New Berlin, Wisconsin New Berlin, Wisconsin New Berlin is a town/city in Waukesha County, Wisconsin, United States.
The populace was 39,584 at the 2010 census, making it the second biggest improve in Waukesha County after the town/city of Waukesha.
New Berlin is situated on the easterly border of Waukesha County.
Harrington, appeared in the northeastern part of what is now the New Berlin in 1836.
The region first came under small-town government in 1838 as part of the Town of Muskego, which at the time was composed of New Berlin and Muskego.
The region that is now the town/city of New Berlin was separated from the Town of Muskego in 1839 and titled the Town of Mentor. On January 13, 1840, the Town of Mentor became the Town of New Berlin.
It was titled by Sidney Evans for his hometown, New Berlin, New York.
Between 1850 and 1950, New Berlin's populace went from 1,293 to 5,334.
The Town of New Berlin became the City of New Berlin with its incorporation in 1959. Large-scale expansion to New Berlin occurred in the 1960s and 1970s, mainly as a result of the assembly of the New Berlin Industrial Park, which began in 1964.
The company parks include the Moorland Road Industrial Park, the New Berlin Industrial Park and the MSI/Lincoln Avenue Industrial Park. New Berlin is positioned at 42 58 45 N 88 6 33 W (42.979063, 88.109188). It straddles the "Sub-Continental Divide", which runs north-south through the easterly part of the city.
Nearly 27 square miles (70 km2) in the part of the city, or about 73% of the city's total territory area, is positioned west of the Sub-Continental Divide in the Fox River watershed, which is part of the Mississippi River watershed.
According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town/city has a total region of 36.87 square miles (95.49 km2), of which, 36.44 square miles (94.38 km2) is territory and 0.43 square miles (1.11 km2) is water. Michael Joseph Gross of GQ said that "On the map, New Berlin forms a neat six-by-six-mile square in the southeast corner of Waukesha County". As of 2009 most New Berlin inhabitants were middle class professionals.
In the city, the populace was spread out with 21.3% under the age of 18, 6.2% from 18 to 24, 22.5% from 25 to 44, 33% from 45 to 64, and 16.9% who were 65 years of age or older.
The mayor of New Berlin is David Ament. The Common Council adopts the town/city budget and passes laws, policies and regulations that govern the city. According to the city's 2011 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report, the biggest employers in the town/city are: 3 School District of New Berlin 487 4 City of New Berlin 421 New Berlin West High School Schools in the School District of New Berlin are: New Berlin Eisenhower Middle/High School New Berlin West High School There are three private elementary (K4-8) schools in New Berlin New Berlin has 26 parks totaling roughly 855 acres (3.5 km2), of which 372 acres (1.5 km2) are advanced parks, 107 acres (0.4 km2) are preserved as conservancy, 187 acres (0.8 km2) comprise the New Berlin Hills Golf Course, and 199 acres (0.8 km2) are in various states of development.
Facilities include playing fields at Malone Park, near New Berlin's City Hall, and a disc golf course at Valley View Park, in the southeastern part of the city. CNN Money Magazine ranked New Berlin #34 in its 2009 Top 100 List of Best Small American Towns in which to live. City of New Berlin, "Let Us Introduce Ourselves" a b City of New Berlin-History&Landmarks City of New Berlin, "A Vision for the Future of the New Berlin Industrial Park" a b City of New Berlin-Water Conservation Plan adopted 12/8/09 United States Enumeration Bureau Factfinder, retrieved 3-13-2012 City of New Berlin-Common Council "City of New Berlin 2011 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report" (PDF).
City of New Berlin-Parks Division New Berlin Community Profile Wikivoyage has a travel guide for New Berlin.
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