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Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin
A north wind at city hall
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Nickname(s): 
Shipbuilding Capital of the Midwest
Location of Sturgeon Bay in Door County, Wisconsin.
Location of Sturgeon Bay in Door County, Wisconsin.
Country  United States
State  Wisconsin
County Door
Area
 • Total 11.49 sq mi (29.77 km2)
 • Land 9.83 sq mi (25.46 km2)
 • Water 1.66 sq mi (4.31 km2)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total 9,646
 • Density 908.85/sq mi (350.92/km2)
Time zone UTC−6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC−5 (CDT)
Zip Code
54235
Area code(s) 920
FIPS code 55-77875
Website www.sturgeonbaywi.org

Sturgeon Bay is a city in and the county seat of Door County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 9,646 at the 2020 Census. The city is well-known regionally for being the largest city of the Door Peninsula, after which the county is named.

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). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 11.66 square miles (30.20 km2), of which, 9.82 square miles (25.43 km2) is land and 1.84 square miles (4.77 km2) is water.

Demographics

Historical population
Census Pop.
1880 1,199
1890 2,195 83.1%
1900 3,372 53.6%
1910 4,262 26.4%
1920 4,553 6.8%
1930 4,983 9.4%
1940 5,439 9.2%
1950 7,054 29.7%
1960 7,353 4.2%
1970 6,776 −7.8%
1980 8,847 30.6%
1990 9,176 3.7%
2000 9,437 2.8%
2010 9,144 −3.1%
2020 9,646 5.5%
U.S. Decennial Census

2010 census

At the 2010 census, there were 9,144 people, 4,288 households and 2,385 families. The population density was 931.2 per square mile (359.5/km2). There were 4,903 housing units at an average density of 499.3 per square mile (192.8/km2). The racial make-up was 95.1% White, 1.0% African American, 0.9% Native American, 0.6% Asian, 1.0% from other races, and 1.4% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.7% of the population.

There were 4,288 households, of which 24.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.5% were married couples living together, 9.7% had a female householder with no husband present, 3.5% had a male householder with no wife present, and 44.4% were non-families. 38.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 17.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.07 and the average family size was 2.74.

The median age was 45.2 years. 19.8% of residents were under the age of 18; 7.4% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 22.5% were from 25 to 44; 31% were from 45 to 64; and 19.2% were 65 years of age or older. 48.1% of residents were male and 51.9% female.

Transportation

Major highways

Bridges across the bay

  • Ahnapee & Western Railroad Bridge (built 1887, rebuilt in 1894 to accommodate railroad traffic, demolished entirely by 1970)
  • Michigan Street Bridge (built 1929-31)
  • Oregon Street Bridge (built 2006-08)
  • Bay View Bridge (built 1976-78)

Airport

Sturgeon Bay is served by Door County Cherryland Airport (IATA: SUEICAO: KSUE), which is off of Wisconsin Highway 42 and 57 on County Highway PD.

Education

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Sturgeon Bay NWTC campus

The community is served by Sturgeon Bay High School and has a satellite campus of Northeast Wisconsin Technical College.

Sturgeon Bay has three elementary schools, Sawyer, Sunrise and Sunset. The middle school, T.J. Walker Middle School, is connected to the high school. St. Peter's Lutheran School is a pre-K to 8th grade school of the Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod. Three former schools, Saint Peter and Paul, Corpus Christi and Saint Joseph, have combined to form Saint John Bosco. The Door County Charter School was in operation from 2002 to 2005.

In 2000–2019 public school statistics, high school enrollment declined 21.0%, middle school enrollment 27.1% and elementary school enrollment 13.7%.


Notable people

  • Gideon Winans Allen, Wisconsin state representative
  • Robert C. Bassett, U.S. presidential advisor
  • Eddie Cochems (1877-1953), "Father of the Forward Pass"
  • Frank N. Graass, Wisconsin state representative
  • Chris Greisen, Milwaukee Iron quarterback (AFL)
  • Nick Greisen, Denver Broncos linebacker (NFL)
  • Stuart Hagmann, film and television director
  • Bernard Hahn, Wisconsin state representative
  • Arthur G. Hansen (1925-2010), engineer, former president of Georgia Institute of Technology (1969–71) and Purdue University (1971-82), and chancellor of the Texas A&M University System (1982–85).
  • Joseph Harris, Wisconsin state senator
  • Lawrence Johnson, Wisconsin state representative
  • Al C. Kalmbach, founder of Kalmbach Publishing
  • Doug Larson, newspaper columnist and writer
  • Pat MacDonald, solo troubadour of stomp musician and former member of Timbuk 3
  • Edward S. Minor, U.S. representative
  • Conrad P. Olson, Oregon Supreme Court justice
  • Henry J. Overbeck, Wisconsin state representative
  • Casey Rabach, Washington Redskins center (NFL)
  • Dennis A. Reed, Wisconsin state representative
  • Hallie H. Rowe, Wisconsin state representative
  • Paul J. Schlise, U.S. Navy admiral
  • Alexander B. Whitman, Wisconsin state senator
  • Jarvis T. Wright, Wisconsin state representative
  • Randy Wright, Green Bay Packers quarterback (NFL)

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