Fox Lake, Wisconsin
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Fox Lake is a city in Dodge County
Dodge County, Wisconsin
Dodge County is a county located in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of 2010, the population was 88,759. Its county seat is Juneau.-Geography:According to the U.S...

, Wisconsin
Wisconsin
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, United States
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. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 1,454. The city is located within the Town of Fox Lake
Fox Lake (town), Wisconsin
Fox Lake is a town in Dodge County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 2,402 at the 2000 census. The City of Fox Lake is located within the town...

.

Geography

Fox Lake is located at 43°33'45" North, 88°54'35" West (43.56265, -88.90994).

According to the United States Census Bureau
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, the city has a total area of 1.5 square miles (3.9 km²), of which, 1.4 square miles (3.6 km²) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.3 km²) of it is water. The total area is 6.62% water.

Demographics

As of the census
Census
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of 2000, there were 1,454 people, 615 households, and 373 families residing in the city. The population density
Population density
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 was 1,036.1 people per square mile (401.0/km²). There were 695 housing units at an average density of 495.3 per square mile (191.7/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 97.32% White, 0.76% Black or African American, 0.21% Native American, 0.21% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.48% from other races, and 1.03% from two or more races. 3.51% of the population were Hispanic
Hispanic
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 or Latino
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 of any race.

There were 615 households out of which 27.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.0% were married couples
Marriage
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 living together, 8.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 39.3% were non-families. 32.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.34 and the average family size was 2.97.

In the city the population was spread out with 23.7% under the age of 18, 8.5% from 18 to 24, 28.3% from 25 to 44, 21.9% from 45 to 64, and 17.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 97.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.7 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $36,607, and the median income for a family was $44,904. Males had a median income of $33,105 versus $21,833 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income
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 for the city was $17,753. 7.7% of the population and 4.7% of families were below the poverty line. 9.6% of those under the age of 18 and 9.4% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line.

Notable residents

  • Bunny Berigan
    Bunny Berigan
    Rowland Bernard "Bunny" Berigan was an American jazz trumpeter who rose to fame during the swing era, but whose virtuosity and influence were shortened by a losing battle with alcoholism that ended in his early death at age 33. He composed the jazz instrumentals "Chicken and Waffles" and "Blues"...

    , jazz trumpeter, considered Fox Lake to be his hometown.
  • Harley Sanford Jones
    Harley Sanford Jones
    Harley Sanford Jones was a Brigadier General in the United States Air Force.-Biography:Jones was born in Fox Lake, Wisconsin in 1902 and attended Ripon College. He died on December 28, 1997.-Career:...

    , U.S. Air Force general
  • William E. Smith
    William E. Smith
    William E. Smith was the 14th Governor of Wisconsin.Born in Kincardineshire, Scotland, and moved to the United States with his family as a child. He had lived in New York City and Michigan before settling in Fox Lake, Wisconsin in 1849...

    , Governor of Wisconsin
    Wisconsin
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