Darboy, Wisconsin
| Darboy, Wisconsin | |
|---|---|
| Coordinates: 44°15′56″N 088°24′06″W / 44.26556°N 88.40167°WCoordinates: 44°15′56″N 088°24′06″W / 44.26556°N 88.40167°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Wisconsin |
| County | Outagamie |
| Settled | 1830s |
| Post Office Establishment | 1877-1901 |
| Elevation | 790 ft (241 m) |
| Population (2005) | |
| • City | 14,114 (Total of Buchanan and Harrison- Sanitary District slightly less) |
| • Metro | 360,000 (Fox Valley) |
| Time zone | CST (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP Code | 54915 |
| Area code(s) | 920 |
| Website | http://www.townofbuchanan.org/ |
| Sources: The Post-Crescent, The Junk Journal | |
Darboy is an unincorporated community in Outagamie County in the Fox Cities area of the U.S. state of Wisconsin. Located in the town of Buchanan, Darboy extends from the Calumet County line on the south, Highway CE on the north, State Park Road on the east, and Highway 441 on the west. Prior to 2013, Darboy extended south in Calumet County to Manitowoc Road in the town of Harrison; however, this part of Darboy became part of the village of Harrison upon its incorporation.
As of the census of 2000, there were 5,827 people, 1,846 households, and 1,583 families residing in the Town of Buchanan.
Darboy consists of the more densely populated areas near the intersections of County Road N and both County Roads CE and KK. The actual population of Darboy is unknown.
In the pioneer age of Wisconsin, French fur traders and Native Americans frequently traveled through the area now known as Darboy. The first wave of German settlers arrived in the area around 1842 and settled near Old Plank Road, then the only road in the area, running from Lake Winnebago to Kaukauna. A wave of Dutch settlers arrived in 1848, the same year that Wisconsin became a state. They were associated with a group that Frather Gothard led to settle at nearby Hollandtown.
The community was named after Catholic Archbishop Georges Darboy, who was martyred during the Franco-Prussian War. A post office was established in 1877, but was discontinued in 1901. In the early 1900s, many businesses sprouted up in Darboy: Van Vorst's Hall (now the Silver Spur), Darboy Butter and Cheese Company, Les Stumpf Ford, Lamers Dairy, Darboy Refrigeration Sales and Service, a cobbler shop, a blacksmith shop, and George Mader Hall.
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