Kohler (Wisconsin)
| Kohler, Wisconsin | |||
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 Village Hall |
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| Location in Wisconsin | |||
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| Basic data | |||
| Foundation : | 1912 (incorporated) | ||
| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Wisconsin | ||
| County : | Sheboygan County | ||
| Coordinates : | 43 ° 44 ′ N , 87 ° 47 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) | ||
| Residents : | 2,120 (as of 2010) | ||
| Population density : | 150.4 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 14.4 km 2 (approx. 6 mi 2 ) of which 14.1 km 2 (approx. 5 mi 2 ) is land |
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| Height : | 209 m | ||
| Postal code : | 53044 | ||
| Area code : | +1 920 | ||
| FIPS : | 55-40275 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 1567601 | ||
| Website : | www.kohlervillage.org | ||
| Mayor : | Thomas Schnettler (President) | ||
 Kohler Memorial Theater |
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Kohler is a municipality (with the status " Village ") in Sheboygan County in the US -amerikanischen State Wisconsin . In 2010 Kohler had 2,120 inhabitants.
Emergence
In 1899, a year before his death, bought the from the Bregenz Forest native John Michael Kohler the founder of the (1844-1900), Kohler Company (approximately 6 kilometers west of the former Sheboygan) about 20 hectares of farm area and created there the new production company .
His son Walter Jodok Kohler (1875–1940), who headed the company until 1937, wanted to prevent an architectural mishmash in front of his company gates and decided in 1912 to create an attractive industrial model estate for the Kohler employees - called Kohler Village - on the west side of the plant . let develop.
He commissioned the renowned landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted, Jr. to plan one of the country's first and well-received retort settlements with spacious green spaces.
In 1916, the German architect and town planner Werner Hegemann (1881–1936) was commissioned to build the remarkable estate.
In 1929, Walter Kohler had the so-called Wälderhaus , a copy of John M. Kohler's parents' house in Schnepfau (Vorarlberg) built on the edge of the model estate by the architect Kaspar Albrecht , who also came from the Bregenz Forest .
geography
Kohler is located in southeastern Wisconsin on both sides of the Sheboygan River , which flows 7 km east into Lake Michigan .
The geographical coordinates of Kohler are 43 ° 44'18 "north latitude and 87 ° 46'52" west longitude. The municipality extends over an area of 14.4 km².
Neighboring towns of Kohler are the Mosel (10.7 km north-northeast), Sheboygan (on the eastern municipality boundary ), Oostburg (17.4 km south) and Sheboygan Falls (on the western municipality boundary).
The closest major cities are Green Bay (106 km north), Appleton (93.5 km northwest), Wisconsin's capital Madison (177 km southwest), Wisconsin's largest city Milwaukee (87.9 km south) and Chicago , Illinois (234 km in the same direction).
traffic
The Interstate Highway 43 which forms the shortest connection from Milwaukee to Green Bay, runs in a north-south direction along the eastern border of Kohler community. The Wisconsin State Highway 23, which has also been expanded to four lanes, crosses the interstate on the northeastern municipal boundary . Wisconsin State Highway 28 forms the southern parish boundary. All other roads are subordinate country roads, some unpaved roads and inner-city connecting roads.
A railway line for freight traffic of the Wisconsin and Southern Railroad (WSOR) runs through Kohler in a west-east direction .
With the Sheboygan County Memorial Airport there is a small airfield 8.8 km west-northwest. The nearest commercial airports are Austin Straubel International Airport in Green Bay (106 km north) and Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport in Milwaukee (98 km south).
economy
The largest employer in Kohler is the Kohler Company , a manufacturer of products for the plumbing sector ; the place itself was created by the company as a test- tube town in 1912 after Kohler moved the operations from downtown Sheboygan to the then rural area west of the city.
In addition to the factory, Kohler also owns the American Club's tourist hotel and recreation facilities , which includes golf facilities at Blackwolf Run and Whistling Straits near Haven, Wisconsin. In 1934 and 1954, the Kohler strikes took place in Kohler .
population
According to the 2010 census , there were 2,120 people in 784 households in Kohler. The population density was 150.4 inhabitants per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.7 people lived in each of the 784 households.
The racial the population was composed of 96.0 percent white, 0.2 percent African American, 2.5 percent Asian and 0.2 percent from other ethnic groups; 1.1 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 2.3 percent of the population.
30.5 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 54.5 percent were between 18 and 64 and 15.0 percent were 65 years or older. 52.8 percent of the population were female.
The average annual income for a household was 81,625 USD . The per capita income was $ 36,817. 1.0 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Known residents
- Walter Jodoc Kohler (1875–1940) - industrialist, 26th Governor of Wisconsin (1929–1931) - founder of the place
- John Michael Kohler (1844–1900) - industrialist - founder of the Kohler Company
Individual evidence
- ↑ Village of Kohler - Village Board ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved August 27, 2014
- ↑ a b American Fact Finder. Retrieved August 27, 2014
- ^ Village of Kohler History. Retrieved August 27, 2014
- ↑ Distance information according to Google Maps. Accessed August 25, 2014
- ^ Wisconsin Department of Transportation, Railroad Map (PDF; 379 kB) Retrieved August 27, 2014
- ↑ AirNav.com - Sheboygan County Memorial Airport Accessed on August 27, 2014
- ↑ Extract from the National Register of Historic Places - No. 01000318 Retrieved August 27, 2014
