Dyckesville exit and County P overpass in the Town of Green Bay Wisconsin

Green Bay ( ) is a

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in Brown County in the

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. The population was 2,035 at the 2010 census. The town is located several miles northeast of the city of Green Bay. The unincorporated community of

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is located in the town, and the unincorporated communities of Dyckesville and New Franken are located partially in the town.

Geography

The town is located on the southern shore of Green Bay, an arm of

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. The town is northeast of the city of Green Bay. The eastern border of the town is the

Kewaunee County Kewaunee County is a county located in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of the 2020 census, the population was 20,563. Its county seat is Kewaunee. The county was created in 1852 and organized in 1859. Its Menominee name is ''Kewāneh'', an ar ...

line. According to the

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, the town has a total area of , of which is land and , or 28.38%, is water.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 1,772 people, 600 households, and 493 families residing in the town. The

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was 80.1 people per square mile (30.9/km²). There were 685 housing units at an average density of 31.0 per square mile (12.0/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 98.36%

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, 0.06%

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, 0.23% Native American, 0.62% Asian, 0.11% from other races, and 0.62% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 0.06% of the population. There were 600 households, out of which 37.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 76.3% were

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living together, 3.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 17.8% were non-families. 13.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.87 and the average family size was 3.15. In the town, the population was spread out, with 27.0% under the age of 18, 6.8% from 18 to 24, 31.3% from 25 to 44, 24.9% from 45 to 64, and 10.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 107.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 108.2 males. The median income for a household in the town was $60,172, and the median income for a family was $63,958. Males had a median income of $38,300 versus $25,156 for females. The

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for the town was $22,928. About 1.4% of families and 3.1% of the population were below the

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, including 1.4% of those under age 18 and 9.2% of those age 65 or over.

Most Belgian-American towns

The town of Green Bay is the fifth-most Belgian-American community in the United States, by proportion of residents. It contains the unincorporated community of

, the first settlement of Belgians in the area. Originally known as "Aux Premiers Belges," it was later named "Robinsonville", and then "Champion." #

Union, Door County, Wisconsin The Town of Union is located in Door County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 880 at the 2000 census. The unincorporated communities of Shoemaker Point and Namur are located in the town. Geography According to the United States Ce ...

: 49% #

Red River, Wisconsin Red River, Wisconsin may refer to: * Red River, Kewaunee County, Wisconsin, a town in the United States * Red River, Shawano County, Wisconsin Red River is an unincorporated community located in the town of Richmond, Shawano County, Wisconsin ...

(Kewaunee County): 47% #

Brussels, Wisconsin Brussels is a town in Door County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 1,136 at the 2010 census. The unincorporated communities of Brussels, Misere, and Kolberg are located in the town. The unincorporated community of Rosiere is also ...

(Door County): 36.4% (composed of "Brussels community" and "Namur Community") #

Lincoln, Kewaunee County, Wisconsin Lincoln is a town (Wisconsin), town in Kewaunee County, Wisconsin, Kewaunee County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 948 at the 2010 census. The unincorporated communities of Lincoln (community), Wisconsin, Lincoln, Gregorville, Wiscon ...

: 35.4% # Green Bay (town), Wisconsin: 31.8%

Religion

The

National Shrine of Our Lady of Good Help The National Shrine of Our Lady of Champion, formerly dedicated as the Shrine of Our Lady of Good Help, is a Catholic shrine to Mary, mother of Jesus, Mary, mother of God located within the Roman Catholic Diocese of Green Bay, Diocese of Gree ...

is in the town of Green Bay, in the unincorporated community of

Recreation

Bay Shore County Park is between Highway 57 and the shore of Green Bay. Different fossil animals and fossil burrows are preserved in the rocks above the boat ramp at the park, and the different layers of fossils have been diagramed in detail.

Notable people

* Benjamin Fontaine, legislator

References

External links

Town of Green Bay
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