New Berlin

History

The first settlers, Sidney Evans and P.G. Harrington, arrived in the northeastern part of what is now New Berlin in 1836. The area first came under local government in 1838 as part of the Town of Muskego, which at the time was composed of New Berlin and Muskego. The area that is now New Berlin was separated from Muskego in 1839 and named the Town of Mentor. On January 13, 1840, Mentor became New Berlin. It was named by Evans after his hometown, New Berlin, New York. The town remained a rural and agricultural area until the 1940s, when the westward migration to the suburbs from Milwaukee began. Between 1850 and 1950, New Berlin's population went from 1,293 to 5,334. Ten years later, in 1960, the population had nearly tripled to 15,788. The Town of New Berlin became the City of New Berlin with its incorporation in 1959. The School District of New Berlin's school board voted to close Glen Park Elementary School in 2012. This resulted in around 300 students being transferred to either Elmwood, Ronald Reagan, or Orchard Lane elementary schools before the Fall term in 2012. In 2015, the building began functioning as a middle and high school for Heritage Christian Schools, which had acquired the property in 2014. Heritage Christian Schools was originally established in 1973 under the name Bethel Christian Academy, operating in affiliation with the Bethel Baptist Church. In 1975, the institution restructured as a non-denominational K–8 school and adopted the name Heritage Christian Schools. Over time, the school expanded its educational offerings to include high school programs. Interstate 43 was expanded at the Moorland Road exit to accommodate a growing number of commuters. The new interchange has a two-lane roundabout that has been the center of a great deal of…

Geography

New Berlin is located at (42.979063, −88.109188). It straddles the Sub-Continental Divide, which runs north–south through the eastern part of the city. Nearly in the western part of the city, or about 73% of the city's total land area, is west of the Sub-Continental Divide in the Fox River watershed, which is part of the Mississippi River watershed. The remaining area is within the Great Lakes/St. Lawrence River drainage basin. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which is land and is water. Michael Joseph Gross of GQ said that "On the map, New Berlin forms a neat six-by-six-mile square in the southeast corner of Waukesha County". Calhoun and Prospect are populated places within the city of New Berlin. {| |- | |}

Race & ethnicity

Largest nearby schools

• Muskego High
  High · Muskego · 1,686 students · 17.7:1 ratio
• Brookfield East High
  High · Brookfield · 1,362 students · 17:1 ratio
• West High
  High · Waukesha · 1,194 students · 18.7:1 ratio
• Brookfield Central High
  High · Brookfield · 1,192 students · 16.1:1 ratio
• New Berlin West Middle/High
  High · New Berlin · 1,047 students · 15.2:1 ratio
• Eisenhower Middle/High
  High · New Berlin · 1,029 students · 16.3:1 ratio
• North High
  High · Waukesha · 1,016 students · 15.9:1 ratio
• Bay Lane Elementary
  Elementary · Muskego · 919 students · 15.3:1 ratio