Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin

Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin
Downtown Fort Atkinson in December 2007
Downtown Fort Atkinson in December 2007
Location of Fort Atkinson in Jefferson County, Wisconsin
Location of Fort Atkinson in Jefferson County, Wisconsin
Coordinates: 42°55′38″N 88°50′26″W / 42.92722°N 88.84056°W / 42.92722; -88.84056
Country United States
State Wisconsin
CountyJefferson
Government
 • TypeCity Council
 • PresidentMason Becker
Area
 • Total5.80 sq mi (15.03 km2)
 • Land5.66 sq mi (14.66 km2)
 • Water0.14 sq mi (0.37 km2)
Elevation787 ft (240 m)
Population
 • Total12,579
 • Density2,222.4/sq mi (858.2/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Zip Code
53538
Area code920
FIPS code55-26675[4]
GNIS feature ID1565151[2]
Websitewww.fortatkinsonwi.net

Fort Atkinson is a city in Jefferson County, Wisconsin, United States. It is on the Rock River, a few miles upstream from Lake Koshkonong. The population was 12,579 at the 2020 census.[3] Fort Atkinson is the largest city located entirely in Jefferson County, as Watertown is split between Jefferson and Dodge counties. Fort Atkinson is a principal city of the Fort Atkinson-Watertown micropolitan statistical area which is in turn a sub-market of the larger Milwaukee-Waukesha-Racine CSA.

  1. ^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
  2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin
  3. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference 2020-census-5526675 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.

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