Fremont, Wisconsin
| Fremont | |
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| Village | |
 Fremont
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| Coordinates: 44°15′43″N 88°52′12″W / 44.26194°N 88.87000°WCoordinates: 44°15′43″N 88°52′12″W / 44.26194°N 88.87000°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Wisconsin |
| County | Waupaca |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.20 sq mi (3.11 km2) |
| • Land | 1.03 sq mi (2.67 km2) |
| • Water | 0.17 sq mi (0.44 km2) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 679 |
| • Estimate (2012) | 672 |
| • Density | 659.2/sq mi (254.5/km2) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| Area code(s) | 920 |
| FIPS code | 5527800 |
Fremont is a village in Waupaca County, Wisconsin, United States. It is surrounded by Town of Fremont. The population was 679 at the 2010 census. Fremont has been referred to as the "White Bass Capital of the World."
The Town of Fremont was first settled in the spring of 1849 by D. Gordon. The first paper published was the Fremont Pioneer in 1857. The first church (Presbyterian) was built in 1873. The village of Fremont was organized in 1888.
The story of the "Death of Wau-Ke-John", a war chief of the Menominee, takes place in the summer of 1852 as reported by W. A. Springer "who was in the neighborhood ... and was present at the funeral".
Fremont is located at 44°15′43″N 88°52′12″W / 44.26194°N 88.87000°W (44.261991, -88.870059).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 1.20 square miles (3.11 km2), of which, 1.03 square miles (2.67 km2) of it is land and 0.17 square miles (0.44 km2) is water.
The Wolf River flows through the middle of the village, with Partridge Lake just upriver. A spawning run of white bass, or sand bass (Morone chrysops), also known as "stripers", occurs twice a year - in May around Mother's Day and in late September to early October. Lake sturgeon from Lake Winnebago travel upriver to the Fremont area in spring to spawn. Fremont is known as "the white bass capital of the world".
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