Freedom, Outagamie County, Wisconsin
| Freedom, Wisconsin | |
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St. Nicholas Catholic Church in Freedom
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 Location of Freedom, Wisconsin |
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| Coordinates: 44°22′14″N 88°18′6″W / 44.37056°N 88.30167°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Wisconsin |
| County | Outagamie |
| Area | |
| • Total | 35.8 sq mi (92.6 km2) |
| • Land | 35.8 sq mi (92.6 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 735 ft (224 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 5,842 |
| • Density | 146.6/sq mi (56.6/km2) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| Area code(s) | 920 |
| FIPS code | 55-27650 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1583242 |
| Website | http://www.townoffreedom.org/ |
Freedom is a town in Outagamie County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 5,842 at the 2010 census. The unincorporated communities of Freedom and Murphy Corner are located in the town and the unincorporated community of Five Corners is located partially within the town.
The first non-native settler in the Town of Freedom was James Andrew Jackson, an African-American who arrived in 1830. Jackson was asked by town residents if they could name the town "Jackson" after him, but he wanted the town to be named Freedom because this was where he obtained his freedom.
The Town of Freedom was established on June 5, 1852, and was split off from the Town of Lansing. In doing so, Freedom took most of the town of Lansing's residents, its town seat, and all of its standing town officers. (The remaining town and land comprising Lansing was renamed the Town of Center in April 1853).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 35.8 square miles (92.6 km²), all of it land.
As of the census of 2000, there were 5,241 people, 1,833 households, and 1,451 families residing in the town. The population density was 146.6 people per square mile (56.6/km²). There were 1,859 housing units at an average density of 52.0 per square mile (20.1/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 98.68% White, 0.71% Native American, 0.08% Asian, 0.06% Pacific Islander, 0.19% from other races, and 0.29% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.80% of the population.
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