Taycheedah (CDP), Wisconsin

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Taycheedah, Wisconsin
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Taycheedah, Wisconsin
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Taycheedah, Wisconsin
Coordinates: 43°48′32″N88°23′42″W / 43.80889°N 88.39500°W / 43.80889; -88.39500 Coordinates: 43°48′32″N88°23′42″W / 43.80889°N 88.39500°W / 43.80889; -88.39500
Country Flag of the United States.svg  United States
State Flag of Wisconsin.svg  Wisconsin
County   Fond du Lac
Area
 • Total2.82 km2 (1.090 sq mi)
 • Land1.89 km2 (0.729 sq mi)
 • Water0.93 km2 (0.361 sq mi)
Elevation
229 m (751 ft)
Population
 (2010) [1]
 • Total704
 • Density250/km2 (650/sq mi)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Zip codes
54935
Area code(s) 920
GNIS feature ID1575265 [2]

Taycheedah, Wisconsin is an unincorporated census-designated place in the Town of Taycheedah in Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin. [3] The community is located adjacent to the city of Fond du Lac and Lake Winnebago. As of the 2010 census, its population is 704. [1] Taycheedah calls itself the "Sheepshead Fishing Center of the World". U.S. Route 151 ran through the community until a bypass around Fond du Lac was built in the 2000s.

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Taycheedah Correctional Institution is located in the town of Taycheedah several miles east of the community.

History

The first white settlement at Taycheedah was made in 1839. [4] A post office called Taycheedah was established in 1841, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1986. [5] The name Taycheedah is derived from a Native American word meaning "lake camp". [6]

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References

  1. 1 2 "U.S. Census website". U.S. Census Bureau . Retrieved 20 April 2011.
  2. ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  3. ↑ "Taycheedah, Fond du Lac Co". www.wisconsinhistory.org. Archived from the original on 2011-06-11.
  4. ↑ Heim, Michael (2004). Exploring America's Highways: Wisconsin Trip Trivia. Exploring America's Highway. p. 136. ISBN   978-0-9744358-0-0.
  5. ↑ "Fond du Lac County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 29 March 2015.
  6. ↑ Chicago and North Western Railway Company (1908). A History of the Origin of the Place Names Connected with the Chicago & North Western and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railways. p. 130.


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