Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin

Sturgeon Bay is a city in and the county seat of Door County, Wisconsin, United States.GR|6 The population was 9,437 at the 2000 census. It is located at the natural end of Sturgeon Bay, although a canal was built across the remainder of the Door Peninsula.

Geography

Sturgeon Bay is located at coor dms|44|49|56|N|87|22|19|W|city (44.813376, -87.372076)GR|1.

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.

Demographics

As of the censusGR|2 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.

Notable residents

*Eddie Cochems (1877-1953), "Father of the Forward Pass"
*Erik Cordier, Atlanta Braves pitcher Minor League Baseball
*Bethany Dawn Erickson, US economic and community developer and civil rights activist.
*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
*Conrad P. Olson, Oregon Supreme Court justice
*Casey Rabach, Washington Redskins center (NFL)

Transportation

Sturgeon Bay is served by Door County Cherryland Airport airport codes|SUE|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 hosts a satellite campus of Northeast Wisconsin Technical College.

The city of Sturgeon Bay also has three elementary schools: Sawyer, Sunrise and Sunset. The middle school, T.J. Walker Middle School, is connected to the high school. An elementary school is operated by St. Peters Evangelical Lutheran Church (WELS). Three former schools, Saint Peter and Paul, Corpus Christi, and Saint Joseph, have combined together to make Saint John Bosco. The old Saint Joseph building is being used for day care/ preschool. A referendum recently passed, allowing the school district to keep many extracurriculars, including French, art offerings, tech offerings, and choir offerings.

Entertainment

The community is serviced by one local movie theatre Sturgeon Bay Cinema 6 and the Third Avenue Playhouse or T.A.P. for short.

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References

External links

* [http://www.sturgeonbay.net/ SturgeonBay.net]
* [http://www.sturgeonbaywi.org/ City of Sturgeon Bay]
* [http://www.doorcountyadvocate.com Door County Advocate]
* [http://www.sbcinema.com Sturgeon Bay Cinema 6]
* [http://www.doorcounty.com/ Door County Chamber of Commerce]
* [http://www.airnav.com/airport/KSUE Cherryland Airport information (Airfield)]