Big Foot Prairie

Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

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Overview

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. 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. The community of Big Foot Prairie extends south into McHenry County, Illinois, where there is a CDP of the same name in Chemung Township.

History & geography

Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).

Demographics & economy

Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Current forecast

Forecast for Big Foot Prairie, WI from NOAA NWS API.

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

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Bobby Cook

American basketball player (1923-2004)

Carlos D. Shelden

American politician (1840–1904)

Elbridge Ayer Burbank

American artist (1858–1949)

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Paul Galvin

American businessman (1895–1959)

John H. Manley

American physicist, group leader during the Manhattan Project (1907–1990)

Carol Richards

American singer

Dorothy Ayer Gardner Ford

mother of U.S. President Gerald Ford (1892–1967)

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Ollie Anderson

American baseball umpire (1879–1945)

Scott Rauland

American diplomat

Racine County Jane Doe

formerly an unidentified murder victim better known as "Racine County Jane Doe" discovered in 1999, Wisconsin

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John Paul Theiss Powers

American football player

Clinton A. Snowden

American journalist (1846-1922)

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Edith Kellman

American astronomer

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Jonathan J. Smith

American businessman, newspaper editor, and politician

Stephen A. Boppart

bioengineering researcher

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Vivian Church Hoyt

American artist

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

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  10.7 mi away
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  12.6 mi away
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  14.4 mi away
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  16.2 mi away
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Nearest stream gauge

Live readings from USGS NWIS · measured 2026-09-18 05:00 UTC.