Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin

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This page refers to the city of Sturgeon Bay. For the town of the same name, see Sturgeon Bay (town), Wisconsin.
Location of Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin
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Location of Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin
The Bay of Sturgeon Bay
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The Bay of Sturgeon Bay
WIS-57 meets WIS-42 just south of Sturgeon Bay
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WIS-57 meets WIS-42 just south of Sturgeon Bay
Sturgeon Bay NWTC campus
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Sturgeon Bay NWTC campus

Sturgeon Bay is a city that is the county seat of Door County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 9,437 at the 2000 census.

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[edit] Geography

Sturgeon Bay is located at 44°49′56″N, 87°22′19″W (44.832346, -87.372076)GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 29.3 km² (11.3 mi²). 24.9 km² (9.6 mi²) of it is land and 4.4 km² (1.7 mi²) of it (14.94%) is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 9,437 people, 4,048 households, and 2,432 families residing in the city. The population density was 378.8/km² (981.4/mi²). There were 4,447 housing units at an average density of 178.5/km² (462.5/mi²). 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.

[edit] 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.

[edit] Transportation

Sturgeon Bay is served by Door County Cherryland Airport (IATA: SUE, ICAO: KSUE)

[edit] Education

The community is served by the Sturgeon Bay High School. The city hosts a campus of the Northeast Wisconsin Technical College.

[edit] Entertainment

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

[edit] External links

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