Kohler, Wisconsin
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Kohler is a village in Sheboygan County, Wisconsin, along the Sheboygan River. The population was 1,926 at the 2000 census. It is included in the Sheboygan, Wisconsin Metropolitan Statistical Area.
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[edit] Geography
Kohler is located at (43.738244, -87.781109)GR1.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 14.4 km² (5.6 mi²). 14.1 km² (5.4 mi²) of it is land and 0.3 km² (0.1 mi²) of it (1.98%) is water.
[edit] Demographics
| Population | 1926 | 100.00% |
| • White | 1872 | 97.20% |
| • Asian | 37 | 1.92% |
| • Hispanic or Latino | 16 | 0.83% |
| • Two or more races | 10 | 0.52% |
| • African American | 1 | 0.05% |
| • Pacific Islander | 1 | 0.05% |
| • Other races | 5 | 0.26% |
The population density was 136.7/km² (354.0/mi²). There were 792 housing units at an average density of 56.2/km² (145.6/mi²).
There were 568 families and 737 households out of which 38.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 71.4% were married couples living together, 3.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.9% were non-families. 21.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.61 and the average family size was 3.06.
In the village the population was spread out with 28.8% under the age of 18, 3.3% from 18 to 24, 27.5% from 25 to 44, 27.9% from 45 to 64, and 12.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 92.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.0 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $75,000, and the median income for a family was $86,123. Males had a median income of $53,839 versus $32,188 for females. The per capita income for the village was $39,355. About 2.6% of families and 2.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.4% of those under age 18 and 3.9% of those age 65 or over.
[edit] Business
The largest employer in Kohler is the Kohler Company, a worldwide leader in plumbing products; the village itself was created by the company as a planned community in 1912. Besides the factory, the Kohler Company also owns The American Club golf resort in Kohler, whose Whistling Straits course complex hosted the 2004 PGA Championship, will host that event again in 2010 and 2015, and will also be the site of the 2020 Ryder Cup. Although Whistling Straits is part of The American Club, it is not located at the main resort site in Kohler; it is approximately ten miles away in the unincorporated Sheboygan County community of Haven.
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Herman* | Howards Grove‡ | Kohler‡ | Oostburg‡ | Sheboygan Falls° | Sheboygan* | Wilson* |
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