Berlin (Wisconsin)

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Berlin
Center of Berlin, listed as Huron Street Historic District in the NRHP since 1992 [1]
The center of Berlin, as Huron Street Historic District since 1992 NRHP listed
Location in Wisconsin
Berlin (Wisconsin)
Berlin
Berlin
Basic data
State : United States
State : Wisconsin
Counties : Green Lake County
Waushara County
Coordinates : 43 ° 58 ′  N , 88 ° 57 ′  W Coordinates: 43 ° 58 ′  N , 88 ° 57 ′  W
Time zone : Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 )
Residents : 5,524 (as of 2010)
Population density : 369 inhabitants per km 2
Area : 16.47 km 2  (approx. 6 mi 2 ) of
which 14.97 km 2  (approx. 6 mi 2 ) is land
Height : 246 m
Postal code : 54923
Area code : +1 920
FIPS : 55-06925
GNIS ID : 1561600
Website : www.cityofberlin.net
Mayor : Dick Schramer
BerlinWisconsinCityHall.jpg
City Hall of Berlin

Berlin is a city (with the status " City ") in Green Lake County and a small part in Waushara County in the US -amerikanischen State Wisconsin . In 2010 Berlin had 5524 inhabitants.

geography

Berlin is located in the southeastern center of Wisconsin on both sides of the Fox River , a tributary of Lake Michigan .

The geographic coordinates of Berlin are 43 ° 58'05 "north latitude and 88 ° 56'36" west longitude. The urban area extends over an area of ​​16.47 km², which is spread over 14.97 km² of land and 1.5 km² of water. The city of Berlin is surrounded to the west, south and east by the Town of Berlin of Green Lake County and to the north by the Town of Aurora of Waushara County, without belonging to any of the towns.

Neighboring towns to Berlin are Eureka (11.7 km east-northeast), Omro (22.1 km in the same direction), Waukau (15.3 km east), Ripon (19.4 km south-east), Green Lake (15.1 km south-southwest), Fairburn (7.6 km west) and Redgranite (19.5 km northwest).

The nearest major cities are Green Bay on Lake Michigan (115 km northeast), Wisconsin's largest city Milwaukee (154 km southeast), Chicago , Illinois (307 km southeast), Rockford , Illinois (216 km south), and Wisconsin's capital Madison (125 km southwest ).

traffic

The western end point of WIS 91

The Wisconsin State Highway 49 runs in a north-south direction through the urban area of ​​Berlin. In the center of the city, the Wisconsin State Highway 91 joins its western end point. All other roads are subordinate country roads, some unpaved roads and inner-city connecting roads.

The nearest airports are Dane County Regional Airport in Madison (121 km south-southwest) and Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport in Milwaukee (164 km southeast).

population

According to the 2010 census , there were 5524 people in 2296 households in Berlin. The population density was 369 inhabitants per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.38 people lived in 2296 households.

The racial the population was composed of 93.4 percent white , 0.5 percent African American , 0.6 percent Native American , 0.9 percent Asian and 3.6 percent from other ethnic groups; 1.0 percent were descended from two or more races. Regardless of ethnicity, 8.0 percent of the population was Hispanic or Latino of any race.

25.8 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 57.8 percent were between 18 and 64 and 16.4 percent were 65 years or older. 51.5 percent of the population was female.

The average annual income for a household was 42,740  USD . The per capita income was $ 22,977. 11.6 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Known residents

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Extract from the National Register of Historic Places - No. 92001140.Retrieved February 14, 2014
  2. ↑ a b American Fact Finder.Retrieved February 14, 2014
  3. ↑ Distance information according to Google Maps. Accessed on February 14, 2014

Web links

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