St. Peter, Wisconsin
St. Peter, Wisconsin | |
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Census-designated place | |
 Looking south at the sign for St. Peter | |
| Nickname: Gateway to the Holyland | |
  St. Peter, Wisconsin | |
| Coordinates: 43°50′11″N 88°20′29″W / 43.83639°N 88.34139°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Wisconsin |
| County | Fond du Lac |
| Area | |
| • Total | 9.41 km2 (3.633 sq mi) |
| • Land | 9.40 km2 (3.628 sq mi) |
| • Water | 0.01 km2 (0.005 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 324 m (1,063 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 1,489 |
| • Density | 160/km2 (410/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP codes | 53049, 54937 |
| Area code | 920 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1573503[2] |
St. Peter, Wisconsin is an unincorporated census-designated place in the Town of Taycheedah in Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin. It is located approximately 2 miles (3.2 km) northeast of Peebles and 1 mile (1.6 km) south of Silica.[3] It was located on Wisconsin Highway 149 before the highway was decommissioned and turned over to county control as County Highway WH. As of the 2010 census, its population is 1,489.[1]
Holyland[edit]
St. Peter is in an area of eastern Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin, and adjacent Calumet County known as "The Holyland", so called because of the large number of villages settled by German immigrants and built around Catholic churches, including St. Anna, St. Cloud, Marytown, Mount Calvary, Johnsburg, Calvary, Brothertown and Jericho.[4]
Notes[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.
- ^ "Location of St. Peter, Wisconsin". Google Maps. Retrieved December 26, 2009.
- ^ Commemorating the centennial of St. Peter's Parish, St. Peter, Malone, Route One, Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin. 1967. OCLC 57448543
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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