Fond du Lac County is a

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in the

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. As of the 2020 census, the population was 104,154. Its

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is Fond du Lac. The county was created in the

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in 1836 and later organized in 1844. 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 Lake Winnebago ( mez, Wenepekōw Nepēhsæh, oj, Wiinibiigoo-zaaga'igan, one, kanyataláheleˀ) is a shallow freshwater lake in the north central United States, located in east central Wisconsin. At 137,700 acres it is the largest lake entire ...

. Fond du Lac County comprises the Fond du Lac, Wisconsin

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. 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 , of which is land and (6.0%) is water.

Adjacent counties

* Winnebago County – north *

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– 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

* Interstate 41 * U.S. Highway 41 * U.S. Highway 45 * U.S. Highway 151 * Highway 23 (Wisconsin) *

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* Highway 44 (Wisconsin) * Highway 49 (Wisconsin) * Highway 67 (Wisconsin) * Highway 175 (Wisconsin)

Railroads

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* Wisconsin and Southern Railroad

Buses

* Fond du Lac Area Transit *

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Airport

Fond du Lac County Airport Fond du Lac County Airport is a county-owned public-use airport located 1 mile (2 km) west of the central business district of Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, a city in Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin, United States. It is included in the F ...

serves the county and surrounding communities.

Climate

Demographics

2020 census

As of the census of 2020, the population was 104,154. The

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was . There were 45,740 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the county was 88.0%

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, 2.3%

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, 1.2% Asian, 0.5% Native American, 3.0% from

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, and 5.0% from two or more races. Ethnically, the population was 6.4%

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or Latino of any race.

2000 census

As of the

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of 2000, there were 97,296 people, 36,931 households, and 25,482 families residing in the county. The

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%

, 0.90%

, 0.38% Native American, 0.87% Asian, 0.03%

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, 0.84% from

, and 0.82% from two or more races. 2.04% of the population were

or Latino of any race. 57.7% were of German, 6.1%

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and 5.3% American ancestry. 95.5% spoke English, 2.1%

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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. Additionally, there were 74 reported induced abortions performed on women of Fond du Lac County residence in 2017.Reported Induced Abortions in Wisconsin
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Communities

Cities

* Fond du Lac (county seat) *

Ripon Ripon () is a cathedral city in the Borough of Harrogate, North Yorkshire, England. The city is located at the confluence of two tributaries of the River Ure, the Laver and Skell. Historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, the city ...

* Waupun (mostly in Dodge County)

Villages

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

Towns

* Alto * Ashford * Auburn *

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* Calumet * Eden * Eldorado *

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* Fond du Lac *

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* Lamartine * Marshfield * Metomen * Oakfield *

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* Rosendale * Springvale * Taycheedah * Waupun

Census-designated places

* St. Peter * Taycheedah * Van Dyne

Unincorporated communities

* Alto * Arcade Acres * Armstrong * Artesia Beach * Ashford *

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* Bergen Beach *

* Calumet Harbor * Calumetville * Calvary * Chinatown * Dexter * Dotyville * Dundee * Eldorado * Elmore *

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* Gladstone Beach * Graham Corners * Hamilton * Highland Park * Hopokoekau Beach * Johnsburg * Ladoga * Laudolff Beach * Luco *

Malone Malone is an Irish surname. From the Irish "''Mael Eóin''", the name means a servant or a disciple of Saint John. People * Gilla Críst Ua Máel Eóin (died 1127), historian and Abbot of Clonmacnoise, Ó Maoil Eoin * Adrian Malone (1937–2 ...

* Marblehead * Marytown * Metomen * Minawa Beach * New Fane * New Prospect * Oak Center *

Peebles Peebles ( gd, Na Pùballan) is a town in the Scottish Borders, Scotland. It was historically a royal burgh and the county town of Peeblesshire. According to the 2011 census, the population was 8,376 and the estimated population in June 2018 wa ...

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* Pukwana Beach * Rogersville * Rosendale Center * St. Joe *

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* South Byron * Waucousta * Welling Beach * West Rosendale * Wilmoore Heights * Winnebago Heights * Winnebago Park * Woodhull, Wisconsin, Woodhull

Ghost towns/neighborhoods

* Ceresco, Wisconsin, Ceresco * New Cassel, Wisconsin, New Cassel * Reeds Corners, Wisconsin, Reeds Corners

Public High Schools

* Campbellsport High School * Fond du Lac High School, Fond Du Lac High School * Horace Mann High School (North Fond du Lac, Wisconsin), Horace Mann High School * Ripon High School (Wisconsin), Ripon High School

Politics

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 1872-1892.

References

External links

Fond du Lac County website

Fond du Lac County map
from the Wisconsin Department of Transportation {{Authority control Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin, 1844 establishments in Wisconsin Territory Populated places established in 1844