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Town of Fond du Lac, Wisconsin
Fond du Lac (town), Wisconsin is located in Wisconsin
Fond du Lac (town), Wisconsin
Fond du Lac (town), Wisconsin
Location in Wisconsin
Fond du Lac (town), Wisconsin is located in the United States
Fond du Lac (town), Wisconsin
Fond du Lac (town), Wisconsin
Location in the United States
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 3,967
 • Density 189.8/sq mi (73.19/km2)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s) 920
FIPS code 55-26300
GNIS feature ID 1583209

Fond du Lac is a town in Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin, United States, first settled in 1836. The population was 44,339 at the 2022 census. 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.

Education

The town is the location of the University of Wisconsin-Fond du Lac, Marian University, and the Moraine Park Technical College. It is near the Horicon Marsh State Wildlife Area and the Horicon National Wildlife Refuge.

Town of Fond du Lac Water Tower
Town of Fond du Lac water tower

Culture

Fond du Lac is mentioned as a place visited in Hank Snow's 1959 hit I've Been Everywhere, famously covered by Johnny Cash.

See also

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