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Wisconsin county code 15. FIPS county code 55029. Door County is the easternmost county in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of the 2020 census, the population was 30,066. [2] Its county seat is Sturgeon Bay. [3] It is named after the strait between the Door Peninsula and Washington Island.
The name of the peninsula and the county comes from the name of a route between Green Bay and Lake Michigan. Humans, whether Native Americans, early explorers, or American ship captains, have been well aware of the dangerous water passage that lies between the Door Peninsula and Washington Island, connecting the bay to the rest of Lake Michigan.
12 ft (3.7 m) Surface elevation. 598 ft (182 m) Kangaroo Lake is the largest inland lake in Door County, Wisconsin, United States. [1] It is located in the towns of Baileys Harbor and Jacksonport, and is the main feature of Kangaroo Lake State Natural Area. The lake, located a half mile from Lake Michigan, is fed by Piel Creek and surrounded by ...
Pollution in Door County, Wisconsin relates to the degree of pollution in the air, water, and land in Door County, Wisconsin. Pollution is defined as the addition of any substance (solid, liquid, or gas) or any form of energy (such as heat, sound, or radioactivity) to the environment at a faster rate than it can be dispersed, diluted ...
The climate of Door County, Wisconsin is tempered by Green Bay and Lake Michigan. There are fewer extremely cold days and fewer hot days than in areas of Wisconsin directly to the west. Lake waters delay the coming of spring as well as extend mild temperatures in the fall. [ 1] Annual precipitation is slightly lower than elsewhere in northern ...
S. Sturgeon Bay. Categories: Landforms of Door County, Wisconsin. Bodies of water of Wisconsin by county.
DOOR COUNTY - The Door County Board has 21 seats up for election, but just three are contested during the April 2 spring election. ... Morkin: Water quality is of utmost importance in Door County ...
The Ahnapee River is a 14.7-mile-long (23.7 km) [1] river on the Door Peninsula in eastern Wisconsin in the United States. It rises in Door County, Wisconsin, and flows through Kewaunee County into Lake Michigan at the city of Algoma. Its name has been ascribed as coming from the Ojibwe word aanapii meaning "when?".