Town of Fond du Lac, Wisconsin | |
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![]() Town hall | |
Coordinates: 43°45′24″N88°26′40″W / 43.75667°N 88.44444°W | |
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State | ![]() |
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 | 3,687 [2] |
• 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 [3] |
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 3,687 at the 2020 census. [4] The name is French for "bottom of the lake", from its location at the south end of Lake Winnebago.
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.
The town is near the Horicon Marsh State Wildlife Area and the Horicon National Wildlife Refuge.