Door County, Wisconsin
PO Box 670
Sturgeon Bay, WI 54235
Phone: (920) 746-2200
Fax: (920) 746-2330
www.co.door.wi.gov
On the peninsula in northeast WI, bordered on west by Green Bay and on east by Lake Michigan; organized Feb 11,1851 from Brown County. Name Origin: Origin uncertain. A legendary incident involving Indians is said to be the reason the strait between Washington Island and the peninsula is named in FrenchLa Porte des Morts , 'Door of the Dead.' Or possibly "the door" refers to the entrance to Green Bay. The county later took the name from the strait.
Area (sq mi): 2369.83 (land 482.72; water 1887.11). Pop per sq mi: 58.70.
Pop 2005: 28,349. State rank: 44. Pop change: 2000-20005 1.40%; 1990-2000 8.80%. Pop 2000: 27,961 (White 97.40%; Black or African American 0.20%; Hispanic or Latino 1.00%; Asian 0.30%; Other 1.70%). Foreign born: 1.50%. Median age: 42.90.
Income 2000: per capita $21,356; median household $38,813; Pop below poverty level: 6.40%. *Personal per capita income 2000-2003: $29,123-$30,657.
Unemployment 2004: 6.00%. Change from 2000: 0.80%. Median travel time to work: 17.80 minutes. Working outside county of residence: 11.40%.
Sturgeon Bay, WI 54235
Phone: (920) 746-2200
Fax: (920) 746-2330
www.co.door.wi.gov
On the peninsula in northeast WI, bordered on west by Green Bay and on east by Lake Michigan; organized Feb 11,1851 from Brown County. Name Origin: Origin uncertain. A legendary incident involving Indians is said to be the reason the strait between Washington Island and the peninsula is named in French
Area (sq mi): 2369.83 (land 482.72; water 1887.11). Pop per sq mi: 58.70.
Pop 2005: 28,349. State rank: 44. Pop change: 2000-20005 1.40%; 1990-2000 8.80%. Pop 2000: 27,961 (White 97.40%; Black or African American 0.20%; Hispanic or Latino 1.00%; Asian 0.30%; Other 1.70%). Foreign born: 1.50%. Median age: 42.90.
Income 2000: per capita $21,356; median household $38,813; Pop below poverty level: 6.40%. *Personal per capita income 2000-2003: $29,123-$30,657.
Unemployment 2004: 6.00%. Change from 2000: 0.80%. Median travel time to work: 17.80 minutes. Working outside county of residence: 11.40%.
Cities with population over 10,000: None.
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