Sturgeon Bay is a city in and the county seat of Door County, Wisconsin, United States.[1] The population was 9,437 at the 2000 census. It is located at the natural end of Sturgeon Bay, although the Sturgeon Bay Ship Canal was built across the remainder of the Door Peninsula.
Geography
Sturgeon Bay is located at 44°49′56″N 87°22′19″W / 44.83222°N 87.37194°W / 44.83222; -87.37194 (44.813376, -87.372076)[2].
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 11.3 square miles (29.3 km²), of which, 9.6 square miles (24.9 km²) of it is land and 1.7 square miles (4.4 km²) of it (14.94%) is water.
Highways
Demographics
As of the census[3] of 2000, there were 9,437 people, 4,048 households, and 2,432 families residing in the city. The population density was 981.4 people per square mile (378.8/km²). There were 4,447 housing units at an average density of 462.5/sq mi (178.5/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 97.22% White, 0.33% Black or African American, 0.78% Native American, 0.37% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.46% from other races, and 0.82% from two or more races. 1.28% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There were 4,048 households out of which 28.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.81% were married couples living together, 9.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 39.9% were non-families. 35.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.26 and the average family size was 2.92.
In the city the population was spread out with 23.5% under the age of 18, 7.6% from 18 to 24, 26.6% from 25 to 44, 23.7% from 45 to 64, and 18.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 92.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.0 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $31,935, and the median income for a family was $45,084. Males had a median income of $31,879 versus $21,414 for females. The per capita income for the city was $18,899. About 5.5% of families and 7.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 11.2% of those under age 18 and 8.3% of those age 65 or over.
Municipal services
- Police — 18 patrol officers and nine cars with a supporting staff of five.
- Fire — 13 full-time, 18 part-time firefighters and 11 vehicles.
Transportation
Sturgeon Bay is served by Door County Cherryland Airport (IATA: SUE, ICAO: KSUE). The city is accessible by road via Wisconsin Highway 42 and Wisconsin Highway 57, and Wisconsin Business Route 42/57 runs through downtown Sturgeon Bay.
Education
The community is served by Sturgeon Bay High School and has a satellite campus of Northeast Wisconsin Technical College.
The city of Sturgeon Bay also has two elementary schools: Sawyer and Sunrise. The middle school, T.J. Walker Middle School, is connected to the high school. An elementary school is operated by St. Peter's Evangelical Lutheran Church (WELS). Three former schools, Saint Peter and Paul, Corpus Christi, and Saint Joseph, have combined to form Saint John Bosco. The former Saint Joseph school building is used for day care and preschool. A referendum recently[when?] passed allowing the school district to keep many extracurricular activities, including French, art, tech courses, and choir.
Entertainment
The community has one local movie theater, Sturgeon Bay Cinema 6, and one theater, the Third Avenue Playhouse, or T.A.P. Every year, the town hosts "Steel Bridge Songfest," where nationally known musicians perform. Past performers include Jackson Browne.
Notable residents
- Eddie Cochems (1877-1953), "Father of the Forward Pass"
- Jim Flanigan, Sr., Green Bay Packers and Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker (NFL)
- Chris Greisen, Georgia Force quarterback (AFL)
- Nick Greisen, Jacksonville Jaguars linebacker (NFL)
- Al Johnson, Arizona Cardinals (NFL)
- Pat MacDonald, solo troubadour of stomp musician & former member of Timbuk 3
- Edward S. Minor, U.S. Representative
- Conrad P. Olson, Oregon Supreme Court justice
- Casey Rabach, Washington Redskins center (NFL)
- Randy Wright, Green Bay Packers quarterback (NFL)
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Post Office, a historic place
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Former Carnegie Free Library, a historic place
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St. Joseph's Catholic Church, part of the Louisiana Street/Seventh Avenue Historic District
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Third Avenue Historic District
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