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{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2021}} {{Infobox settlement | official_name = Appleton | settlement_type = [[City]] | nickname = | motto = | image_skyline = {{multiple image | border = infobox | total_width = 280 | image_style = border:1; | caption_align = center | perrow = 1/2/2 | image1 = Downtown Appleton Skyline.jpg | caption1 = Appleton viewed from the [[Fox River (Green Bay tributary)|Fox River]] | image2 = Memorial Chapel, Lawrence University.jpg | caption2 = [[Lawrence University]] | image3 = Irving Zuelke Building.jpg | caption3 = [[Zuelke Building]] on [[College Avenue Historic District (Appleton, Wisconsin)|College Avenue]] | image4 = TheHistoryMuseumAtTheCastleAppletonWI125.jpg | caption4 = [[History Museum at the Castle]] | image5 = FoxCitiesPerformingArtsCenter.jpg | caption5 = [[Fox Cities Performing Arts Center]] }} | image_flag = | image_seal = | image_map = {{maplink | frame = yes | plain = yes | frame-align = center | frame-width = 270 | frame-height = 270 | frame-coord = {{coord|44.2618|-88.4073}} | zoom = 11 | type = shape | marker = city | stroke-width = 2 | stroke-color = #0096FF | fill = #0096FF | id2 = Q94928 | type2 = shape-inverse | stroke-width2 = 2 | stroke-color2 = #5F5F5F | stroke-opacity2 = 0 | fill2 = #000000 | fill-opacity2 = 0 }} | map_caption = Interactive map of Appleton | pushpin_map = Wisconsin#USA | pushpin_relief = yes | pushpin_label = Appleton | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = {{Flag|United States}} | subdivision_type1 = [[U.S. state|State]] | subdivision_name1 = {{Flag|Wisconsin}} | subdivision_type2 = [[List of counties in Wisconsin|Counties]] | subdivision_name2 = [[Outagamie County, Wisconsin|Outagamie]], [[Calumet County, Wisconsin|Calumet]], [[Winnebago County, Wisconsin|Winnebago]] | subdivision_type3 = Surrounding [[Political subdivisions of Wisconsin#Town|Towns]] | subdivision_name3 = [[Grand Chute, WI|Grand Chute]], [[Little Chute, WI|Little Chute]], [[Menasha, WI|Menasha]], [[Kimberly, WI|Kimberly]] | government_type = [[Mayor-council government|Mayor-Council]] | leader_title = [[Mayor]] | leader_name = Jake Woodford<ref>{{cite web |title=Mayor's Office {{!}} Appleton, WI |url=https://www.appleton.org/government/mayor-s-office |website=www.appleton.org |access-date=April 22, 2020}}</ref> | established_title = Settled | established_date = 1835 | established_title2 = [[Municipal corporation|Incorporated]] | established_date2 = May 2, 1857 <!-- Area -->| unit_pref = Imperial | area_footnotes = <ref name="CenPopGazetteer2019">{{cite web|title=2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2019_Gazetteer/2019_gaz_place_55.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=August 7, 2020}}</ref> | area_magnitude = | area_total_km2 = 65.49 | area_land_km2 = 64.20 | area_water_km2 = 1.29 | area_total_sq_mi = 25.29 | area_land_sq_mi = 24.79 | area_water_sq_mi = 0.50 | area_water_percent = 1.97 | area_urban_km2 = | area_urban_sq_mi = | area_metro_km2 = | area_metro_sq_mi = <!-- Population --> | population_as_of = [[2020 United States Census|2020]] | population_est = | pop_est_as_of = | population_footnotes = <ref name="wwwcensusgov"/> | population_total = 75644<ref name=quick>{{cite web |title=QuickFacts Appleton city, Wisconsin; United States |url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/appletoncitywisconsin,US/PST045219 |website=census.gov |access-date=August 16, 2021}}</ref> | population_density_km2 = 1154.12 | population_density_sq_mi = 2989.15 | population_rank = [[List of municipalities in Wisconsin by population|6th in Wisconsin]] | population_note = | population_metro = 243,147 (US: [[List of Metropolitan Statistical Areas|194th]]) | population_urban = 230,967 (US: [[List of United States urban areas|171st]])<ref name="urban area">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/geography/guidance/geo-areas/urban-rural.html|title=List of 2020 Census Urban Areas|website=census.gov|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=January 7, 2023}}</ref> | population_density_urban_sq_mi = 2,143.0 | population_density_metro_sq_mi = | population_density_urban_km2 = | population_demonym = Appletonians<ref>{{cite web|title=Noisey Would Like to Invite This Kid Who Dabbed Through Graduation to Be Our Intern|url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/dabbing-graduation-kid/|website=noisey|date=June 14, 2016 |publisher=Vice|access-date=July 7, 2017}}</ref> | timezone = [[North American Central Time Zone|CST]] | utc_offset = −06:00 | timezone_DST = [[North American Central Time Zone|CDT]] | utc_offset_DST = −05:00 | coordinates = {{coord|44|16|N|88|24|W|region:US-WI|display=inline,title}} | elevation_m = | elevation_ft = 790 | postal_code_type = [[ZIP Code]] | postal_code = 54911, 54912, 54913, 54914, 54915, 54919 | area_code = [[Area code 920|920]] | website = {{URL|www.appletonwi.gov}} | blank_name = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]] | blank_info = 55-02375<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=January 31, 2008 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref> | blank1_name = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID | blank1_info = 1560914<ref name="GR3">{{cite web|url=http://geonames.usgs.gov|access-date=January 31, 2008|title=US Board on Geographic Names|publisher=[[United States Geological Survey]]|date=October 25, 2007}}</ref> | footnotes = | pop_est_footnotes = <ref name="USCensusEst2019CenPopScriptOnlyDirtyFixDoNotUse">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/tables.2019.html|date=May 24, 2020|title=Population and Housing Unit Estimates|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=May 27, 2020}}</ref> | blank_name_sec2 = Major airport | blank_info_sec2 = [[Appleton International Airport]] (ATW) | blank1_name_sec2 = Major Routes | blank1_info_sec2 = [[File:I-41.svg|26px|link=Interstate 41]] [[File:US 10.svg|26px|link=U.S. Route 10 in Wisconsin]] [[File:US 41.svg|26px|link=U.S. Route 41 in Wisconsin]] | blank2_name_sec2 = Public Transit | blank2_info_sec2 = [[File:Valley Transit Updated Logo.png|50px|link=Valley Transit (Wisconsin)]] | named_for = [[Samuel Appleton (merchant)|Samuel Appleton]] }} '''Appleton''' ({{langx|mez|Ahkōnemeh}}) is the [[county seat]] of [[Outagamie County, Wisconsin]], United States, with small portions extending into [[Calumet County, Wisconsin|Calumet]] and [[Winnebago County, Wisconsin|Winnebago]] counties. Located on the [[Fox River (Green Bay tributary)|Fox River]], it lies {{convert|30|mi}} southwest of [[Green Bay, Wisconsin|Green Bay]] and {{convert|100|mi}} north of [[Milwaukee]]. Appleton had a population of 75,644 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], making it the [[List of cities in Wisconsin|sixth-most populous city]] in Wisconsin. It is the principal city of the Appleton [[metropolitan statistical area]], which had 243,147 residents in 2020 and is part of the broader [[Fox Cities]] region. Appleton serves as the heart of the Fox River Valley, which is home to [[Lawrence University]], the [[Fox Cities Exhibition Center]], [[Fox Cities Performing Arts Center]], [[Fox River Mall]], [[Neuroscience Group Field at Fox Cities Stadium]], [[Appleton International Airport]], and the Valley's two major hospitals: [[St. Elizabeth Hospital (Appleton, Wisconsin)|St. Elizabeth Hospital]] and [[ThedaCare Regional Medical Center–Appleton]]. It also hosts regional events such as [[Beer festival|Octoberfest]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.octoberfestonline.org/|title=Octoberfest Appleton, WI|website=Fox Cities Chamber of Commerce & Industry|language=en|access-date=March 17, 2021}}</ref> and the [[Mile of Music]].
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