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Welcome to Fox Point ...

The village of Fox Point is located in Milwaukee County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Fox Point, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1956.

A typical abbreviation for Fox Point: Fox Pt.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Fox Point has a population of 6,551 people<2> (see below for details).

Fox Point is 670 feet [204 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Fox Point lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Fox Point had an population of 6,551 people. This is a decrease of 2.24% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 6.57% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Fox Point had a population of 6,701 people. This makes Fox Point the county's 16th most populous community.

The population of Fox Point represents 0.12% of the total population of Wisconsin (which has 5,686,986 people), making it the state's 144th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 6,701 people, the population of Fox Point decreased 4.44% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 7,012 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Fox Point.

Communities Also Named Fox Point ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Fox Point - they are located in Illinois, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Rhode Island and Saskatchewan.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Fox Point.

Websites for Fox Point ...

Official Website: www.vil.fox-point.wi.us/

Communities near Fox Point ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Fox Point.

  • Milwaukee
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Milwaukee is located in Milwaukee County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 589,067 people
  • Waukesha
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Waukesha is located in Waukesha County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 72,376 people
  • West Allis
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • West Allis is located in Milwaukee County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 59,748 people
  • Wauwatosa
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Wauwatosa is located in Milwaukee County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 48,084 people
  • New Berlin
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • New Berlin is located in Waukesha County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,812 people
  • Brookfield
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Brookfield is located in Waukesha County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,164 people
  • Menomonee Falls
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Menomonee Falls is located in Waukesha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menomonee Falls
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 38,243 people
  • Greenfield
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Greenfield is located in Milwaukee County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 37,183 people
  • Oak Creek
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Oak Creek is located in Milwaukee County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 36,469 people
  • Franklin
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Franklin is located in Milwaukee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,925 people

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 Point. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Fox Point.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Fox Point. 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 Point.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Fox Point. See our Newspapers Page for Fox Point.

Adding Fox Point to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Fox Point 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 (so far) for Fox Point was on a map titled Road Map for Wisconsin (from Shell Oil, 1956).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Fox Point.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Wisconsin's counties, including Milwaukee, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Fox Point.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Fox Point - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.