Fond du Lac (town), Wisconsin
Town of Fond du Lac, Wisconsin | |
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Town hall | |
Town of Fond du Lac, Wisconsin Town of Fond du Lac, Wisconsin | |
| Coordinates: 43°45′24″N 88°26′40″W / 43.75667°N 88.44444°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Wisconsin |
| 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[1] |
| • 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[2] |
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.
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.
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 near the Horicon Marsh State Wildlife Area and the Horicon National Wildlife Refuge.
References
- ^ https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALPL2020.P1?q=Fond%20du%20Lac%20town,%20Wisconsin
- ^ a b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALPL2020.P1?q=Fond%20du%20Lac%20town,%20Wisconsin