Greenville, Wisconsin


Greenville is a town in Wisconsin, United States. It is one of 18 communities that form the basis of the Fox Cities, the third largest metropolitan area in Wisconsin. The population was 10,309 at the 2010 census. The unincorporated community of Greenville and the ghost town of Wakefield are located in the town.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 35.8 square miles, of which, 35.8 square miles of it is land and 0.04 square miles of it is water.

Demographics

Greenville is a part of the Appleton, Wisconsin Metropolitan Statistical Area and the Appleton-Oshkosh-Neenah, Wisconsin Combined Statistical Area.
As of the census of 2000, there were 6,844 people, 2,301 households, and 1,937 families residing in the town. The population density was 191.2 people per square mile. There were 2,353 housing units at an average density of 65.7 per square mile. The racial makeup of the town was 98.25% White, 0.22% African American, 0.29% Native American, 0.20% Asian, 0.07% Pacific Islander, 0.39% from other races, and 0.57% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.59% of the population.
There were 2,301 households, out of which 48.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 75.4% were married couples living together, 5.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 15.8% were non-families. 11.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 2.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.97 and the average family size was 3.24.
In the town, the population was spread out, with 32.5% under the age of 18, 5.2% from 18 to 24, 36.2% from 25 to 44, 20.9% from 45 to 64, and 5.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 106.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 103.5 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $61,381, and the median income for a family was $65,706. Males had a median income of $45,594 versus $29,360 for females. The per capita income for the town was $22,164. About 1.4% of families and 2.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 0.9% of those under age 18 and 6.4% of those age 65 or over.

Economy

is the economic engine for the community. Many of the town's largest employers are located in business parks surrounding the airport. Air Wisconsin, the largest privately owned regional airline in the country, is headquartered in Greenville. Other businesses include School Specialty, the town's largest employer; Federal Express; Gulfstream Aerospace; Jansport; Kimberly-Clark; Miller Electric; Plexus; Sonoco Products; and Zebra Technologies. Amazon is currently in the process of building a Fulfillment Center in the town. It is Amazon's first Fulfillment Center outside of the Milwaukee area in Wisconsin.

Other Local Businesses

Local

Greenville is governed by an elected five-member town board consisting of a chairman and four supervisors. The town is represented on the Outagamie County Board with officials from Districts 32 & 33.

State

Federal

Education

Public instruction is provided by the Hortonville Area School District. The district maintains three elementary schools, three middle schools, a high school, and an independent learning center. Parochial schools include Immanuel Lutheran School and St. Mary of the Immaculate Conception Catholic School.

Public Schools

The Fox Valley Technical College Public Safety Training Center is located in Greenville and provides training for law enforcement, firefighters, and emergency medical services personnel.

Religion

Churches in Greenville include:
is located in Greenville. The airport is the headquarters for regional airline carrier, Air Wisconsin, and is the original home of Midwest Airlines, which grew out of a subsidiary of Kimberly-Clark, K-C Aviation.
WIS 15 travels east to Grand Chute and west to Hortonville and New London.
WIS 76 travels south to Oshkosh and north to Shiocton.
WIS 96 travels east to Grand Chute and Appleton and west to Fremont.
County BB travels east to Appleton.
County CA travels east to Grand Chute where it becomes WIS 125.
County CB travels south to Fox Crossing and Neenah.
County JJ travels east to Kaukauna and west to Hortonville.

Greenville is located west of Interstate 41 and north of U.S. Route 10
The Yellowstone Trail National Historic Automobile Route also passes through Greenville.

Parks and recreation

The Town of Greenville maintains approximately of parkland at 10 facilities located throughout the town. These include:
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources-managed Heath Van Handel Memorial Forest is located in Greenville. The 39-acre forest was previously a nursery, test area, and arboretum for the Institute of Paper Chemistry.
Greenville events include:
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