Big Foot Prairie, Wisconsin
Census-designated place in Wisconsin, United States
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Big Foot Prairie is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Walworth County, Wisconsin, United States. It was named a CDP for the 2020 census, at which time it had a population of 22.[3] It is located in the Town of Walworth along U.S. Highway 14, 2.5 miles (4.0 km) south of the Village of Walworth.[4] The community of Big Foot Prairie extends south into McHenry County, Illinois, where there is a CDP of the same name in Chemung Township.
Big Foot Prairie, Wisconsin | |
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| Coordinates: 42°29′43″N 88°35′57″W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Wisconsin |
| County | Walworth |
| Town | Walworth |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.032 sq mi (0.083 km2) |
| • Land | 0.032 sq mi (0.083 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0 km2) |
| Elevation | 955 ft (291 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 22 |
| • Density | 687.5/sq mi (265.4/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP Code | 53184 (Walworth) |
| Area codes | 262 |
| FIPS code | 55-07315 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2807534[2] |
History
The community is named for Big Foot, a Potawatomi leader who resided on nearby Kishwauketoe (today known as Geneva Lake) until his band was forcibly removed by the United States in 1836. It once had a post office, which opened on May 15, 1848.[5]
Demographics
Notable people
- Phipps W. Lake, Free Will Baptist minister and member of the Wisconsin State Assembly[7]
- Lewis N. Wood, physician and member of the Wisconsin State Assembly[8]
