Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin
Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin | |
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Downtown Fort Atkinson in December 2007 | |
Location of Fort Atkinson in Jefferson County, Wisconsin | |
| Coordinates: 42°55′38″N 88°50′26″W / 42.92722°N 88.84056°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Wisconsin |
| County | Jefferson |
| Government | |
| • Type | City Council |
| • President | Mason Becker |
| Area | |
• Total | 5.80 sq mi (15.03 km2) |
| • Land | 5.66 sq mi (14.66 km2) |
| • Water | 0.14 sq mi (0.37 km2) |
| Elevation | 787 ft (240 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 12,579 |
| • Density | 2,222.4/sq mi (858.2/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Zip Code | 53538 |
| Area code | 920 |
| FIPS code | 55-26675 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1565151 |
| Website | www |
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Fort Atkinson is a city in Jefferson County, Wisconsin, United States. It lies along the Rock River a few miles upstream from Lake Koshkonong. The population was 12,579 at the 2020 census. 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 Watertown–Fort Atkinson micropolitan statistical area which is in turn a sub-market of the larger Milwaukee–Waukesha–Racine combined statistical area.