Taycheedah, Wisconsin is an unincorporated census-designated place in the Town of Taycheedah in Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin.[3] The community is located adjacent to the city of Fond du Lac and Lake Winnebago. As of the 2010 census, its population is 704.[1] Taycheedah calls itself the "Sheepshead Fishing Center of the World". U.S. Route 151 ran through the community until a bypass around Fond du Lac was built in the 2000s.
Taycheedah, Wisconsin | |
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Census-designated place | |
 Taycheedah, Wisconsin | |
  Taycheedah, Wisconsin | |
| Coordinates: 43°48′32″N 88°23′42″W / 43.80889°N 88.39500°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Wisconsin |
| County | Fond du Lac |
| Area | |
• Total | 2.82 km2 (1.090 sq mi) |
| • Land | 1.89 km2 (0.729 sq mi) |
| • Water | 0.93 km2 (0.361 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 229 m (751 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 704 |
| • Density | 250/km2 (650/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Zip codes | 54935 |
| Area code | 920 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1575265[2] |
Taycheedah Correctional Institution is located in the town of Taycheedah several miles east of the community.
History
editThe first white settlement at Taycheedah was made in 1839.[4] A post office called Taycheedah was established in 1841, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1986.[5] The name Taycheedah is derived from a Native American word meaning "lake camp".[6]
Images
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Welcome sign
References
edit- ^ a b "U.S. Census website". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved April 20, 2011.
- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Taycheedah, Fond du Lac Co". www.wisconsinhistory.org. Archived from the original on June 11, 2011.
- ^ Heim, Michael (2004). Exploring America's Highways: Wisconsin Trip Trivia. Exploring America's Highway. p. 136. ISBN 978-0-9744358-0-0.
- ^ "Fond du Lac County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved March 29, 2015.
- ^ Chicago and North Western Railway Company (1908). A History of the Origin of the Place Names Connected with the Chicago & North Western and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railways. p. 130.
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