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- source: Family History Library Catalog
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Fond du Lac County is a county in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of the 2020 census, the population was 104,154. Its county seat is Fond du Lac. The county was created in the Wisconsin Territory in 1836 and later organized in 1844. Fond du Lac is French for "bottom of the lake", so given because of the county's location at the southern shore of Lake Winnebago. Fond du Lac County comprises the Fond du Lac, Wisconsin Metropolitan Statistical Area. The Holyland region is in northeastern Fond du Lac County.
Timeline
Date | Event | Source
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1836 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1836 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1839 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1840 | First census | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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1844 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1844 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1850 | No significant boundary changes after this year | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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1852 | Birth records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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Population History
- source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
Census Year | Population
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1840 | 139
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1850 | 14,510
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1860 | 34,154
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1870 | 46,273
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1880 | 46,859
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1890 | 44,088
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1900 | 47,589
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1910 | 51,610
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1920 | 56,119
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1930 | 59,883
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1940 | 62,353
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1950 | 67,829
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1960 | 75,085
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1970 | 84,567
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1980 | 88,964
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1990 | 90,083
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