| Country | United States |
|---|---|
| State | Wisconsin |
| County | Winnebago |
| Unit pref | Imperial |
| Area total | 3.22 km² |
| Area land | 3.17 km² |
| Area water | 0.05 km² |
| Population as of | 2020 |
| Population total | 1005 |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| Time zone (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| Elevation | 775 ft |
| Coordinates | 44°5′57″N 88°39′14″W |
| ZIP code | 54927 |
| Area code | 920 |
| FIPS code | 55-11500[1] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1562472[2] |
Butte des Morts is an unincorporated census-designated place in the town of Winneconne and Oshkosh, in Winnebago County, Wisconsin, United States.[3]
As of the 2020 census, Butte des Morts had a population of 1,005.[4] The community is located at the north side of (Big) Lake Butte des Morts[5] on the former route of Wisconsin Highway 110. The name means "hill of the dead" in French.[6] Butte des Morts uses the ZIP code 54927. The Augustin Grignon Hotel, listed on the National Register of Historic Places, is located within the community. Butte des Morts has an area of 1.246 square miles (3.23 km2); 1.225 square miles (3.17 km2) of this is land, and 0.021 square miles (0.054 km2) is water.
Origin of Name
In 1730 French soldiers and Menominee warriors massacred people of the Sauk Nation. The French named the place the Hill of the Dead, or Butte des Morts.[7][8]
References
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
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- ^ "Butte des Morts, WI Profile: Facts & Data"
- ^ "2020 Decennial Census Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171)". United States Census Bureau. 2021. Retrieved March 13, 2026.
- ^ Lake Butte des Morts
- ^ "Butte des Morts, Lake [origin of place name]". www.wisconsinhistory.org. Archived from the original on 2011-06-11.
- ^ Author(s) unknown. "A Brief History of the Town of Menasha". Wisconsin Public Library. pp. 13–14. Retrieved 2018-11-11.
- ^ Bjornerd, Marcia (2006). Reading the Rocks: The Autobiography of the Earth. New York: Basic Books. p. 2. ISBN 978-0-465-00684-7.