Pepin County | |
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![]() Historic Pepin County Courthouse and Jail in Durand, Wisconsin | |
![]() Location within the U.S. state of Wisconsin | |
![]() Wisconsin's location within the U.S. | |
Coordinates: 44°36′N 92°00′W / 44.6°N 92°W | |
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State | ![]() |
Founded | February 25, 1858 |
Named for | Lake Pepin |
Seat | Durand |
Largest city | Durand |
Area | |
• Total | 249 sq mi (640 km2) |
• Land | 232 sq mi (600 km2) |
• Water | 17 sq mi (40 km2) 6.7% |
Population | |
• Total | 7,318 |
• Estimate (2023) | 7,441 ![]() |
• Density | 31.5/sq mi (12.2/km2) |
Time zone | UTC−6 (Central) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
Congressional district | 3rd |
Website | www |
Pepin County (/ˈpɛpɪn/ PEP-in)[2] is a county in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of the 2020 census, the population was 7,318,[1] making it the fourth-least populous county in Wisconsin; it is also the smallest county in Wisconsin by area. Its county seat is Durand.[3]
Pepin County is the birthplace of Laura Ingalls Wilder, the author of the Little House on the Prairie children's books.
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