Berlin, Wisconsin

Berlin (/ˈbɜːrlɪn/ BUR-lin) is a city in Green Lake and Waushara counties in the U.S. state of Wisconsin.

[6] He was joined by Hugh G. Martin, Hiram Barnes, and William Dickey.

Wisconsin's commercial cranberry industry was started in the Berlin area, as well as the first milk condensing factory in the mid-west, Carnation Company.

[8] From the mid-1860s to the 1990s, Berlin was called “the fur and leather city” due to its industry.

[9] These industries provided jobs and attracted immigrants from Scotland, Wales, Poland, and Italy to work.

[10] Area residents put the accent on the first syllable of Berlin /ˈbɜːrlɪn/ rather than on the second.

It has been said that this was in reaction to the anti-German sentiment that swept across the United States during World War I, and that the accent was previously on the second syllable.

There were 2,561 housing units at an average density of 443.1 per square mile (171.1/km2).

32.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

30.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.