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Big Foot Prairie, Wisconsin
Big Foot Prairie, Wisconsin is located in Wisconsin
Big Foot Prairie, Wisconsin
Big Foot Prairie, Wisconsin
Location in Wisconsin
Big Foot Prairie, Wisconsin is located in the United States
Big Foot Prairie, Wisconsin
Big Foot Prairie, Wisconsin
Location in the United States
Country  United States
State  Wisconsin
County Walworth
Town Walworth
Area
 • Total 0.032 sq mi (0.08 km2)
 • Land 0.032 sq mi (0.08 km2)
 • Water 0.0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation
955 ft (291 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total 22
 • Density 687.5/sq mi (265.4/km2)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP Code
53184 (Walworth)
Area codes 262
FIPS code 55-07315
GNIS feature ID 2807534

Big Foot Prairie is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Walworth County, Wisconsin, United States. It was named a CDP for the 2020 census, at which time it had a population of 22. It is located in the Town of Walworth along U.S. Highway 14, 2.5 miles (4.0 km) south of the Village of Walworth. The community of Big Foot Prairie extends south into McHenry County, Illinois, where there is a CDP of the same name in Chemung Township.

History

The community is named for Big Foot, a Potawatomi leader who resided on nearby Kishwauketoe (today known as Geneva Lake) until his band was forcibly removed by the United States in 1836. It once had a post office, which opened on May 15, 1848.

Demographics

Historical population
Census Pop.
2020 22
U.S. Decennial Census
2020

Notable people

  • Phipps W. Lake, Free Will Baptist minister and member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
  • Lewis N. Wood, physician and member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
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