In 1848, it was renamed to honor John C. Frémont, "the Great Pathfinder", in part because there was already a Brockville in Indiana.

[7] As an oddity, someone traveling due east from Fremont crosses into Michigan—not into Ohio.

This is due to the early 19th century Ohio-Michigan boundary dispute over Toledo (q.v.

23.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.95% of the population.There were 64 households, out of which 4.34% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 508% were married couples living together, 15.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 2.89% were non-families.

26.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

Several extracurricular athletic programs are available at the middle and high school levels, including football, basketball, volleyball, wrestling, cross country, track and golf.

According to the State of Indiana Department of Education, Fremont Community Schools has been awarded an "A" grade designation for their Exemplary Student Performance for the 2011-2012 School Year.

[13] The library offers a variety of programming for its patrons, including book clubs, classic movie nights, weekly yoga sessions, story time with snacks and crafts, and a new book coffee hour for sharing and discussing the library's newest acquisitions.

Fremont is home to several manufacturing facilities, including Carver Non-woven Technologies LLC, Cold Heading, Swager Communications, New Horizons Baking Company, Health Equipment Mfg., Inc. and Dexter Axle.

In December 2010, Fremont was awarded $500,000 (~$682,158 in 2023) from the State of Indiana for its downtown revitalization project.