Friendship is a village in Adams County in the

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. It is the county seat of Adams County. The population was 648 at the 2020 census.

Geology

The Friendship Mound sits just to the north of town. It is a castillated mound formed from the last glaciers to cover the area during the

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. Another mound, Roche-A-Cri, is a few miles north of the village in Roche-A-Cri State Park. That mound contains the Roche-A-Cri Petroglyphs.

Geography

Friendship is located at (43.971758, -89.818718). According to the

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, the village has a total area of , of which, of it is land and is water.

Climate

Demographics

2010 census

As of the

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of 2010, there were 725 people, 256 households, and 161 families living in the village. The

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was . There were 323 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 95.0%

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, 1.9%

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, 0.1% Native American, 0.6% Asian, 1.5% from other races, and 0.8% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 4.0% of the population. There were 256 households, of which 28.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 41.4% were

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living together, 15.6% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.9% had a male householder with no wife present, and 37.1% were non-families. 32.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.29 and the average family size was 2.81. The median age in the village was 45.6 years. 18.5% of residents were under the age of 18; 8.4% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 22.2% were from 25 to 44; 23.8% were from 45 to 64; and 27% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the village was 50.2% male and 49.8% female.

2000 census

As of the

of 2000, there were 698 people, 257 households, and 157 families living in the village. The

was . There were 294 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 94.27%

, 0.43%

, 1.72% Native American, 2.15% Asian, 0.14%

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, 0.57% from other races, and 0.72% from two or more races.

or Latino of any race were 1.15% of the population. There were 257 households, out of which 29.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.0% were

living together, 10.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 38.9% were non-families. 34.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 19.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.31 and the average family size was 2.97. In the village, the population was spread out, with 24.1% under the age of 18, 7.0% from 18 to 24, 27.7% from 25 to 44, 18.9% from 45 to 64, and 22.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 105.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 109.5 males. The median income for a household in the village was $24,615, and the median income for a family was $33,438. Males had a median income of $29,375 versus $21,458 for females. The

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for the village was $14,773. About 16.4% of families and 23.4% of the population were below the

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, including 38.8% of those under age 18 and 10.3% of those age 65 or over.

Transportation

Adams County Airport Adams County Airport , also known as Legion Field, is a county-owned public-use airport located in Adams County, Wisconsin, United States. The airport is one nautical mile (1.85 km) east of the village of Friendship and the city of Adams. ...

(63C) serves Friendship and the surrounding communities.

Notable people

* George W. Bingham, Wisconsin State Representative * Alan Galbraith, Wisconsin State Representative * John W. Gunning, Wisconsin State Representative *

Len Koenecke Leonard George Koenecke (January 18, 1904 in Baraboo, Wisconsin, USA – September 17, 1935 in Etobicoke, Ontario, Canada) was an American baseball player who played Major League Baseball for the Brooklyn Dodgers and the New York Giants. He di ...

, former Major League Baseball player who died of a blow to head during a fight on a flight.

Gallery of Historic Places

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, sites, structures,

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, and objects in Friendship listed on the

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File:Adams_County_Wisconsin_Courthouse.jpg, Adams County Courthouse File:Gunning–Purves Building 2012.jpg, Gunning–Purves Building File:Roche-A-CriPetroglyphs1.jpg, Roche-a-Cri Petroglyphs

Images

File:Friendship Wisconsin Post Office.jpg, Post office File:Friendship Wisconsin sign looking north on WIS13.jpg, Looking north at the sign for Friendship on WIS13

References

External links

An Adams-Friendship website run by a local Realtor
{{authority control Villages in Adams County, Wisconsin Villages in Wisconsin County seats in Wisconsin