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Pepin County is a county in the U.S. state of Wisconsin . As of 2020, 7,318 people lived there.[1] Its county seat is Durand .[2]
Laura Ingalls Wilder was born in Pepin County.
Historical population Census Pop. %± 1860 2,392 — 1870 4,659 94.8% 1880 6,226 33.6% 1890 6,932 11.3% 1900 7,905 14.0% 1910 7,577 −4.1% 1920 7,481 −1.3% 1930 7,450 −0.4% 1940 7,897 6.0% 1950 7,462 −5.5% 1960 7,332 −1.7% 1970 7,319 −0.2% 1980 7,477 2.2% 1990 7,107 −4.9% 2000 7,213 1.5% 2010 7,469 3.5% 2020 7,318 −2.0% U.S. Decennial Census[3] 1790–1960[4] 1900–1990[5] 1990–2000[6] 2010–2020[1]
Pepin County was formed in 1858 from parts of Dunn County . It was named after the French conquistadors Pierre and Jean Pepin du Chardonnets.
The county has a total area of 249 square miles (644.9 km2 ). Of this, 232 square miles (600.9 km2 ) is land and 16 square miles (41.4 km2 ) (6.59%) is water. Pepin County is the smallest county in Wisconsin.
Cities, villages, and towns change source Albany Durand (town) Durand Frankfort Lima Pepin (town) Pepin Stockholm (town) Stockholm Waterville Waubeek Arkansaw Barry Corner Devils Corner Ella Hawkins Corner Lakeport Lima Lund Porcupine Tarrant
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