Taycheedah (CDP), Wisconsin

This article is about the census-designated place. For the adjacent town, see Taycheedah, Wisconsin.
Taycheedah, Wisconsin
Census-designated place

Taycheedah, Wisconsin
Taycheedah, Wisconsin
Coordinates: 43°48′32″N 88°23′42″W / 43.80889°N 88.39500°WCoordinates: 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 1.090 sq mi (2.82 km2)
 • Land 0.729 sq mi (1.89 km2)
 • Water 0.361 sq mi (0.93 km2)
Elevation 751 ft (229 m)
Population (2010)[1]
 • Total 704
 • Density 650/sq mi (250/km2)
Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6)
 • Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
Zip codes 54935
Area code(s) 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

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "American FactFinder". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 20 April 2011.
  2. ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  3. ↑ http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/dictionary/index.asp?action=view&term_id=4132&search_term=taycheedah
  4. ↑ Heim, Michael (2004). Exploring America's Highways: Wisconsin Trip Trivia. Exploring America's Highway. p. 136. ISBN 978-0-9744358-0-0.
  5. ↑ "Fond du Lac County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 29 March 2015.
  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. 130.