Fond du Lac, Wisconsin

Fond du Lac, Wisconsin
City
South Main Street Historic District
Location of Fond du Lac in Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin.
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Coordinates: 43°46′N 88°27′W / 43.767°N 88.450°W / 43.767; -88.450
Country	United States
State	Wisconsin
County	Fond du Lac
Settled	1836
Incorporated	1847 (as a village), 1852 (as a city)[1]
Government
• Type	Council-manager
Area [2]
• City	20.54 sq mi (53.19 km2)
• Land	19.23 sq mi (49.80 km2)
• Water	1.31 sq mi (3.39 km2)
Elevation	760 ft (232 m)
Population  (2020)[3]
• City	44,678
• Density	2,323.8/sq mi (897.2/km2)
• Metro	104,154
Time zone	UTC−6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
Zip Codes	54935, 54936, 54937
Area code	920
FIPS code	55-26275
Website	www.fdl.wi.gov

Fond du Lac is a city in Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin, United States. The name is French for bottom (or foot) of the lake.^[4][5] It was named this because of its location at the bottom (south end) of Lake Winnebago. As of the 2020 census, 44,678 people lived there.^[3]

1. ↑ "About Us | City of Fond du Lac, Wisconsin". Archived from the original on June 29, 2016. Retrieved June 19, 2016.
2. ↑ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 21, 2024.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} "QuickFacts: Fond du Lac city, Wisconsin". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 21, 2024.
4. ↑ "Dictionary of Wisconsin History". Wisconsin Historical Society. Archived from the original on 2011-06-11. Retrieved 2008-10-20.
5. ↑ Clorissa Swingen (Spring 1988). "Fond du Lac: Links to our Past". Archived from the original on 2010-06-07. Retrieved 2007-03-20.