Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin

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Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin



Fond du Lac Wisconsin Lighthouse.jpg
Lighthouse at Lake Winnebago, in Fond du Lac.


Map of Wisconsin highlighting Fond du Lac County
Location in the U.S. state of Wisconsin

Map of the United States highlighting Wisconsin
Wisconsin's location in the U.S.
Founded
1839[1]
Seat
Fond du Lac
Largest city
Fond du Lac
Area
 • Total
766 sq mi (1,984 km2)
 • Land
720 sq mi (1,865 km2)
 • Water
46 sq mi (119 km2), 6.0%
Population
 • (2010)
101,633
 • Density
141/sq mi (54/km2)
Congressional district
6th
Time zone
Central: UTC−6/−5
Website
www.fdlco.wi.gov

Fond du Lac County is a county in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of the 2010 census, the population was 101,633.[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", so given 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.




Contents





  • 1 Geography

    • 1.1 Major highways


    • 1.2 Airport


    • 1.3 Adjacent counties


    • 1.4 National protected area



  • 2 Demographics


  • 3 Communities

    • 3.1 Cities


    • 3.2 Villages


    • 3.3 Towns


    • 3.4 Census-designated places


    • 3.5 Unincorporated communities


    • 3.6 Ghost towns/neighborhoods



  • 4 Politics


  • 5 See also


  • 6 References


  • 7 Further reading


  • 8 External links




Geography


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]



Major highways




  • I-41.svg Interstate 41


  • US 41.svg U.S. Highway 41


  • US 45.svg U.S. Highway 45


  • US 151.svg U.S. Highway 151


  • WIS 23.svg Highway 23 (Wisconsin)


  • WIS 26.svg Highway 26 (Wisconsin)


  • WIS 44.svg Highway 44 (Wisconsin)


  • WIS 49.svg Highway 49 (Wisconsin)


  • WIS 67.svg Highway 67 (Wisconsin)


  • WIS 175.svg Highway 175 (Wisconsin)



Airport


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



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)


Demographics




2000 Census Age Pyramid for Fond du Lac County


















































































Historical population
CensusPop.

1840139
185014,51010,338.8%
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%
Est. 2016102,144[10]0.5%
U.S. Decennial Census[11]
1790–1960[12] 1900–1990[13]
1990–2000[14] 2010–2014[2]

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/km²). There were 39,271 housing units at an average density of 54 per square mile (21/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 according to Census 2000. 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.




Communities




Farming in western Fond du Lac County




Fond du Lac County courthouse



Cities



  • Fond du Lac (county seat)

  • Ripon


  • Waupun (mostly in Dodge County)


Villages



  • Brandon

  • Campbellsport

  • Eden

  • Fairwater


  • Kewaskum (mostly in Washington County)

  • 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



Census-designated places


  • St. Peter

  • Taycheedah

  • Van Dyne


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

  • 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


  • Ceresco

  • New Cassel

  • Reeds Corners


Politics



Presidential elections results








































































































































Presidential elections results[16]
Year

Republican

Democratic

Third parties

2016

59.9% 31,022
33.6% 17,387
6.5% 3,387

2012

56.8% 30,355
41.9% 22,379
1.3% 668

2008

53.8% 28,164
44.8% 23,463
1.3% 696

2004

62.8% 33,291
36.2% 19,216
1.0% 529

2000

57.0% 26,548
39.0% 18,181
4.0% 1,860

1996

44.7% 16,488
42.1% 15,542
13.3% 4,901

1992

44.5% 19,785
30.9% 13,757
24.6% 10,964

1988

57.6% 21,985
41.6% 15,887
0.8% 303

1984

64.6% 26,069
34.7% 13,983
0.7% 294

1980

57.0% 24,196
36.0% 15,293
7.0% 2,981

1976

55.8% 22,226
41.6% 16,571
2.6% 1,044

1972

61.0% 21,007
35.0% 12,050
4.0% 1,386

1968

55.6% 18,184
38.4% 12,563
6.0% 1,962

1964
41.3% 12,708

58.6% 18,040
0.1% 30

1960

59.7% 19,498
40.2% 13,132
0.2% 58

1956

72.5% 21,496
26.8% 7,940
0.8% 230

1952

74.4% 22,794
25.2% 7,724
0.4% 107

1948

59.6% 13,760
38.6% 8,904
1.8% 419

1944

63.8% 16,785
35.7% 9,378
0.5% 143

1940

61.5% 16,804
37.8% 10,323
0.8% 215

1936
35.4% 9,179

57.2% 14,821
7.5% 1,931

1932
33.7% 8,436

64.6% 16,143
1.7% 425

1928

51.4% 12,593
47.8% 11,719
0.8% 205

1924
41.6% 8,516
10.9% 2,222

47.5% 9,722

1920

74.6% 12,543
20.3% 3,409
5.2% 867

1916

52.2% 5,781
45.3% 5,021
2.5% 282

1912
31.3% 3,014

50.3% 4,838
18.3% 1,764

1908

50.9% 5,872
45.0% 5,194
4.2% 479

1904

59.6% 7,027
37.5% 4,417
3.0% 350

1900

53.8% 6,258
44.2% 5,140
2.0% 230

1896

54.2% 6,174
43.3% 4,933
2.6% 294

1892
42.5% 4,129

54.0% 5,254
3.5% 339



See also


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

  • Wisconsin Phalanx


References




  1. ^ "County Facts - Fond du Lac County". www.fdlco.wi.gov. Retrieved 7 May 2018. 


  2. ^ ab "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on July 10, 2011. Retrieved January 18, 2014. 


  3. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on 2011-05-31. Retrieved 2011-06-07. 


  4. ^ "Wisconsin: Individual County Chronologies". Wisconsin Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. The Newberry Library. 2007. Retrieved August 13, 2015. 


  5. ^ "Dictionary of Wisconsin History". Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved 2008-10-20. 


  6. ^ Clorissa Swingen (Spring 1988). "Fond du Lac: Links to our Past". Retrieved 2007-03-20. 


  7. ^ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. p. 128. 


  8. ^ "Metropolitan Statistical Areas of Wisconsin's 2014 Winter Report on Wisconsin Department of Revenue Division of Research & Policy" (PDF). 


  9. ^ "2010 Census Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. August 22, 2012. Retrieved August 4, 2015. 


  10. ^ "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved June 9, 2017. 


  11. ^ "U.S. Decennial Census". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on May 12, 2015. 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. Retrieved August 4, 2015. 


  15. ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 2013-09-11. Retrieved 2011-05-14. 


  16. ^ Leip, David. "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections". uselectionatlas.org. Retrieved 2018-05-07. 




Further reading


  • 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


  • Fond du Lac County website


  • Fond du Lac County map from the Wisconsin Department of Transportation




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






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