Pepin County, Wisconsin

Pepin County
Pepin County
County
	Historic Pepin County Courthouse and Jail in Durand, Wisconsin
	Location within the U.S. state of Wisconsin
	Wisconsin's location within the U.S.
	Coordinates: 44°36′N 92°00′W / 44.6°N 92°W
Country	United States
State	Wisconsin
Founded	February 25, 1858
Named for	Lake Pepin
Seat	Durand
Largest city	Durand
Area
• Total	249 sq mi (640 km2)
• Land	232 sq mi (600 km2)
• Water	17 sq mi (40 km2) 6.7%
Population (2020)
• Total	7,318
• Density	31.5/sq mi (12.2/km2)
Time zone	UTC−6 (Central)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district	3rd
Website	www.co.pepin.wi.us

Pepin County (/ˈpɛpɪn/ PEP-in)^[2] is a county in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of the 2020 census, the population was 7,318,^[1] making it the fourth-least populous county in Wisconsin; it is also the smallest county in Wisconsin by area. Its county seat is Durand.^[3]

Pepin County is the birthplace of Laura Ingalls Wilder, the author of the Little House on the Prairie children's books.

^ ^a ^b Cite error: The named reference 2020-census-55091 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ MissPronouncer.com: A HALFWAY DECENT AUDIO PRONUNCIATION GUIDE FOR WISCONSIN
^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.