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
Country	United States
State	Wisconsin
County	Fond du Lac
Area
• Total	2.82 km^2 (1.090 sq mi)
• Land	1.89 km^2 (0.729 sq mi)
• Water	0.93 km^2 (0.361 sq mi)
Elevation	229 m (751 ft)
Population  (2020)[1]
• Total	643
• Density	230/km^2 (590/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 2020 census, its population is 643, down from 704 at the 2010 census.[4] 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.[5] A post office called Taycheedah was established in 1841, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1986.[6] The name Taycheedah is derived from a Native American word meaning "lake camp".[7]

Images

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  Looking east
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  Looking northeast
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  Welcome sign

References

1. "Census Bureau profile: Taycheedah CDP, Wisconsin". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved December 3, 2024.
2. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
3. "Taycheedah, Fond du Lac Co". www.wisconsinhistory.org. Archived from the original on June 11, 2011.
4. "U.S. Census website". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved April 20, 2011.
5. Heim, Michael (2004). Exploring America's Highways: Wisconsin Trip Trivia. Exploring America's Highway. p. 136. ISBN 978-0-9744358-0-0.
6. "Fond du Lac County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved March 29, 2015.
7. 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.