Fond du Lac
| Fond du Lac | |||
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 Downtown of Fond du Lac |
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| Location in Wisconsin | |||
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| Basic data | |||
| Foundation : | 1843 | ||
| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Wisconsin | ||
| County : | Fond du Lac County | ||
| Coordinates : | 43 ° 47 ′ N , 88 ° 27 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) | ||
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Inhabitants : - Metropolitan Area : |
43,021 (status: 2010) 101,633 (status: 2010) |
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| Population density : | 984.5 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 47.1 km 2 (approx. 18 mi 2 ) of which 43.7 km 2 (approx. 17 mi 2 ) is land |
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| Height : | 232 m | ||
| Postcodes : | 54935-54937 | ||
| Area code : | +1 920 | ||
| FIPS : | 55-26275 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 1565098 | ||
| Website : | www.fdl.wi.gov | ||
| Mayor : | Samuel Meyer (City Council President) | ||
 University of Wisconsin - Fond du Lac |
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Fond du Lac is a city (with a status of " City ") and the administrative seat of Fond du Lac County in the US state of Wisconsin . In 2010 Fond du Lac had 43,021 inhabitants.
Fond du Lac is the core city of the metropolitan region Fond du Lac (WI Metropolitan Statistical Area).
geography
Fond du Lac is located in central southeast Wisconsin. The French name means something like "foot of the lake" and comes from the fact that the city is located at the southern end of Lake Winnebago (the largest lake entirely in the state of Wisconsin).
The geographical coordinates of Fond du Lac are 43 ° 46'30 "north latitude and 88 ° 26'42" west longitude. The urban area extends over an area of 47.1 km², which is spread over 43.7 km² of land and 3.4 km² of water.
Neighboring towns of Fond du Lac are Taycheedah (on the northeastern city limits), Pipe (21.6 km northeast), Mount Calvary (22 km east-northeast), Eden (12.6 km southeast), Lomira (20.7 km south), Oakfield (18.5 km southwest), Rosendale (15.1 km west-northwest) and North Fond du Lac (on the northwestern city limits).
The closest major cities are Green Bay on Lake Michigan (101 km northeast), Wisconsin's largest city Milwaukee (101 km southeast), Chicago , Illinois (250 km in the same direction), Rockford , Illinois (204 km southwest) and Wisconsin's capital Madison ( 119 km southwest).
traffic
The four-lane US Highways 41 and 151 form the southwest, southern and southeastern bypass roads of the city. The US Highway 45 leading into a north-south direction through the center of Fond du Lac. In addition, Wisconsin State Highways 23 and 175 meet at its northern end point in the urban area . All other roads are subordinate country roads, some unpaved roads and inner-city connecting roads.
In the city of Fond du Lac several railway lines meet today to Canadian National Railway belonging Wisconsin Central together.
In Fond du Lac is the northern point of the Wild Goose State Trail , a rail trail for hikers and cyclists. In winter, the trail can also be used on snowmobiles and skis.
The Fond du Lac County Airport is a small airfield on the western outskirts. The nearest commercial airports are Dane County Regional Airport in Madison (115 km southwest) and Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport in Milwaukee (111 kilometers south-southeast).
population
| Population development | |||
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| Census | Residents | ± in% | |
| 1860 | 5460 | - | |
| 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% | |
| 1960 | 32,719 | 9.3% | |
| 1970 | 35,515 | 8.5% | |
| 1980 | 35,863 | 1 % | |
| 1990 | 37,757 | 5.3% | |
| 2000 | 42.203 | 11.8% | |
| 2010 | 43,021 | 1.9% | |
| 2012 estimate | 43,045 | 0.1% | |
| 1860-2000 2010 2012 | |||
According to the 2010 census , Fond du Lac had 43,021 people in 17,942 households. The population density was 984.5 inhabitants per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.28 people lived in each of the 17,942 households.
The racial the population was composed of 90.6 percent white, 2.5 percent African American, 0.7 percent Native American, 1.8 percent Asian and 2.5 percent from other ethnic groups; 1.9 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 6.4 percent of the population.
22.6 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 62.7 percent were between 18 and 64 and 14.7 percent were 65 years or older. 52.3 percent of the population was female.
The average annual income for a household was 44,572 USD . The per capita income was $ 24,255. 13.7 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Sons and daughters
- Brigid Bazlen (1944–1989), film actress and television presenter
- F. Ryan Duffy (1888–1979), US Senator for Wisconsin and federal judge
- Jeanna Giese (* 1989), the first person who survived a rabies infection with a subsequent symptomatic outbreak of the disease without serious permanent consequential damage
- King Camp Gillette (1855–1932), inventor of the razor blade
- Paul O. Husting (1866–1917), US Senator for Wisconsin
- Scott McCallum (born 1950), 43rd Governor of Wisconsin
- Christian Patterson (* 1972), photographer
- Pablo Ervin Schmitz Simon (* 1943), Roman Catholic religious, Bishop of Bluefields in Nicaragua
Individual evidence
- ^ A b c American Fact Finder , Retrieved February 6, 2014.
- ↑ Fond du Lac at the State of Wisconsin tourism website ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Distance information according to Google Maps , accessed on February 6, 2014.
- ^ Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources - Wild Goose State Trail , Retrieved February 6, 2014.
- ↑ AirNav.com - Fond Du Lac County Airport , Accessed on February 6, 2014.
- ^ US Decennial Census , Retrieved February 6, 2014.
- ↑ State & County QuickFacts - Fond du Lac, Wisconsin ( Memento of the original from August 19, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved February 6, 2014
