Town of Fond du Lac, Wisconsin | |
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 Town hall | |
  Town of Fond du Lac, Wisconsin  Town of Fond du Lac, Wisconsin | |
| Coordinates:43°45′24″N88°26′40″W / 43.75667°N 88.44444°W /43.75667; -88.44444 | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Wisconsin |
| County | Fond du Lac |
| Area | |
• Total | 20.9 sq mi (54.2 km2) |
| • Land | 19.8 sq mi (51.4 km2) |
| • Water | 1.1 sq mi (2.8 km2) |
| Elevation | 790 ft (240 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 3,687[1] |
| • Density | 189.6/sq mi (73.19/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code | 920 |
| FIPS code | 55-26300[3] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1583209[2] |
Fond du Lac is a town inFond du Lac County,Wisconsin, United States, first settled in 1836. The population was 3,687 at the 2020 census.[4] The name is French for "bottom of the lake", from its location at the south end ofLake Winnebago.
According to theUnited 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.
The town is near theHoricon Marsh State Wildlife Area and theHoricon National Wildlife Refuge.
