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, 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 Correctional Institution is located in the town of Taycheedah several miles east of the community.
History
The 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]
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References
- ^ 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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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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