St. Peter, Wisconsin

St. Peter, Wisconsin
Census-designated place
Looking south at the sign for St. Peter
Nickname(s): Gateway to the Holyland
St. Peter, Wisconsin
Coordinates: 43°50′11″N 88°20′29″W / 43.83639°N 88.34139°W / 43.83639; -88.34139Coordinates: 43°50′11″N 88°20′29″W / 43.83639°N 88.34139°W / 43.83639; -88.34139
Country	United States
State	Wisconsin
County	Fond du Lac
Area
• Total	9.41 km2 (3.633 sq mi)
• Land	9.40 km2 (3.628 sq mi)
• Water	0.01 km2 (0.005 sq mi)
Elevation	324 m (1,063 ft)
Population (2010)[1]
• Total	1,489
• Density	160/km2 (410/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes	53049, 54937
Area code(s)	920
GNIS feature ID	1573503[2]

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]

Holyland

St. Peter Catholic church

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]

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