Facts About Fremont
- Fremont has a total area of 8.85 square miles, of which 8.80 square miles is land and 0.05 square miles is water.
- Fremont was founded in 1856, by homesteaders from Illinois on the old Mormon Trail 1856, it was named for explorer John C. Frémont.
- Fremont lies in the river plain between the Platte and Elkhorn rivers, at an elevation of approximately 1,203 ft above sea level.
- Fremont has 21 city-owned parks, with a combined area of over 400 acres.
- Fremont is the namesake for the Fremont neighbourhood in Seattle, which was settled by Luther H. Griffith and Edward Blewett from Fremont.
- Fremont was Incorporated as a city on the 17th of June, 1871.
- Fremont gained national attention in 2010 when residents approved a referendum that would ban illegal immigrants from renting and working in the town.
- Fremont is the county seat of Dodge County, Nebraska, and is likewise the financial and social centre of the area.
- The estimated population of Fremont is 27,373, as of 2021.
- Notable residents who were born or live in Fremont are sculptor Gutzon Borglum; a pioneer in stroboscopic photography, Harold Eugene Edgerton; film and television actress, Marg Helgenberger and American football player Zach Wiegert.
