Editing Friendship (village), Wisconsin

{{For|the town in Fond du Lac County|Friendship (town), Wisconsin}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2024}}
{{Infobox settlement
| official_name      = Friendship, Wisconsin
| settlement_type    = [[Village (United States)|Village]]
| nickname           = 
| motto              = 
<!-- Images -->
| image_skyline      = Friendship, Wisconsin.jpg
| imagesize          = 
| image_caption      = [[Wisconsin Highway 13|Wis-13]] runs through town
| image_flag         = 
| image_seal         = 
| pushpin_map        = Wisconsin#USA
| pushpin_label      = Friendship
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| image_map          = File:Adams County Wisconsin Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Friendship Highlighted.svg
| mapsize            = 260px
| map_caption        = Location of Friendship in Adams County, Wisconsin.

<!-- Location -->
| subdivision_type   = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
| subdivision_name   = {{flag|United States}}
| subdivision_type1  = [[U.S. state|State]]
| subdivision_name1  = {{flag|Wisconsin}}
| subdivision_type2  = [[List of counties in Wisconsin|County]]
| subdivision_name2  = [[Adams County, Wisconsin|Adams]]

<!-- Government -->
| government_footnotes = 
| government_type    = 
| leader_title       = 
| leader_name        = 
| leader_title1      = 
| leader_name1       = 
| established_title  = Incorporated
| established_date   = March 30, 1907<ref>{{cite web|url=https://mds.wi.gov/View/MunicipalRecords|accessdate=2024-11-07|title=Municipal Data System|publisher=Wisconsin Department of Administration, Division of Intergovernmental Relations|date=2024}}</ref>
<!-- Area -->
| unit_pref          = Imperial
| area_footnotes     = <ref name="CenPopGazetteer2019">{{cite web|title=2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2019_Gazetteer/2019_gaz_place_55.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=August 7, 2020}}</ref>
| area_magnitude     = 
| area_total_km2     = 2.45
| area_land_km2      = 2.33
| area_water_km2     = 0.11
| area_total_sq_mi   = 0.94
| area_land_sq_mi    = 0.90
| area_water_sq_mi   = 0.04

<!-- Population -->
| population_as_of   = [[2020 United States Census|2020]]
| population_footnotes = 
| population_total   = 648
| population_density_km2 = auto
| population_density_sq_mi = auto

<!-- General information -->
| timezone           = [[North American Central Time Zone|Central (CST)]]
| utc_offset         = -6
| timezone_DST       = CDT
| utc_offset_DST     = -5
| elevation_footnotes = <ref name="GR3">{{cite web|url=http://geonames.usgs.gov|access-date=January 31, 2008|title=US Board on Geographic Names|publisher=[[United States Geological Survey]]|date=October 25, 2007}}</ref>
| elevation_m        = 291
| elevation_ft       = 955
| coordinates        = {{coord|43|58|18|N|89|49|7|W|region:US_type:city|display=inline,title}}
| postal_code_type   = ZIP code
| postal_code        = 53934
| area_code          = [[Area code 608|608]]
| blank_name         = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info         = 55-27950<ref name="GR2">{{cite web |url=http://factfinder.census.gov |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212221153/http://factfinder.census.gov/main.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=February 12, 2020 |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=January 31, 2008 |title=American FactFinder }}</ref>
| blank1_name        = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
| blank1_info        = 1565329<ref name="GR3" />
| website            = {{URL|http://www.adamsfriendship.com/}}
| footnotes          = 
}}
[[Image:Friendshipmound.JPG|thumb|right|Friendship Mound]]
'''Friendship''' is a village in [[Adams County, Wisconsin|Adams County]] in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Wisconsin]]. It is the county seat of Adams County. The population was 648 at the [[2020 United States census|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 [[Last Glacial Period|Ice Age]]. 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 {{coord|43|58|18|N|89|49|7|W|type:city}} (43.971758, -89.818718).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/gazette.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=April 23, 2011|date=February 12, 2011|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref>

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the village has a total area of {{convert|0.92|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which, {{convert|0.88|sqmi|sqkm|2}} of it is land and {{convert|0.04|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is water.<ref name="Gazetteer files">{{cite web |title=US Gazetteer files 2010 |url=https://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=November 18, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120702145235/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |archive-date=July 2, 2012 }}</ref>

===Climate===
{{Weather box   <!-- Infobox begins -->
| single line = Y
| location    = Friendship, Wisconsin, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1930&ndash;present

|Jan record high F = 57
|Feb record high F = 71
|Mar record high F = 83
|Apr record high F = 88
|May record high F = 104
|Jun record high F = 102
|Jul record high F = 106
|Aug record high F = 100
|Sep record high F = 98
|Oct record high F = 88
|Nov record high F = 78
|Dec record high F = 65

|Jan avg record high F = 45.3
|Feb avg record high F = 49.9
|Mar avg record high F = 64.9
|Apr avg record high F = 78.7
|May avg record high F = 86.8
|Jun avg record high F = 91.0
|Jul avg record high F = 92.8
|Aug avg record high F = 91.4
|Sep avg record high F = 88.0
|Oct avg record high F = 79.9
|Nov avg record high F = 65.5
|Dec avg record high F = 49.6
|year avg record high F = 94.8

<!-- Average high temperatures -->
| Jan high F  =25.4
| Feb high F  =30.4
| Mar high F  =42.2
| Apr high F  =55.9
| May high F  =68.7
| Jun high F  =78.7
| Jul high F  =82.3
| Aug high F  =80.5
| Sep high F  =72.7
| Oct high F  =58.7
| Nov high F  =43.7
| Dec high F  =30.9
<!-- Mean daily temperature -->
| Jan mean F  =15.7
| Feb mean F  =19.6
| Mar mean F  =31.4
| Apr mean F  =44.2
| May mean F  =56.9
| Jun mean F  =67.1
| Jul mean F  =70.8
| Aug mean F  =68.8
| Sep mean F  =60.5
| Oct mean F  =47.7
| Nov mean F  =34.5
| Dec mean F  =22.4
<!-- Average low temperatures -->
| Jan low F  =6.0
| Feb low F  =8.7
| Mar low F  =20.7
| Apr low F  =32.5
| May low F  =45.1
| Jun low F  =55.5
| Jul low F  =59.2
| Aug low F  =57.0
| Sep low F  =48.4
| Oct low F  =36.6
| Nov low F  =25.4
| Dec low F  =13.9

|Jan avg record low F = -17.3
|Feb avg record low F = -16.0
|Mar avg record low F = -2.9
|Apr avg record low F = 17.1
|May avg record low F = 28.5
|Jun avg record low F = 41.0
|Jul avg record low F = 47.2
|Aug avg record low F = 43.7
|Sep avg record low F = 33.0
|Oct avg record low F = 20.9
|Nov avg record low F = 8.3
|Dec avg record low F = -8.1
|year avg record low F = -21.8

|Jan record low F = -40
|Feb record low F = -36
|Mar record low F = -25
|Apr record low F = 7
|May record low F = 17
|Jun record low F = 29
|Jul record low F = 40
|Aug record low F = 31
|Sep record low F = 23
|Oct record low F = 13
|Nov record low F = -15
|Dec record low F = -33

<!-- Total precipitation, this should include rain and snow. -->
| precipitation colour    =  green
| Jan precipitation inch  =1.34
| Feb precipitation inch  =1.27
| Mar precipitation inch  =1.91
| Apr precipitation inch  =3.39
| May precipitation inch  =4.19
| Jun precipitation inch  =4.48
| Jul precipitation inch  =4.64
| Aug precipitation inch  =4.35
| Sep precipitation inch  =3.49
| Oct precipitation inch  =2.54
| Nov precipitation inch  =1.89
| Dec precipitation inch  =1.61
|year precipitation inch = 35.10

|unit precipitation days = 0.01 in
|Jan precipitation days = 9.9
|Feb precipitation days = 9.6
|Mar precipitation days = 9.6
|Apr precipitation days = 12.0
|May precipitation days = 13.7
|Jun precipitation days = 12.6
|Jul precipitation days = 10.5
|Aug precipitation days = 10.3
|Sep precipitation days = 11.7
|Oct precipitation days = 11.2
|Nov precipitation days = 9.0
|Dec precipitation days = 10.7

<!-- Snowfall -->
| Jan snow inch  =11.9
| Feb snow inch  =13.9
| Mar snow inch  =6.5
| Apr snow inch  =2.5
| May snow inch  =0.0
| Jun snow inch  =0.0
| Jul snow inch  =0.0
| Aug snow inch  =0.0
| Sep snow inch  =0.0
| Oct snow inch  =0.2
| Nov snow inch  =2.2
| Dec snow inch  =14.8
|year snow inch = 52.0

|unit snow days = 0.1 in
|Jan snow days = 7.7
|Feb snow days = 8.0
|Mar snow days = 4.1
|Apr snow days = 2.1
|May snow days = 0.1
|Jun snow days = 0.0
|Jul snow days = 0.0
|Aug snow days = 0.0
|Sep snow days = 0.0
|Oct snow days = 0.3
|Nov snow days = 2.0
|Dec snow days = 7.6

|source 1 = NOAA<ref name = NOAA>
{{cite web
|url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&stations=USC00472973&format=pdf&dataTypes=MLY-TMAX-NORMAL,MLY-TMIN-NORMAL,MLY-TAVG-NORMAL,MLY-PRCP-NORMAL,MLY-SNOW-NORMAL
|publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
|title = U.S. Climate Normals Quick Access – Station: Friendship, WI
|access-date = March 5, 2023
}}
</ref>
|source 2 = National Weather Service<ref name = NOWData>
{{cite web
|url = https://www.weather.gov/wrh/climate?wfo=arx
|publisher = National Weather Service
|title = NOAA Online Weather Data – NWS La Crosse
|access-date = March 5, 2023
}}
</ref>
}}

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
| 1870 = 76
| 1880 = 137
| 1890 = 156
| 1910 = 276
| 1920 = 442
| 1930 = 438
| 1940 = 453
| 1950 = 566
| 1960 = 560
| 1970 = 641
| 1980 = 744
| 1990 = 728
| 2000 = 698
| 2010 = 725
| 2020 = 648
| footnote = U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150426102944/http://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html|archive-date=April 26, 2015}}</ref><br>2020 Census<ref name="2020 Census">{{cite web |date=May 2023 |title=Census Bureau profile: Friendship, Wisconsin |url=https://data.census.gov/all?q=Friendship%20village,%20Wisconsin |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=May 29, 2024}}</ref>
}}

===2010 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name ="FactFinder">{{cite web|title=American FactFinder|url=http://factfinder.census.gov/faces/nav/jsf/pages/index.xhtml|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212234628/http://factfinder.census.gov/faces/nav/jsf/pages/index.xhtml|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 12, 2020|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=November 18, 2012}}</ref> of 2010, there were 725 people, 256 households, and 161 families living in the village. The [[population density]] was {{convert|823.9|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 323 housing units at an average density of {{convert|367.0|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units&nbsp;|units|}}. The racial makeup of the village was 95.0% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 1.9% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.1% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.6% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 1.5% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 0.8% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|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 [[Marriage|married couples]] 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 [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 698 people, 257 households, and 157 families living in the village. The [[population density]] was {{convert|787.4|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|people&nbsp;|people|}}. There were 294 housing units at an average density of {{convert|331.7|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units&nbsp;|units|}}. The racial makeup of the village was 94.27% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.43% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 1.72% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 2.15% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.14% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.57% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.72% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|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 [[Marriage|married couples]] 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 [[per capita income]] for the village was $14,773. About 16.4% of families and 23.4% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 38.8% of those under age 18 and 10.3% of those age 65 or over.

==Transportation==
[[Adams County Airport]] (63C) serves Friendship and the surrounding communities.

==Notable people==
*[[George W. Bingham]], Wisconsin State Representative
*[[Alan Galbraith (politician)|Alan Galbraith]], Wisconsin State Representative
*[[John W. Gunning]], Wisconsin State Representative
*[[Len Koenecke]], former Major League Baseball player who died of a blow to head during a fight on a flight.

==Gallery of Historic Places==
[[Property type (National Register of Historic Places)#Building|Buildings]], [[Property type (National Register of Historic Places)#Site|sites]], [[Property type (National Register of Historic Places)#Structure|structures]], [[Property type (National Register of Historic Places)#Historic districts|districts]], and [[Property type (National Register of Historic Places)#Object|objects]] in Friendship listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places listings in Wisconsin#Adams County|National Register of Historic Places]]

<gallery>
File:Adams_County_Wisconsin_Courthouse.jpg|[[Adams County Courthouse (Wisconsin)|Adams County Courthouse]]
File:Gunning–Purves Building 2012.jpg|[[Gunning–Purves Building]]
File:Roche-A-CriPetroglyphs1.jpg|[[Roche-a-Cri Petroglyphs]]
</gallery>

==Images==
<gallery>
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
</gallery>

==References==
{{reflist|2}}

==External links==
{{Commons category|Friendship, Wisconsin}}
*[http://www.adamsfriendship.com An Adams-Friendship website run by a local Realtor]

{{Adams County, Wisconsin}}
{{Wisconsin county seats}}

{{authority control}}

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[[Category:Villages in Adams County, Wisconsin]]
[[Category:Villages in Wisconsin]]
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