Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin A portion of downtown Fort Atkinson A portion of downtown Fort Atkinson State Wisconsin Fort Atkinson is a town/city in Jefferson County, Wisconsin, United States.
Fort Atkinson was titled after General Henry Atkinson, the commander of U.S.
The town/city developed at the site of Fort Koshkonong, which was used amid that war.
The fort was positioned to control the confluence of the Rock and Bark rivers.
The settlement interval quickly in the mid-nineteenth century, after migration of United States pioneers from the East, especially from New York State and the northern tier.
The history and natural history of Fort Atkinson and the encircling area are presented at the Hoard Historical Museum and National Dairy Shrine Museum. William Dempster Hoard established the nationally distributed dairy farm magazine, Hoard's Dairyman, in Fort Atkinson in 1885.
The earliest man-made features near Fort Atkinson are a cluster of prehistoric earthworks native mounds positioned just south of town.
In a curious honor, pioneer named them the General Atkinson Mound Group.
Fort Atkinson's 19th- and early 20th-century building history is preserved in the Main Street and Merchants Avenue historic districts.
Other Registered Historic Places include the Fort Atkinson Water Tower, Panther Intaglio Effigy Mound, David W.
Fort Atkinson is positioned at 42 55 38 N 88 50 26 W (42.927091, 88.840446). According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town/city has a total region of 5.82 square miles (15.07 km2), of which 5.67 square miles (14.69 km2) is territory and 0.15 square miles (0.39 km2) is water. Climate data for Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin Replica of early 19th century army fortification assembled in Fort Atkinson There were 5,429 housing units at an average density of 957.5 per square mile (369.7/km2).
The ethnic makeup of the town/city was 92.5% White, 0.6% African American, 0.3% Native American, 0.7% Asian, 4.4% from other competitions, and 1.4% from two or more competitions.
There were 5,125 homeholds of which 31.4% had kids under the age of 18 residing with them, 47.1% were married couples residing together, 10.7% had a female homeholder with no husband present, 4.9% had a male homeholder with no wife present, and 37.3% were non-families.
30.2% of all homeholds were made up of individuals and 12.3% had someone residing alone who was 65 years of age or older.
The median age in the town/city was 38.4 years.
23.9% of inhabitants were under the age of 18; 7.5% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 27.4% were from 25 to 44; 26.6% were from 45 to 64; and 14.6% were 65 years of age or older.
There were 4,983 housing units at an average density of 924.0 per square mile (356.9/km ).
The ethnic makeup of the town/city was 93.09% White, 0.34% African American, 0.29% Native American, 0.60% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 1.87% from other competitions, and 0.79% from two or more competitions.
There were 4,760 homeholds out of which 31.4% had kids under the age of 18 residing with them, 52.2% were married couples residing together, 9.2% had a female homeholder with no husband present, and 35.5% were non-families.
29.4% of all homeholds were made up of individuals and 12.7% had someone residing alone who was 65 years of age or older.
In the city, the populace was spread out with 24.2% under the age of 18, 8.6% from 18 to 24, 30.9% from 25 to 44, 21.8% from 45 to 64, and 14.5% who were 65 years of age or older.
Downtown Fort Atkinson The city's biggest employer is Fort Health - Care, an integrated hospital and community system.
Fort Atkinson Memorial Hospital has 82 licensed beds and more than 100 physicians on staff; Fort Medical Group, a subsidiary of Fort Health - Care, employs more than 60 physicians, nurse practitioners, and other healthcare providers. The town/city is also home to Cygnus Business Media, NASCO, Spacesaver and Jones Dairy Farm.
Fireside Dinner Theatre draws thousands of visitors each year. Another tourist attraction is a ongoing standard of the initial fort.
Fort Atkinson is home to a everyday newspaper, Daily Jefferson County Union, as well as its own set of airways broadcasts, WFAW and WSJY.
Fort Atkinson School District has four elementary schools, one middle school and one high school.
Barrie, Rockwell, Purdy, and Luther elementary schools serve grades 1 to 5, Fort Atkinson Middle School (FAMS) grades 6 to 8, and Fort Atkinson High School grades 9 to 12. The high school's mascot is the "Blackhawks" titled after Sauk leader, Chief Blackhawk.
Fort Atkinson was a stop on the C&NW Milwaukee to Madison line.
Fort Atkinson is served by the Fort Atkinson Municipal Airport (FAA LID: 61 - C).
Caswell - served in the Wisconsin State Assembly and as a draft commissioner amid the American Civil War and Jane Curtis House in Fort Atkinson, which is on the National Register of Historic Places Daugs - Wisconsin State Assemblyman Hoard - Governor of Wisconsin 1889-1891, founder of Daily Jefferson County Union journal and Hoard's Dairyman periodical Knox - Wisconsin State Assemblyman Archie Mc - Comb - Wisconsin State Assemblyman Snover - Wisconsin State Senator Willard - Wisconsin State Assemblyman, physician, and businessman United States Enumeration Bureau.
United States Geological Survey.
The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States.
"Average Weather for Fort Atkinson, WI- Temperature and Precipitation".
"Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2015".
"Enumeration of Population and Housing".
"Fort Health - Care to close home health".
"Fort Atkinson School District".
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Municipalities and communities of Jefferson County, Wisconsin, United States
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