Kimberly, Wisconsin

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Kimberly is a village in Outagamie County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 6,146 at the 2000 census.

Kimberly was founded in 1889 and was named after John A. Kimberly, one of the cofounders of what is now the Kimberly-Clark Corporation.

1 Geography
2 Demographics
3 Home of the Papermakers
4 External links

[edit] Geography

Kimberly is located at 44°16′6″N, 88°20′15″W (44.268387, -88.337530)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 5.3 km² (2.0 mi²). 4.9 km² (1.9 mi²) of it is land and 0.4 km² (0.2 mi²) of it (7.39%) is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 6,146 people, 2,507 households, and 1,677 families residing in the village. The population density was 1,262.2/km² (3,265.9/mi²). There were 2,593 housing units at an average density of 532.5/km² (1,377.9/mi²). The racial makeup of the village was 97.54% White, 0.26% African American, 0.72% Native American, 0.83% Asian, 0.16% from other races, and 0.49% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.75% of the population.

There were 2,507 households out of which 32.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.2% were married couples living together, 7.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.1% were non-families. 28.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.45 and the average family size was 3.04.

In the village the population was spread out with 25.8% under the age of 18, 7.5% from 18 to 24, 33.0% from 25 to 44, 18.7% from 45 to 64, and 15.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 96.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.4 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $46,370, and the median income for a family was $54,692. Males had a median income of $40,213 versus $26,581 for females. The per capita income for the village was $20,933. About 1.5% of families and 3.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.7% of those under age 18 and 6.6% of those age 65 or over.

[edit] Home of the Papermakers

Kimberly High School
Established
Type	Public secondary
Principal	Mike Reitveld
Students	1,180
Grades	9–12
Location	Kimberly, Wisconsin USA
Oversight	Kimberly Area School District
Colors	Red, White
Mascot	Papermakers
Yearbook	Kimet
Newspaper	The Buzz
Website	Kimberly High School

Kimberly has one public high school, named for the city, with an enrollment of approximately 1,180. The school's mascot is the Papermaker, supposedly named for the paper-rich history of the town. The "Papermaker" wasp logo was created by a Kimberly High School art teacher in the 1960's.

[edit] External links

Maps and aerial photos Coordinates: 44.268387° -88.33753°
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Appleton, Wisconsin
Surrounding municipalities (over 10,000)
Grand Chute* \| Kaukauna° \| Little Chute^‡ \| Menasha° \| Neenah° \| Menasha*
(less than 10,000)
Buchanan* \| Center* \| Clayton* \| Combined Locks^‡ \| Freedom* \| Greenville* Harrison* \| Kaukauna* \| Kimberly^‡ \| Sherwood^‡ \| Vandenbroek*
Counties
Outagamie \| Winnebago \| Calumet
*town ^‡village °city