Fond du Lac (town), Wisconsin
Town of Fond du Lac, Wisconsin | |
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  Town of Fond du Lac, Wisconsin  Town of Fond du Lac, Wisconsin | |
| Coordinates: 43°45′24″N 88°26′40″W / 43.75667°N 88.44444°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Wisconsin |
| County | Fond du Lac |
| Area | |
| • Total | 20.9 sq mi (54.2 km2) |
| • Land | 19.9 sq mi (51.4 km2) |
| • Water | 1.1 sq mi (2.8 km2) |
| Elevation | 787 ft (240 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 3,967 |
| • Density | 189.8/sq mi (73.19/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code | 920 |
| FIPS code | 55-26300[2] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1583209[1] |
Fond du Lac is a town in Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin, United States, first settled in 1836. The population was 44,339 at the 2022 census. The name is French for "bottom of the lake", from its location at the south end of Lake Winnebago.
Geography
[edit]According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 20.9 square miles (54.2 km2), of which, 19.9 square miles (51.4 km2) of it is land and 1.1 square miles (2.8 km2) of it (5.16%) is water.
Town Government
[edit]Jeff Montsma – Town Chairman
Jess Allender – Town Supervisor
Jennifer Janeczko – Town Supervisor
Eric Kaufman – Town Supervisor
David G. Washkoviak – Town Supervisor
Patti S. Supple – Town Clerk
Brenda Post - Town Treasurer
Dean Birschbach - Fire Chief
Education
[edit]The town is the location of the University of Wisconsin-Fond du Lac, Marian University, and the Moraine Park Technical College. It is near the Horicon Marsh State Wildlife Area and the Horicon National Wildlife Refuge.
Culture
[edit]Fond du Lac is mentioned as a place visited in Hank Snow's 1959 hit I've Been Everywhere, famously covered by Johnny Cash.
References
[edit]- ^ a b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |