web|url=http://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/counties_list_55.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=August 4, 2015|date=August 22, 2012|title=2010 Census Gazetteer Files}}

=Adjacent counties=

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

=National protected area=

Horicon National Wildlife Refuge (part)

Transportation

=Major highways=

=Railroads=

=Buses=

Fond du Lac Area Transit

=Airport=

Fond du Lac County Airport {{airport codes|FLD|KFLD|FLD}} serves the county and surrounding communities.

Climate

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| -12| -8| 73

| -13| -7| 68

| -6| 4| 85

| 2| 17| 151

| 6| 23| 126

| 14| 25| 142

| 16| 28| 94

| 14| 24| 90

| 11| 22| 80

| 7| 15| 125

| -2| 5| 65

| -10| -3| 70

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Demographics

{{US Census population

|1840= 139

|1850= 14510

|1860= 34154

|1870= 46273

|1880= 46859

|1890= 44088

|1900= 47589

|1910= 51610

|1920= 56119

|1930= 59883

|1940= 62353

|1950= 67829

|1960= 75085

|1970= 84567

|1980= 88964

|1990= 90083

|2000= 97296

|2010= 101633

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|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=U.S. Decennial Census|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=August 4, 2015}}
1790–1960{{cite web|url=http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu|title=Historical Census Browser|publisher=University of Virginia Library|access-date=August 4, 2015}} 1900–1990{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/wi190090.txt|title=Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990|publisher=United States Census Bureau|editor-last=Forstall|editor-first=Richard L.|date=March 27, 1995|access-date=August 4, 2015}}
1990–2000{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221009/https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf |archive-date=2022-10-09 |url-status=live|title=Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000|publisher=United States Census Bureau|date=April 2, 2001|access-date=August 4, 2015}} 2010–2020

|2020=104154}}

=2020 census=

As of the census of 2020,{{cite web|title=2020 Decennial Census: Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=0500000US55039&y=2020&d=DEC%20Redistricting%20Data%20%28PL%2094-171%29 |website=data.census.gov |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau |access-date=5 July 2022}} the population was 104,154. The population density was {{convert|144.7|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 45,740 housing units at an average density of {{convert|63.6|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units |units|}}. 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.

{{Stack|Image:USA Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin age pyramid.svg}}

=2000 census=

As of the census{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=May 14, 2011 |title=U.S. Census website }} of 2000, there were 97,296 people, 36,931 households, and 25,482 families residing in the county. The population density was {{convert|135|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|people |people|}}. There were 39,271 housing units at an average density of {{convert|54|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units |units|}}. 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.{{Cite web |url=https://www.dhs.wisconsin.gov/publication/p01161-2019-tb.xlsx |title=Annual Wisconsin Birth and Infant Mortality Report, 2017 P-01161-19 (June 2019): Detailed Tables |access-date=June 19, 2019 |archive-date=June 19, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190619175940/https://www.dhs.wisconsin.gov/publication/p01161-2019-tb.xlsx |url-status=dead }} Additionally, there were 74 reported induced abortions performed on women of Fond du Lac County residence in 2017.[https://www.dhs.wisconsin.gov/publications/p45360-17.pdf 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

Communities

File:Fond du Lac Wisconsin Lighthouse.jpg in Lakeside Park]]

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=Cities=

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

=Villages=

=Towns=

=Census-designated places=

=Unincorporated communities=

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=Ghost towns/neighborhoods=

Public High Schools

Politics

{{PresHead|place=Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin|source={{Cite web|url=http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS|title=Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections|last=Leip|first=David|website=uselectionatlas.org|access-date=November 11, 2020}}}}

{{PresRow|1924|Progressive (Wisconsin)|8,516|2,222|9,722|Wisconsin}}

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.

References

External links

[http://www.fdlco.wi.gov/ Fond du Lac County website]
[http://wisconsindot.gov/Documents/travel/road/hwy-maps/county-maps/fonddulac.pdf Fond du Lac County map] from the Wisconsin Department of Transportation

{{Geographic Location

|Centre = Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin

|North = Winnebago County

|Northeast = Calumet County

|East = Sheboygan County

|Southeast = Washington County

|South =

|Southwest = Dodge County

|West = Green Lake County

|Northwest =

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Category:1844 establishments in Wisconsin Territory