Fond du Lac County

Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin

PO Box 1557
Fond du Lac, WI 54936
Phone: (920) 929-3000
Fax: (920) 929-3293
www.co.fond-du-lac.wi.us

In east-central WI; organized Dec 7, 1836 (prior to statehood) from a territorial county. Name Origin: For its location at the southern end of Lake Winnebago; French 'end of the lake,' transliterated from Wanikamiu, name of an Indian village, with the similar meaning 'farthest point of the lake.'

Area (sq mi): 765.80 (land 722.91; water 42.89). Pop per sq mi: 137.40.
Pop 2005: 99,337. State rank: 15. Pop change: 2000-20005 2.10%; 1990-2000 8.00%. Pop 2000: 97,296 (White 95.10%; Black or African American 0.90%; Hispanic or Latino 2.00%; Asian 0.90%; Other 2.00%). Foreign born: 2.00%. Median age: 36.90.
Income 2000: per capita $20,022; median household $45,578; Pop below poverty level: 5.80%. *Personal per capita income 2000-2003: $27,716-$29,951.
Unemployment 2004: 4.60%. Change from 2000: 0.30%. Median travel time to work: 18.70 minutes. Working outside county of residence: 27.90%.

Cities with population over 10,000:

Fond du Lac (42,408)

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