Welcome to Kimberly ...
The village of Kimberly is located in Outagamie County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Kimberly, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.
From the Census Estimates for 2019, Kimberly has a population of 6,817 people<2> (see below for details).
Kimberly is 730 feet [223 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: Kimberly lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Websites for Kimberly ...
Official Website: www.vokimberly.org/
Population Details ...
Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Kimberly had an population of 6,817 people. This is an increase of 5.4% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 10.92% since the 2000 Census).
At the time of the 2010 Census, Kimberly had a population of 6,468 people. This makes Kimberly the county's 7th most populous community.
The population of Kimberly represents 0.11% of the population of Wisconsin (which has 5,686,986 people), making it the state's 147th most populous community.
With a 2010 count of 6,468 people, the population of Kimberly increased 5.24% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 6,146 people).
More information can be found on the Census Page for Kimberly.
Communities Also Named Kimberly ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 14 communities that are also named Kimberly - they are located in Alabama, California, Georgia, Idaho, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nevada, Ohio, Oregon, South Carolina, Utah and West Virginia (2).
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Kimberly.
Communities near Kimberly ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Kimberly.
- Oshkosh
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oshkosh
- Oshkosh is located in Winnebago County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 66,495 people
- Neenah
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neenah
- Neenah is located in Winnebago County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 26,363 people
- De Pere
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Pere
- De Pere is located in Brown County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 25,014 people
- Fox Crossing
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Crossing
- Fox Crossing is located in Winnebago County
- Menasha
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest) - Ashwaubenon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashwaubenon
- Ashwaubenon is located in Brown County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,004 people
- Harrison
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
- Harrison is located in Calumet County
- Hobart
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast) - Chilton
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast) - Wrightstown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrightstown
- Wrightstown is located in Brown County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,631 people
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Kimberly. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Kimberly.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Kimberly. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Kimberly.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Kimberly. See our Newspapers Page for Kimberly.
Adding Kimberly to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Kimberly in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Kimberly was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
We also found Kimberly on a map titled Shell Oil Road Map for Wisconsin (1956).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Kimberly.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Kimberly: www.vokimberly.org/
The official website for Outagamie County: www.co.outagamie.wi.us/
The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Wisconsin's counties, including Outagamie, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Kimberly. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Kimberly - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |