Pepin County, Wisconsin
Pepin County, Wisconsin | |
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Pepin County Building | |
Location within the U.S. state of Wisconsin | |
| Coordinates: 44°36′N 92°00′W / 44.6°N 92°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Wisconsin |
| Founded | February 25, 1858 |
| Named after | Lake Pepin |
| Seat | Durand |
| Largest city | Durand |
| Area | |
• Total | 249 sq mi (640 km2) |
| • Land | 232 sq mi (600 km2) |
| • Water | 17 sq mi (44 km2) 6.7% |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 7,318 |
• Estimate (2024) | 7,555 |
| • Density | 32.6/sq mi (12.6/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (Central) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
| Congressional district | 3rd |
| Website | www |
Pepin County (/ˈpɛpɪn/ PEP-in) is a county in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of the 2020 census, the population was 7,318, making it the fourth-least populous county in Wisconsin; it is also the smallest county in Wisconsin by area. Its county seat is Durand.
Pepin County is the birthplace of Laura Ingalls Wilder, the author of the Little House on the Prairie children's books.