Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin

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Fond du Lac County (Template:IPAc-en) is a county in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of the 2020 census, the population was 104,154.<ref name="QF">Template:Cite web</ref> Its county seat is Fond du Lac.<ref name="GR6">Template:Cite web</ref> The county was created in the Wisconsin Territory in 1836 and later organized in 1844.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Fond du Lac is French for "bottom of the lake", given so because of the county's location at the southern shore of Lake Winnebago.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite book</ref> Fond du Lac County comprises the Fond du Lac, Wisconsin Metropolitan Statistical Area.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The Holyland region is in northeastern Fond du Lac County.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of Template:Convert, of which Template:Convert is land and Template:Convert (6.0%) is water.<ref name="GR1">Template:Cite web</ref>

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Transportation

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Airport

Fond du Lac County Airport Template:Airport codes serves the county and surrounding communities.

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Demographics

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2020 census

As of the census of 2020,<ref name="2020-census-55039">Template:Cite web</ref> the population was 104,154. The population density was Template:Convert. There were 45,740 housing units at an average density of Template:Convert. The racial makeup of the county was 88.0% White, 2.3% Black or African American, 1.2% Asian, 0.5% Native American, 3.0% from other races, and 5.0% from two or more races. Ethnically, the population was 6.4% Hispanic or Latino of any race.

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2000 census

As of the census<ref name="GR8">Template:Cite web</ref> of 2000, there were 97,296 people, 36,931 households, and 25,482 families residing in the county. The population density was Template:Convert. There were 39,271 housing units at an average density of Template:Convert. The racial makeup of the county was 96.16% White, 0.90% Black or African American, 0.38% Native American, 0.87% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.84% from other races, and 0.82% from two or more races. 2.04% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 57.7% were of German, 6.1% Irish and 5.3% American ancestry. 95.5% spoke English, 2.1% Spanish and 1.3% German as their first language.

There were 36,931 households, out of which 32.80% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.70% were married couples living together, 7.80% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.00% were non-families. 25.40% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.80% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.52 and the average family size was 3.04.

In the county, the population was spread out, with 25.20% under the age of 18, 9.40% from 18 to 24, 28.70% from 25 to 44, 22.40% from 45 to 64, and 14.30% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 95.30 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.20 males.

In 2017, there were 1,066 births, giving a general fertility rate of 57.7 births per 1000 women aged 15–44, the 20th lowest rate out of all 72 Wisconsin counties.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Additionally, there were 74 reported induced abortions performed on women of Fond du Lac County residence in 2017.<ref>Reported Induced Abortions in Wisconsin, Office of Health Informatics, Division of Public Health, Wisconsin Department of Health Services. Section: Trend Information, 2013-2017, Table 18, pages 17-18</ref> Template:Clear

Communities

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Fond du Lac Lighthouse in Lakeside Park
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Farming in western Fond du Lac County

Cities

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Census-designated places

Unincorporated communities

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Grandstands for the Fond du Lac County Fair

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Public High Schools

Government and politics

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Fond du Lac County is governed by a twenty-five-member Board of Supervisors and an elected County Executive, all of whom are elected in nonpartisan elections. The other countywide officials, including the Sheriff and District Attorney, run in partisan elections.

Fond du Lac County Elected Officials
Office Officeholder Party
Executive Sam Kaufman Template:Party shading/Nonpartisan| Nonpartisan
Sheriff Ryan F. Waldschmidt Template:Party shading/Republican| Republican
Clerk Lisa Freiberg Template:Party shading/Republican| Republican
Treasurer Brenda Schneider Template:Party shading/Republican| Republican
Register of Deeds Jim Krebs Template:Party shading/Republican| Republican
Clerk of Circuit Court Ramona Geib Template:Party shading/Republican| Republican
District Attorney Eric Toney Template:Party shading/Republican| Republican
Fond du Lac County Board of Supervisors<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Name District
Kat Griffith District 1
Gary A. Will District 2
Karen Madigan District 3
Michael J. Will District 4
Sarah Ann Smith District 5
Michael Beer District 6
Jonathon Venhuizen District 7
Bob Simon District 8
Thomas Dornbrook District 9
Ken Depperman District 10
Steven A. Abel District 11
Dennis Stenz District 12
John J. Rickert District 13
Michael Conley District 14
Joseph Fenrick District 15
Mike Streetar District 16
Jay John Myrechuck District 17
Scott Rodman District 18
Tom Herlache District 19
Tiffany Brault District 20
Dean P. Will District 21
Caroline M. Janke District 22
Martin S. Ryan District 23
Mary B. Hayes District 24
Angela C. Luehring District 25

Fond du Lac County has been a historically Republican county, as the party was founded in the town of Ripon, located within the county. It has only voted Democratic in the national landslides of 1964, 1936, and 1932, as well as from 1872 to 1892.

See also

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