Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin

Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin
Fond du Lac County City/County Government Center.
Fond du Lac County City/County Government Center.
Official seal of Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin
Map of Wisconsin showing Fond du Lac County
Map of Wisconsin showing Fond du Lac County
Wisconsin's location in the contiguous United States
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
Incorporated1839[1]
Named forFrench term meaning 'farthest end of the lake'.[2]
County seatFond du Lac
Largest cityFond du Lac
Municipalities
33 (total)
  • 3 cities
  • 21 towns
  • 9 villages
Government
 • TypeCounty
 • BodyBoard of Supervisors
 • ExecutiveSam Kaufman
 • County Board25 supervisors
Area
 • Total1,980 km2 (766 sq mi)
 • Land1,900 km2 (720 sq mi)
 • Water120 km2 (46 sq mi)
 • Rank40th largest county in Wisconsin
Population
 • Total104,154
 • Estimate 
(2023)
103,948 Decrease
 • Rank16th largest county in Wisconsin
 • Density55.9/km2 (144.7/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−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 codes920
Congressional districts6th
Interstates
U.S. Highways
State Routes
AirportsFond du Lac County Airport
WaterwaysFond du Lac River
Milwaukee River
Rock River
Sheboygan River
Lake Winnebago
Websitewww.fdlco.wi.gov

Fond du Lac County is a county in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of the 2020 census, the population was 104,154.[4] Its county seat is Fond du Lac.[5] The county was created in the Wisconsin Territory in 1836 and later organized in 1844.[6] 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.[7][8][9] Fond du Lac County comprises the Fond du Lac, Wisconsin Metropolitan Statistical Area.[10] The Holyland region is in northeastern Fond du Lac County.

  1. ^ "County Facts - Fond du Lac County". www.fdlco.wi.gov. Retrieved May 7, 2018.
  2. ^ "County History". Fond du lac County. Retrieved June 7, 2021.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference 2020-census-55039 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on June 6, 2011. Retrieved January 18, 2014.
  5. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
  6. ^ "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.
  7. ^ "Dictionary of Wisconsin History". Wisconsin Historical Society. Archived from the original on June 11, 2011. Retrieved October 20, 2008.
  8. ^ Clorissa Swingen (Spring 1988). "Fond du Lac: Links to our Past". Archived from the original on June 7, 2010. Retrieved March 20, 2007.
  9. ^ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. pp. 128.
  10. ^ "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.

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