St. Peter, Wisconsin

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]

St. Peter, Wisconsin
Census-designated place
Looking south at the sign for St. Peter
Looking south at the sign for St. Peter
Nickname: 
Gateway to the Holyland
St. Peter, Wisconsin is located in Wisconsin
St. Peter, Wisconsin
St. Peter, Wisconsin
Coordinates: 43°50′11″N 88°20′29″W
Country United States
State Wisconsin
County Fond du Lac
Area
 • Total9.41 km2 (3.633 sq mi)
 • Land9.40 km2 (3.628 sq mi)
 • Water0.01 km2 (0.005 sq mi)
Elevation
324 m (1,063 ft)
Population
 (2010)[1]
 • Total1,489
 • Density160/km2 (410/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes
53049, 54937
Area code920
GNIS feature ID1573503[2]

Holyland
St. Peter Catholic church
Main article: The Holyland (Wisconsin)

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
  1. "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. "Location of St. Peter, Wisconsin". Google Maps. Retrieved December 26, 2009.
  4. 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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