Wisconsin
Jefferson
City of Fort Atkinson

Fort Atkinson

Fort Atkinson is a city in , United States. It lies along the Rock River a few miles upstream from . The population was 12,579 at the 2020 census.
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  • Type: Town with 12,000 residents
  • Description: city in Jefferson County, Wisconsin, United States of America
  • Also known as: “Fort Atkinson, WI”, “Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin”, “Fort Coscong”, and “Fort Koshkonong”
  • Postal code: 53538

Places of Interest

Highlights include Dwight Foster Public Library and Fort Atkinson Water Tower.

Library
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is a public library in Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin. Established in 1892, the Foster Library serves Fort Atkinson and surrounding communities.

Historic site
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The is an unused water tower that was built in 1901 in Ft. Atkinson, . It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on November 15, 2005.

Theater building
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Fireside Dinner Theater is a historic dinner theater and special events venue in Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin. The original building and several expansions were designed by Fort Atkinson-based architect Helmut Ajango, who also designed , and built in 1964.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Blackhawk Island and Cold Spring.

Hamlet
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is an unincorporated community located in the towns of and , , , United States. Its best known longtime resident was the poet, Lorine Niedecker. is situated 3½ miles southwest of Fort Atkinson.

Village
is a town in , , United States. The population was 737 as of the 2020 census… is situated 4 miles southeast of Fort Atkinson.

Hamlet
Sumner is a town in , , United States. The population was 832 at the 2010 census. The census-designated place of and the unincorporated communities of , , Glenn Oaks Beach, Koshkonong Manor, and are located within the town. is situated 4½ miles west of Fort Atkinson.

Fort Atkinson

Latitude
42.92889° or 42° 55′ 44″ north
Longitude
-88.83705° or 88° 50′ 13″ west
Population
12,000
Elevation
784 feet (239 metres)
United Nations Location Code
US XFO
Open location code
86JHW5H7+H5
Open­Street­Map ID
node 153588860
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
5253498
Wiki­data ID
Q1570350
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Welsh—“Fort Atkinson” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “فورت أتكينسون”
  • Basque: “Fort Atkinson”
  • Catalan: “Fort Atkinson”
  • Cebuano: “Fort Atkinson”
  • Chechen: “Форт-Аткинсон”
  • Chinese: “Fort Atkinson”
  • Chinese: “阿特金森堡（威斯康星州）”
  • Danish: “Fort Atkinson”
  • Dutch: “Fort Atkinson”
  • French: “Fort Atkinson”
  • German: “Fort Atkinson”
  • Gilaki: “فؤرت أتکينسن”
  • Haitian: “Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin”
  • Haitian: “Fort Atkinson”
  • Hebrew: “פורט אטקינסון”
  • Irish: “Fort Atkinson”
  • Italian: “Fort Atkinson”
  • Korean: “포트 앳킨슨”
  • Korean: “포트앳킨슨”
  • Ladin: “Fort Atkinson”
  • Malagasy: “Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin”
  • Malagasy: “Fort Atkinson”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Fort Atkinson”
  • Norwegian: “Fort Atkinson”
  • Persian: “فورت اتکینسن”
  • Persian: “فورت اتکینسون، ویسکانسین”
  • Persian: “فورت اتکینسون”
  • Polish: “Fort Atkinson”
  • Portuguese: “Fort Atkinson”
  • Russian: “Форт-Аткинсон”
  • Serbian: “Форт Аткинсон”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Fort Atkinson”
  • South Azerbaijani: “فورت اتکینسون، ویسکانسین”
  • Spanish: “Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin”
  • Spanish: “Fort Atkinson”
  • Swedish: “Fort Atkinson”
  • Tatar: “Форт-Аткинсон (Висконсин)”
  • Tatar: “Форт-Аткинсон”
  • Turkish: “Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin”
  • Turkish: “Fort Atkinson”
  • Ukrainian: “Форт-Аткінсон”
  • Uzbek: “Fort Atkinson”
  • Uzbek: “Форт Аткинсон”
  • Vietnamese: “Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin”
  • Vietnamese: “Fort Atkinson”
  • Volapük: “Fort Atkinson”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Fort Atkinson”
  • Welsh: “Fort Atkinson”

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include City Of Fort Atkinson Municipal Building and Fort Atkinson Chamber of Commerce.

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