Fennimore, Wisconsin
city in Grant County, Wisconsin
Fennimore is a city in Grant County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 2,764 at the 2020 census. The city's area was separated from the Town of Fennimore, which remains as an adjacent rural area.
History
Fennimore was named for a settler who disappeared during the Black Hawk War. It was previously also known as Fennimore Center. Fennimore incorporated as a village in 1889 and changed to a city in 1919.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.62 square miles (4.20 km2), all land.
Demographics
2020 census
As of the census of 2020, there were 2,764 people, and 1,174 households in the city. The population density was 1,600 inhabitants per square mile (617.8/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 93.2% White, 0.4 African American, 0.2% 0.4% Native American, 0.7% Asian, 1.2% from other races, 4.2% from two or more races.
Begin with the source’s own compact description: “Fennimore, Wisconsin” is city in Grant County, Wisconsin. The dossier treats that line as a proposition to test through Fennimore, Wisconsin and city, not as a finished interpretation.
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Place names and jurisdictional language are key evidence: both can reveal earlier catalogue descriptions and overlooked record series. The source revision retrieved here is dated Sep 11, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q1404789. VIAF identifies the subject as 141897403. The Library of Congress control number is n80160737. Authority coordinates are 42.982, -90.653. 3 of 4 selected statements include explicit references; 1 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 2020, 1889 and 1919.
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This entry incorporates text from “Fennimore, Wisconsin” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.