Door County, Wisconsin

The Door County is a county located in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. In 2010, the County had 27,785 inhabitants and a population density of 22.2 inhabitants per square kilometer. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) is Sturgeon Bay, which was named after the Sturgeon Bay of Lake Michigan.

Geography

The Door County is located in eastern Wisconsin on Lake Michigan. It is located in the northeast of the Door Peninsula, which separates Green Bay from the actual Lake Michigan. In addition there are some islands in Lake Michigan to the County, the largest of which Washington is Iceland.

The county has an area of ​​6138 square kilometers, of which 4888 square miles are water.

At the Door County limits to water and land following Nachbarcountys:

S - sea border L - land border

History

The Door County was formed in 1851 from parts of Brown County. It was named by the French " Porte des Morts ", later "door of the dead" because of the dangerous water passage, resulting in Door County developed.

Population

According to the census in 2010 lived in Door County 27,785 people in 13,695 households. The population density was 22.2 inhabitants per square kilometer. In the 13,695 households lived statistically 2.01 per person.

The racial the population was composed of 97.2 percent white, 0.6 percent African American, 0.7 percent Native American, 0.5 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 1.0 percent were descended from two or more races. Regardless of ethnicity were 2.7 percent of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.

17.6 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 57.9 percent were between 18 and 64 and 24.5 percent were 65 years or older. 50.7 percent of the population was female.

The median income for a household was $ 48,707. The per capita income was $ 30,509. 11.4 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Places in Door County

City

  • Sturgeon Bay

Villages

  • Egg Harbor
  • Ephraim
  • Forestville
  • Sister Bay

Census-designated places (CDP )

  • Baileys Harbor
  • Ellison Bay
  • Little Sturgeon

Unincorporated communities

  • Carl Ville
  • Carnot
  • Detroit Harbor
  • Fish Creek
  • Gills Rock
  • Idlewild
  • Institute
  • Jacksonport
  • Juddville
  • Kolberg
  • Maplewood
  • Namur
  • North Bay
  • Northport
  • Peninsula Center
  • Rosiere1
  • Rowley's Bay
  • Salona
  • Shoemaker Point
  • Valmy
  • Vignes
  • Washington
  • West Jacksonport
  • Whitefish Bay

1 - partially in Kewaunee County

Structure

The Door County is divided in addition to a City and four in 14 Villages Towns:

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