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Fairwater, WI

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Population
351
U.S. Census Population Estimates Program · 2025
Elevation
948 ft
Median Home Value
$145,800
U.S. Census American Community Survey 5-Year · 2024
Median Rent
$988/mo
U.S. Census American Community Survey 5-Year · 2024
Median Income
$71,250
U.S. Census American Community Survey 5-Year · 2024

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OverallBest places in WisconsinPopulation rankingHighest population places in WisconsinNearest larger communityWaupun, Wisconsin10 miles away · 11,150 residents.

About Fairwater

Fairwater is a village in Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin, United States. The 2020 census counted 346 residents. Metomen surrounds the village. The community was founded around the water power of the Grand River in 1848 and was incorporated in 1921. The short version is that Fairwater carries an earlier story into the places people know and use now. That is the local read on Fairwater: its past remains attached to the places people use now. The town prospered under a booming hemp economy spurred by the need for strong rope during World War I. Fairwater includes the community was founded around the water power of the Grand River.

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