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Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin

Coordinates: 43°46′N 88°29′W / 43.76°N 88.49°W / 43.76; -88.49
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Fond du Lac County
County
Lighthouse at Lake Winnebago, in Fond du Lac.
Lighthouse at Lake Winnebago, in Fond du Lac.
Map of Wisconsin highlighting Fond du Lac County
Location within the U.S. state of Wisconsin
Map of the United States highlighting Wisconsin
Wisconsin's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 43°46′N 88°29′W / 43.76°N 88.49°W / 43.76; -88.49
Country United States
State Wisconsin
Founded1839[1]
SeatFond du Lac
Largest cityFond du Lac
Area
 • Total766 sq mi (1,980 km2)
 • Land720 sq mi (1,900 km2)
 • Water46 sq mi (120 km2)  6.0%
Population
 (2010)
 • Total101,633
 • Estimate 
(2019)
103,403
 • Density130/sq mi (51/km2)
Time zoneUTC−6 (Central)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district6th
Websitewww.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.

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

Airport

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

Adjacent counties

National protected area

Climate

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Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
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%
2019 (est.)103,403[11]1.7%
U.S. Decennial Census[12]
1790–1960[13] 1900–1990[14]
1990–2000[15] 2010–2019[2]
2000 Census Age Pyramid for Fond du Lac County

As of the census[16] 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. 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.[17] Additionally, there were 74 reported induced abortions performed on women of Fond du Lac County residence in 2017.[18]

Communities

Farming in western Fond du Lac County
Fond du Lac County courthouse

Cities

Villages

Towns

Census-designated places

Unincorporated communities

Grandstands for the Fond du Lac County Fair

Ghost towns/neighborhoods

Politics

Presidential elections results
Presidential elections results[19]
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

References

  1. ^ "County Facts - Fond du Lac County". www.fdlco.wi.gov. Retrieved May 7, 2018.
  2. ^ a b "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on June 6, 2011. Retrieved January 18, 2014.
  3. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
  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 October 20, 2008.
  6. ^ Clorissa Swingen (Spring 1988). "Fond du Lac: Links to our Past". Archived from the original on June 7, 2010. Retrieved March 20, 2007.
  7. ^ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. pp. 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. ^ "NASA Earth Observations Data Set Index". NASA. Retrieved January 30, 2016.
  11. ^ "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved March 26, 2020.
  12. ^ "U.S. Decennial Census". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 4, 2015.
  13. ^ "Historical Census Browser". University of Virginia Library. Retrieved August 4, 2015.
  14. ^ Forstall, Richard L., ed. (March 27, 1995). "Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 4, 2015.
  15. ^ "Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. April 2, 2001. Retrieved August 4, 2015.
  16. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 14, 2011.
  17. ^ Annual Wisconsin Birth and Infant Mortality Report, 2017 P-01161-19 (June 2019): Detailed Tables
  18. ^ 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
  19. ^ Leip, David. "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections". uselectionatlas.org. Retrieved May 7, 2018.

Further reading

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