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Kimberly, Wisconsin
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| Kimberly, Wisconsin | |
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| Country | United States |
| State | Wisconsin |
| County | Outagamie |
| Area | |
| - Total | 2.0 sq mi (5.3 km²) |
| - Land | 1.9 sq mi (4.9 km²) |
| - Water | 0.1 sq mi (0.4 km²) |
| Elevation GR3 | 732 ft (223 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| - Total | 6,146 |
| - Density | 3,265.9/sq mi (1,261.0/km²) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| - Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| FIPS code | 55-39650GR2 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1567486GR3 |
Kimberly is a village in Outagamie County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 6,146 at the 2000 census.
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Kimberly was founded in 1889 and was named after John A. Kimberly, one of the cofounders of what is now Kimberly-Clark.
Kimberly is located at (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.
As of the censusGR2 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.
Kimberly Mill
The mill currently owned by Stora Enso was built in 1889 to make newsprint. Beginning in the 1920s, it started making coated paper. The Kimberly Mill is located on the Fox River and is Stora Enso's largest coated paper production unit in North America.
In 1889 was built by Kimberly Clark Corp, in 1976 it was sold to Repap Corp. In 1997 Repap sold to mill to Consolidated Papers Inc, which in turn sold the mill in 2000 to its current owner, Stora Enso.
According to Stora Enso's website, the Kimberly Mill currently employs 630 people, has 3 paper machines powered by five power boilers, two turbines and three hydro-generators that produce approximately 15% of the electrical power for the mill and 100% of the steam needed for drying paper.
The Kimberly Mill currently produces fine paper, magazine paper and speciality paper.
| Kimberly High School | |
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| Type | Public secondary |
| Principal | Mike Rietveld |
| Students | 1,320 |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Location | Kimberly, Wisconsin, U.S. |
| Oversight | Kimberly Area School District |
| Colors | Red, White |
| Mascot | Papermakers |
| Yearbook | Kimet |
| Newspaper | The Buzz |
| Website | Kimberly High School |
The Kimberly School District draws students that reside in Kimberly, Combined Locks, and parts of Buchanan and Harrison (Darboy). Kimberly has one public high school, named for the Village, with an enrollment of approximately 1,260. The school's mascot is the paper wasp which is nature's papermaker. The "Papermaker" wasp logo was created by Jim Nirschl, a longtime Kimberly High School art teacher, coach and athletic director.
Papermaker athletes compete in the Fox Valley Association conference with nine other Fox Valley schools. A historic rivalry exists between the Papermakers and neighboring Kaukauna Ghosts.
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| Surrounding communities (over 10,000) |
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Grand Chute* | Kaukauna° | Little Chute‡ | Menasha° | Menasha* | Neenah° |
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Buchanan* | Center* | Clayton* | Combined Locks‡ | Darboy§ | Freedom* | Greenville* |
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| *town ‡village °city §unincorporated community |