Fond du Lac, Wisconsin
Fond du Lac, Wisconsin | |
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 South Main Street Historic District | |
 Location of Fond du Lac in Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin. | |
  Fond du Lac Location of Fond du Lac in Wisconsin  Fond du Lac Location of Fond du Lac in the US | |
| Coordinates: 43°46′N 88°27′W / 43.767°N 88.450°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Wisconsin |
| County | Fond du Lac |
| Settled | 1836 |
| Incorporated | 1847 (as a village), 1852 (as a city)[1] |
| Government | |
| • Type | Council-manager |
| Area | |
| • City | 20.54 sq mi (53.19 km2) |
| • Land | 19.23 sq mi (49.80 km2) |
| • Water | 1.31 sq mi (3.39 km2) |
| Elevation | 760 ft (232 m) |
| Population | |
| • City | 44,678 |
| • Density | 2,323.8/sq mi (897.2/km2) |
| • Metro | 104,154 |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
| Zip Codes | 54935, 54936, 54937 |
| Area code | 920 |
| FIPS code | 55-26275 |
| Website | www |
Fond du Lac is a city in Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin, United States. The name is French for bottom (or foot) of the lake.[4][5] It was named this because of its location at the bottom (south end) of Lake Winnebago. As of the 2020 census, 44,678 people lived there.[3]
History
[change | change source]| Historical population | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1860 | 5,460 | — | |
| 1870 | 12,764 | 133.8% | |
| 1880 | 13,094 | 2.6% | |
| 1890 | 12,024 | −8.2% | |
| 1900 | 15,110 | 25.7% | |
| 1910 | 18,797 | 24.4% | |
| 1920 | 23,427 | 24.6% | |
| 1930 | 26,449 | 12.9% | |
| 1940 | 27,209 | 2.9% | |
| 1950 | 29,936 | 10.0% | |
| 1960 | 32,719 | 9.3% | |
| 1970 | 35,515 | 8.5% | |
| 1980 | 35,863 | 1.0% | |
| 1990 | 37,757 | 5.3% | |
| 2000 | 42,203 | 11.8% | |
| 2010 | 43,021 | 1.9% | |
| 2020 | 44,678 | 3.9% | |
| sources:[6] | |||
Native American tribes lived or gathered in the area long before Europeans got there. These tribes included the Winnebagos , Potawatomi, Kickapoo, and Mascoutin. It is not known who was the first white man to explore the southern end of Lake Winnebago. It is thought to be Claude-Jean Allouez.[7]
The first school in Fond du Lac was built in 1843. The first railroad came to Fond du Lac in 1852. Logging and milling were main industries in the late 1880s.
Geography
[change | change source]The city has a total area of 20.54 square miles (53.20 km2). Of this, 19.23 square miles (49.81 km2) is land and 1.31 square miles (3.39 km2) is water.[2]
Notable residents
[change | change source]- William Aldrich, U.S. Representative from Illinois
- Ed Aspatore, NFL player
- Bob Blewett, MLB player
- Edward S. Bragg, Union Army general, U.S. Representative, U.S. Ambassador
- Edward L. Doheny, American oil tycoon
- Charles A. Eldredge, U.S. Representative
- Jeanna Giese, first person known to have been successfully treated for rabies without receiving a vaccine.
- King Camp Gillette, inventor of the safety razor and founder of The Gillette Company.
- Bert Husting, MLB player
- Paul O. Husting, U.S. Senator
- Edward H. Jenison, U.S. Representative from Illinois
- Colin Kaepernick, NFL quarterback for the San Francisco 49ers
- Scott McCallum, former Governor of Wisconsin
- Hugh J. McGrath, Medal of Honor recipient
- Charles Henry Morgan, U.S. Representative from Missouri
- William K. Van Pelt, U.S. Representative
- Owen A. Wells, U.S. Representative
- Charles T. Zimmerman, Distinguished Service Cross recipient
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "About Us | City of Fond du Lac, Wisconsin". Archived from the original on June 29, 2016. Retrieved June 19, 2016.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 21, 2024.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "QuickFacts: Fond du Lac city, Wisconsin". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 21, 2024.
- ↑ "Dictionary of Wisconsin History". Wisconsin Historical Society. Archived from the original on 2011-06-11. Retrieved 2008-10-20.
- ↑ Clorissa Swingen (Spring 1988). "Fond du Lac: Links to our Past". Archived from the original on 2010-06-07. Retrieved 2007-03-20.
- ↑ [1] .
- ↑ Mentzer, Michael (199). Fond du Lac County: Gift of the Glacier. Fond du Lac, WI USA: Fond du Lac County Historical Society. p. 212. ISBN 0-9631213-0-8.
Other websites
[change | change source]
- City of Fond du Lac Archived 2009-02-11 at the Wayback Machine
- Fond du Lac Area Convention and Visitors Bureau
- Early Fond du Lac County People and Places
