Fennimore, Wisconsin | |
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City | |
Coordinates: 42°58′56″N 90°39′11″W / 42.98222°N 90.65306°WCoordinates: 42°58′56″N 90°39′11″W / 42.98222°N 90.65306°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Wisconsin |
County | Grant |
Area | |
• Total | 1.62 sq mi (4.20 km2) |
• Land | 1.62 sq mi (4.20 km2) |
• Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
Elevation | 1,194 ft (364 m) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 2,497 |
• Estimate (2012) | 2,512 |
• Density | 1,541.4/sq mi (595.1/km2) |
Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
• Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
Area code(s) | 608 |
FIPS code | 55-25600 |
GNIS feature ID | 1564906 |
Fennimore is a city in Grant County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 2,497 at the 2010 census. The city's area was separated from the Town of Fennimore, which remains as an adjacent rural area.
Fennimore was named for a settler who disappeared during the Black Hawk War. It was previously also known as Fennimore Center.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.62 square miles (4.20 km2), all of it land.
As of the census of 2010, there were 2,497 people, 1,053 households, and 647 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,541.4 inhabitants per square mile (595.1/km2). There were 1,145 housing units at an average density of 706.8 per square mile (272.9/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 98.2% White, 0.1% African American, 0.4% Native American, 0.5% Asian, 0.3% from other races, and 0.4% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.2% of the population.
There were 1,053 households of which 31.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.4% were married couples living together, 11.0% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.0% had a male householder with no wife present, and 38.6% were non-families. 32.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.31 and the average family size was 2.89.