Van_Dyne,_Wisconsin Latitude and Longitude:

43°53′15″N 88°30′15″W / 43.88750°N 88.50417°W / 43.88750; -88.50417
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Van Dyne, Wisconsin
Census-designated place
Looking south at downtown Van Dyne
Looking south at downtown Van Dyne
Van Dyne, Wisconsin is located in Wisconsin
Van Dyne, Wisconsin
Van Dyne, Wisconsin
Coordinates: 43°53′15″N 88°30′15″W / 43.88750°N 88.50417°W / 43.88750; -88.50417
Country  United States
State  Wisconsin
County  Fond du Lac
Area
 • Total2.05 km2 (0.790 sq mi)
 • Land2.04 km2 (0.788 sq mi)
 • Water0.005 km2 (0.002 sq mi)
Elevation
241 m (791 ft)
Population
 ( 2020) [1]
 • Total292
 • Density140/km2 (370/sq mi)
Time zone UTC-6 ( Central (CST))
 • Summer ( DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP Code
54979
Area code 920
GNIS feature ID1584511 [2]

Van Dyne is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in the town of Friendship, in Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin, United States. [3] [4] At the 2020 census, its population was 292. [1] The road traveling north-south through the community was part of the Yellowstone Trail and later Wisconsin Highway 175; it is now a county highway.

History

The community was first platted by Daniel Van Duyne in 1866, and was a stop for a railroad between Fond du Lac and Oshkosh. [5] [6] A post office has been operating in Van Dyne since 1866. [7]

Demographics

Historical population
Census Pop.Note
2010279
20202924.7%
U.S. Decennial Census [8]

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References

  1. ^ a b "U.S. Census website". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved April 20, 2011.
  2. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ^ "Van Dyne, WI Profile: Facts & Data". wisconsin.hometownlocator.com.
  4. ^ "Van Dyne, Fond du Lac Co". www.wisconsinhistory.org. Archived from the original on June 11, 2011.
  5. ^ Ruth Shaw Worthing, The History of Fond du Lac County as Told by Its Place-Names Oshkosh, Wisconsin: Globe Printing, 1975. pg. 104
  6. ^ 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. 133.
  7. ^ "Fond du Lac County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved March 30, 2015.
  8. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved January 1, 2023.