Welcome to Fox Lake ...
The city of Fox Lake is located in Dodge County<1>.
The location of Fox Lake has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Fox Lake, you might consider that their post office opened in 1856.
A typical abbreviation for Fox Lake: Fox Lk.
From the Census Estimates for 2019, Fox Lake has a population of 1,445 people<3> (see below for details).
Fox Lake is 900 feet [274 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: Fox Lake lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Telephone area codes for Fox Lake: (920) & (274)<5>
Population Details ...
Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Fox Lake had an population of 1,445 people. This is a decrease of 4.87% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 0.62% since the 2000 Census).
At the time of the 2010 Census, Fox Lake had a population of 1,519 people. This makes Fox Lake the county's 14th most populous community.
The population of Fox Lake represents 0.03% of the total population of Wisconsin (which has 5,686,986 people), making it the state's 574th most populous community.
With a 2010 count of 1,519 people, the population of Fox Lake increased 4.47% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 1,454 people).
More information can be found on the Census Page for Fox Lake.
Communities Also Named Fox Lake ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Fox Lake - they are located in Alberta, Illinois, Indiana, Minnesota, Montana, North Dakota and Ontario.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Fox Lake.
Communities near Fox Lake ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Fox Lake.
- Beaver Dam
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beaver Dam have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Dam
- Beaver Dam is located in Dodge County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,303 people
- Waupun
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast) - Ripon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripon
- Ripon is located in Fond du Lac County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,844 people
- Columbus
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
- Columbus is located in Columbia County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,117 people
- Mayville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east) - Horicon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast) - Juneau
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juneau
- Juneau is located in Dodge County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,532 people
- Pardeeville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pardeeville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pardeeville
- Pardeeville is located in Columbia County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,053 people
- Fall River
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall River
- Fall River is located in Columbia County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,757 people
- Randolph
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Fox Lake. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Fox Lake.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Fox Lake. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Fox Lake.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Fox Lake. Our list includes 6 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Fox Lake.
Adding Fox Lake to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Fox Lake in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Fox Lake was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Fox Lake post office opened in 1856.
We also found Fox Lake in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Fox Lake.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Fox Lake. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Dodge County: www.co.dodge.wi.us/
The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Wisconsin's counties, including Dodge, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Fox Lake. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Fox Lake - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | Area code (274) is an overlay for area code (920). |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |