The Village of Hortonville is a vibrant community of 2,596 residents (January 2005 population estimate) located in southwestern Outagamie County, an area known as the Fox Valley, and is the site of the only lake in Outagamie County – the 75 acre Black Otter Lake. Approximately one million people live and work within a 50 miles radius of Hortonville since the Village is located ten miles northwest of the City of Appleton, 43 miles northwest of Green Bay, 24 miles north of Oshkosh and 50 miles northwest of Fond du Lac, Wisconsin.

The area which now comprises the Village of Hortonville was once home to the Sac, Fox and Ho-Chunk peoples. European control of the area was first documented as part of the Northwest Territory in 1789, which was succeeded by the Wisconsin Territory in 1836. The Village was founded in 1848 and named after its first settler, Alonzo Erastus Horton (who subsequently also became one of the founders and developers of the San Diego community in southern California). In 1873, Hortonville was serviced by its first railroad and was home to one of the first match light factories in the world. On August 11, 1894, Hortonville was incorporated as a village.

As with all of the surrounding communities that make up the Fox Cities region, Hortonville has enjoyed a vibrant economy that has long been the envy of most communities in Wisconsin, if not the Upper Midwest. Although paper products and paper machinery continue to dominate local manufacturing activity, the area's industrial base has broadened to encompass technology, electronics, food processing, printing and publishing, plastics, and machinery. Insurance and health care help lead the expansion of service industries here. Historically, industry grew up along the banks of the Fox River: paper making and printing, manufacturing and other operations. Today, the economic base of the Fox Cities is broadly diversified with exceptionally strong finance, insurance, service, health care and retailing.

As part of the Fox Cities metro area, Hortonville is located near, and among, larger urban areas and the convenience, job opportunities, educational venues and attractions they offer. Yet, Hortonville has maintained its small community charm. It has outstanding public and parochial school systems, a low crime rate and a growing employment base. Since heathcare is a major industry in the Fox Valley, Hortonville residents are within easy access of several major healthcare and medical facilities.

With Black Otter Lake, Wiouwash Trail, Grand View Golf Course (rated as the best 9-hole course in Wisconsin in 2005 by Golf Course Owners of Wisconsin), seven village parks - including one with a boat landing area - and nearby professional sports (minor league baseball and the NFL's legendary Green Bay Packers), Hortonville, Wisconsin, offers its residents an abundance of life options and opportunities and a lifestyle many people understandably seek.

For more information on activities in and around Hortonville, Wisconsin, visit:

• Village of Hortonville, WI
• Outagamie County, WI
• Hortonville Chamber of Commerce
• The State of Wisconsin
• Hortonville, WI Real Estate Summary on IDCide (Local Info Data Server)
• Hortonville, WI on MuniNetGuide.com
• Hortonville, WI on CityTownInfo.com
• Hortonville, WI Google Map
• View Hortonville, WI Area Jobs on Career Builder
• View Hortonville, WI Area Jobs on Yahoo HotJobs
• Hortonville, Wisconsin on Wikipedia.com
• Hortonville, Wisconsin on epodunk

For more information on activities in and around the Fox Cities area in East Central Wisconsin visit:

• Leading Indicators for Life Excellence in the Fox Cities (LIFE)
• Fox River Mall
• Fox Cities Performing Arts Center
• Fox Cities Online
• Fox Cities of Wisconsin
• Barlow Planetarium
• Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA)

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