Fond du Lac (town), Wisconsin

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Town of Fond du Lac, Wisconsin
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Town of Fond du Lac, Wisconsin
Coordinates: 43°45′24″N88°26′40″W / 43.75667°N 88.44444°W / 43.75667; -88.44444
Country Flag of the United States.svg  United States
State Flag of Wisconsin.svg  Wisconsin
County Fond du Lac
Area
 • Total20.9 sq mi (54.2 km2)
 • Land19.9 sq mi (51.4 km2)
 • Water1.1 sq mi (2.8 km2)
Elevation
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787 ft (240 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total3,967
 • Density189.8/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 ID1583209 [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.

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Geography

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

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

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.

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Town of Fond du Lac water tower

Culture

Fond du Lac is mentioned as a place visited in Hank Snow's 1959 hit I've Been Everywhere, famously covered by Johnny Cash.

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References

  1. 1 2 "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
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