Kiel, Wisconsin
| Kiel, Wisconsin | |
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Kiel City Hall
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 Location of Kiel, Wisconsin |
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| Coordinates: 43°54′53″N 88°1′55″W / 43.91472°N 88.03194°WCoordinates: 43°54′53″N 88°1′55″W / 43.91472°N 88.03194°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Wisconsin |
| Counties | Manitowoc, Calumet |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.67 sq mi (6.92 km2) |
| • Land | 2.53 sq mi (6.55 km2) |
| • Water | 0.14 sq mi (0.36 km2) |
| Elevation | 919 ft (280 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 3,738 |
| • Estimate (2012) | 3,696 |
| • Density | 1,477.5/sq mi (570.5/km2) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| Area code(s) | 920 |
| FIPS code | 55-39525 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1567461 |
| Website | www |
Kiel is a city in Calumet and Manitowoc counties in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The population was 3,738 at the 2010 census. Of this, 3,429 were in Manitowoc County, and 309 were in Calumet County. The city is located mostly within Manitowoc County, though a portion extends west into adjacent Calumet County.
It was once known as the Wooden Shoes Capital of Wisconsin as it held the only wooden shoes factory in Wisconsin.
Charley Lindemann immigrated to the area and began a settlement among the Native American Menominee and Potawatomi tribes. His wife named the community after her home town of Kiel, Germany. Two years later, Col. Henry F. Belitz, later nicknamed the "Father of Kiel", built a hotel and mill along the north side of the Sheboygan River. A road was built across Wisconsin to connect Green Bay with Milwaukee area communities. The bridge was built across the Sheboygan River in 1858 connecting Kiel with Sheboygan. In the late nineteenth century to the early twentieth century, Kiel became a manufacturing area with businesses specializing in brick, wood shoes, machine, and furniture manufacturing.
Kiel is located at 43°54′53″N 88°1′55″W / 43.91472°N 88.03194°W (43.914718, -88.031812), along the Sheboygan River.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.67 square miles (6.92 km2), of which, 2.53 square miles (6.55 km2) is land and 0.14 square miles (0.36 km2) is water.
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