Fox Lake, Wisconsin

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Fox Lake is a city located in Dodge County, Wisconsin. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 1,454. The city is located within the Town of Fox Lake.

1 Famous residents
2 Geography
3 Demographics
4 External links

[edit] Famous residents

Bunny Berigan, jazz trumpeter, considered Fox Lake to be his hometown.

[edit] Geography

Fox Lake is located at 43°33'45" North, 88°54'35" West (43.56265, -88.90994)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 3.9 km² (1.5 mi²). 3.6 km² (1.4 mi²) of it is land and 0.3 km² (0.1 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 6.62% water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 1,454 people, 615 households, and 373 families residing in the city. The population density was 401.0/km² (1,036.1/mi²). There were 695 housing units at an average density of 191.7/km² (495.3/mi²). 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 or Latino 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 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 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.