Neenah
| Neenah | |||
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| Nickname : Paper City | |||
Location in Wisconsin
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| Basic data | |||
| Foundation : | 1873 | ||
| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Wisconsin | ||
| County : | Winnebago County | ||
| Coordinates : | 44 ° 11 ′ N , 88 ° 28 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) | ||
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Inhabitants : - Metropolitan Area : |
25,501 (as of 2010) 367,516 (as of 2010) |
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| Population density : | 1,024.5 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 24.89 km 2 (approx. 10 mi 2 ) | ||
| Height : | 229 m | ||
| Postcodes : | 54956, 54957 | ||
| Area code : | +1 920 | ||
| FIPS : | 55-55750 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 1570137 | ||
| Website : | www.ci.neenah.wi.us | ||
| Mayor : | George D. Scherck | ||
 Lighthouse on the Fox River |
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Neenah is a city (with the status " City ") in Winnebago County in the US -amerikanischen State Wisconsin . In 2010 , Neenah had 25,501 residents.
Neenah is part of the metropolitan area called Fox Cities .
geography
Neenah is located in eastern Wisconsin on the northeast shore of Lake Winnebago and its outlet, the Fox River , which flows into Lake Michigan about 65 km northeast . The geographical coordinates of Neenah are 44 ° 11'09 "north latitude and 88 ° 27'45" west longitude. The urban area extends over an area of 24.9 km².
Neenah's neighbors are Menasha (on the northern city limits), Winnebago (14 km south-southwest) and Oshkosh (20.9 km in the same direction).
The closest major cities are Green Bay (39 miles northeast), Milwaukee (97 miles southeast), and Wisconsin's capital city, Madison (159 miles southwest).
traffic
The four-lane US Highway 41 runs north-south west of downtown Neenah. The Wisconsin State Highway 114 runs through the north of the city. All other roads are subordinate country roads, some unpaved roads and inner-city connecting roads.
Neenah meet for freight traffic more railway lines of the Canadian National Railway belonging Wisconsin Central together.
The nearest airport is Appleton-Outagamie County Airport , 7 miles north-northwest. The nearest major airports are Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport in Milwaukee (171 km south-southeast), O'Hare International Airport in Chicago (283 km in the same direction) and Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport (441 km west-northwest).
population
According to the 2010 census , Neenah had 25,501 people in 10,694 households. The population density was 1024.5 inhabitants per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.36 people lived in each of the 10,694 households.
The racial the population was composed of 93.7 percent white, 1.3 percent African American, 0.7 percent Native American, 1.4 percent Asian and 1.3 percent from other ethnic groups; 1.5 percent were descended from two or more races. Regardless of ethnicity, 3.8 percent of the population was Hispanic or Latino of any race.
25.0 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 62.3 percent were between 18 and 64 and 12.7 percent were 65 years or older. 51.1 percent of the population was female.
The average annual income for a household was 51,168 USD . The per capita income was $ 28,730. 8.7 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Personalities
- Mark Bartosic (* 1961), Auxiliary Bishop in Chicago, born in Neenah
- Charles B. Clark (1844-1891), entrepreneur (co-founder of Kimberly-Clark ) and member of the US House of Representatives , lived in Neenah since childhood
- Kenneth John Conant (1894–1984), art historian, born in Neenah
- Samuel A. Cook (1849–1918), a member of the United States House of Representatives, lived and died in Neenah
- Robert Frederick Froehlke (1922–2016), politician and Secretary of State for the United States, born in Neenah
- Aaron J. Ihde (1909–2000), chemical historian, was born near Neenah
- Frank Bateman Keefe (1887–1952), a member of the US House of Representatives, lived and died in Neenah
- Harrison Reed (1813–1899), ninth Governor of Florida , co-founder of Neenah
- Reid Ribble (* 1956), member of the US House of Representatives since 2011, born in Neenah
economy
The paper manufacturer Kimberly-Clark was founded in Neenah in 1872 through the merger of several companies . In the course of the following decades, this resulted in a global group that manufactures hygiene and medical products. Other paper manufacturers - which not least also established the city's reputation as the Paper City - were founded in Neenah and are still active here today. B. Neenah Paper .
Other Neenah based companies include:
- Neenah Foundry (foundry)
- Plexus Corporation (contract manufacturing of electronic components)
- Bemis (paper and cardboard packaging material)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b American Fact Finder. Retrieved December 27, 2013
- ↑ Distance information according to Google Maps. Accessed on December 27, 2013
- ↑ Kimberly-Clark. Retrieved December 27, 2013
- ^ Neenah Paper.Retrieved December 27, 2013
- ^ Neenah Foundry.Retrieved December 27, 2013
- ^ German website of Plexus.Retrieved December 27, 2013
- ^ Bemis Company, Inc. Retrieved December 27, 2013
