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Green Bay is a city in the U.S. state of
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. The
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of Brown County, it is at the head of Green Bay (known locally as "the bay of Green Bay"), a sub-basin of Lake Michigan, at the mouth of the Fox River. It is above sea level and north of
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. As of the 2020 Census, Green Bay had a population of 107,395, making it the third-largest in the state of Wisconsin, after
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and
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, and the third-largest city on Lake Michigan, after
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and Milwaukee. Green Bay is the principal city of the Green Bay Metropolitan Statistical Area, which covers
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,
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, and Oconto counties. Green Bay is well known for being the home city of the
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(NFL)'s
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.


History

Samuel de Champlain, the founder of
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, commissioned Jean Nicolet to form a peaceful alliance with Native Americans in the western areas, whose unrest interfered with French fur trade, and to search for a shorter trade route to China through Canada. Nicolet and others had learned from other First Nations of the Ho-Chunk (Winnebago) people, who identified as "People of the Sea", and believed they must reside on or near an Ocean. Champlain had also heard about natural resources in the area, including fertile soil, forests, and animals. Nicolet began his journey for this new land shortly before winter in 1634.City of Green Bay. "City of Green Bay." www.ci.green-bay.wi.us. October 5, 2008 <> In what later became a French fur-trading route, he sailed up the Ottawa River, through Lake Nipissing and down the French River to Lake Huron, then through the straits of Michilimackinac into Lake Michigan. He is believed to have landed at Red Banks, near the site of the modern-day city of Green Bay, Wisconsin.


From the trading post ''La Baie des Puants'' to the town ''La Baie verte''

Nicolet founded a small trading post here in 1634, originally named ''La Baye'' or ''La Baie des Puants'' (French for "the Bay of Stinking Waters"). Nicolet's settlement was one of the oldest European permanent settlements in America. When Nicolet arrived in the Green Bay area, he encountered the Menominee, who occupied this territory. He also met the Ho-Chunk (also known as the Winnebago), a people who spoke a
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language. The Winnebago hunted and fished, and also cultivated corn, beans, squash, and tobacco. Wild rice, which they had incorporated as a dietary staple, grew in abundance along the riverbanks. The women regularly harvested and cooked this, along with a wide variety of nuts, berries, and edible roots which they gathered in the woods.City of Green Bay
The men typically hunted and fished for food, and the women processed game and other foods in cooking. They prepared and made clothing from the furs, as well as using other parts of animals to make tools, cord, etc. Women also had a role in the political process, as no action could be taken without agreement of half of the women. Nicolet stayed with this tribe for about a year, becoming an ally. He helped open up opportunities for trade and commerce with them before returning to Quebec. A few months after Nicolet returned to Quebec, Champlain died. His death halted other journeys to ''La Baie Verte'' (French for "The Green Bay"). Père
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sent Nicolas Perrot to La Baie. After this, the French avoided the area for some decades, because of the intensity of First Nations and European conflicts in the east. In 1671, a
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Mission was set up in the area. A fort was added in 1717 and gradually associated development took place. The town was incorporated in 1754. Great Britain took control of some French areas during the
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, known as the
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in some areas of North America. They took control of this town in 1761. After the British defeated the French in 1763, France ceded its lands east of the Mississippi in North America. The first permanent settlers were Charles de Langlade and his family from Quebec, who moved to Green Bay in 1765. They are considered the first European settlers in the present-day state of Wisconsin. Langlade, called the "Founder and Father of Wisconsin", was a '' métis'' or mixed-race, son of a French-Canadian father and an
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woman. He grew up with his mother's family among the Ottawa people and became a war chief. The Ottawa were allies of the French during the
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, and Langlade is credited with planning the ambush of British General Braddock and
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. His family was followed to Green Bay by the Grignons, Porliers and Lawes, who brought French-Canadian culture with them. Colorful "jack-knife Judge" Reaume dispensed British justice in the territory after Great Britain took it over following the war. These early ethnic French settlers set the tone for many who followed.


The British take-over

The British gradually took over Wisconsin during the
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, taking control of Green Bay in 1761 and gaining control of all of Wisconsin in 1763. Like the French, the British were interested in little but the fur trade. In 1791, two free African Americans set up a fur trading post among the Menominee at present day Marinette. The first permanent settlers, mostly French Canadians, some Anglo-New Englanders and a few African American freedmen, arrived in Wisconsin while it was under British control. Charles Michel de Langlade is generally recognized as the first settler, establishing a trading post at Green Bay in 1745, and moving there permanently in 1764. Settlement began at Prairie du Chien around 1781. The French residents at the trading post in what is now Green Bay, referred to the town as "La Bey," however British fur traders referred to it as "Green Bay," because the water and the shore assumed green tints in early spring. The old French title was gradually dropped, and the British name of "Green Bay" stuck. The region coming under British rule had virtually no adverse effect on the French residents as the British needed the cooperation of the French fur traders and the French fur traders needed the goodwill of the British. During the French occupation of the region licenses for fur trading had been issued scarcely and only to select groups of traders, whereas the British, in an effort to make as much money as possible from the region, issued licenses for fur trading freely, both to British and French residents. The fur trade in what is now Wisconsin reached its height under British rule, and the first self-sustaining farms in the state were established as well. From 1763 to 1780, Green Bay was a prosperous community which produced its own foodstuff, built graceful cottages and held dances and festivities.


After Independence

The Green Bay area was still under British control until the 1783 treaty formally ended the
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. Following the
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, which in part was over disputes related to the border with Canada, the United States built Fort Howard on the Fox River in 1816 to protect its northern border. Doty, Whitney, Arndt, Baird and Martin were among the many British-American settlers whose numbers pushed French culture into the background. The
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was completed in 1825, linking New England with the Great Lakes. This led to the advance of Green Bay as a trading center. The end of the
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in 1832 also gave impetus to settlement of the region. Most of the settlers were farmers from New England who began using the Erie Canal to pour into Wisconsin. As more and more New England settlers arrived, Green Bay developed into a trading center for this population. Wisconsin's first newspaper, ''The
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'', was started in 1833 by Albert Ellis and John V. Suydam. The borough of Green Bay, created in 1838, is the center of the present-day city. The borough combined the town of Astoria (a company town of the
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), with Navarino, platted by Daniel Whitney. Before Wisconsin became a state in 1848, its commerce was based on the fur trade, which became dominated by John Jacob Astor's
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. After statehood, there was a shift away from fur trading toward lumbering. "For a short time in 1860s and 1870s, iron smelting in charcoal kilns rivaled the timber industry while the port handled increasing amounts of fuel, feed, and lumber. Today's major local industry had its start in 1865 when the first paper mill was built." By 1850 the town had a population of 1,923. The town was incorporated as the city of Green Bay in 1854. The Green Bay Area Public School District was founded in 1856. Throughout the 1850s, word spread of America's cheap land and good soil, bringing in an influx of Belgian people, German, Scandinavian, Irish and Dutch immigrants, each adding to the culture. The greatest concentration of newcomers came from Belgium. They cleared the land to farm and build their homes. The railroad arrived in the 1860s. The three railroads that would reach Green Bay were the Chicago & North Western (C&NW), SOO Line, (SOO), and the Milwaukee Road (MILW). These railroads were highways which allowed people and products to travel all over the state, increasing business and trade opportunities. The area was able to grow and enrich itself with the use of the and the plentiful timber resources. This led to the paper industry becoming the major employer in Green Bay, and opened up the port for international trade. Large numbers of Belgians immigrated to Green Bay in the thirty-year period between 1880 and 1910. Significant numbers of English immigrants, many having lived first in Canada, also moved to Green Bay during this period, usually arriving as large families. There was also a small Dutch community in Green Bay at this time. Green Bay had a larger portion of first generation immigrants from France than any other city in Wisconsin at this time as well. In 1934, President Franklin D. Roosevelt came to Green Bay to honor its tercentenary. By 1950, the city had a population of 52,735. In 1964, the Town of Preble was consolidated with the city of Green Bay.


Geography

Green Bay is in the eastern part of Wisconsin at the mouth of the Fox River. Today, Interstate 43 meets
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(also
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) in Green Bay, about north of
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. According to the
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, the city has a total area of 55.76 square miles (144.41km2), of which 45.48 square miles (117.79km2) is land and 10.28 square miles (26.62km2) is water. About 14% of the city of Green Bay is inside the Oneida Nation of Wisconsin reservation.


Climate

Green Bay has a
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(
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''Dfb''), with some moderation due to the city's proximity to Lake Michigan. Like other cities with this type of climate, there are four distinct
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s, often with severe or extreme variation between them in terms of temperature and precipitation. Green Bay experiences warm, humid summers and cold, snowy winters. The variance in temperature and precipitation between months is severe and often extreme.
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es are rare in the Green Bay area, with the strongest being an F3 tornado that hit the community of
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on June 26, 1969. Monthly mean temperatures range from in January to in July. In July, the warmest month, the average high temperature is . There are 6.1 days of + highs, 68 days where the high remains at or below freezing, and 19 days with sub- lows annually. From December to February, even during thaws, the temperature rarely reaches . Extremes have ranged from on January 21, 1888, to on July 13, 1936. The wettest month in Green Bay is August, when 3.77 inches (95.8 mm) of precipitation falls, mostly in the form of rainfall from
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s. The driest month in Green Bay is February, when the majority of precipitation falls as low moisture-content snow due to cold, dry air. On average, 1.01 inches (25.7 mm) of precipitation falls in February.


Demographics


2020 census

As of the census of 2020, the population was 107,395. The
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was . There were 45,789 housing units at an average density of . Ethnically, the population was 17.9%
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or Latino of any race. When grouping both Hispanic and non-Hispanic people together by race, the city was 66.6%
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, 5.5%
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or
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, 4.4% Asian, 4.4% Native American, 0.1%
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, 8.4% from other races, and 10.6% from two or more races. The 2020 census population of the city included 779 people incarcerated in adult correctional facilities and 1,783 people in student housing. According to the American Community Survey estimates for 2016-2020, the median income for a household in the city was $52,214, and the median income for a family was $65,993. Male full-time workers had a median income of $45,365 versus $37,466 for female workers. The
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for the city was $28,092. About 12.3% of families and 15.5% of the population were below the
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, including 20.5% of those under age 18 and 9.9% of those age 65 or over. Of the population age 25 and over, 87.5% were high school graduates or higher and 24.4% had a bachelor's degree or higher.


2010 census

As of the
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of 2010, there were 104,057 people, 42,244 households, and 24,699 families residing in the city. The population density was . There were 45,241 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 77.9%
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, 3.5%
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, 4.1% Native American, 4.0% Asian, 0.1%
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, 7.2% from other races, and 3.1% from two or more races.
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or Latino residents of any race were 13.4% of the population. There were 42,244 households, of which 31.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 40.4% were married couples living together, 12.5% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.6% had a male householder with no wife present, and 41.5% were non-families. 32.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.39 and the average family size was 3.06. The median age in the city was 33.7 years. 24.7% of residents were under the age of 18; 11.7% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 27.7% were from 25 to 44; 24.5% were from 45 to 64; and 11.3% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 49.4% male and 50.6% female.


2000 census

As of the
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of 2000, there were 102,313 people, 41,591 households, and 24,663 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,332.1 people per square mile (900.5/km2). There were 43,123 housing units at an average density of 982.9 per square mile (379.5/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 85.9%
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, 1.4%
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, 3.3% Native American, 3.8% Asian, <0.1%
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, 3.7% from other races, and 2.0% from two or more races.
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or Latino residents of any race were 7.1% of the population. There were 41,591 households, of which 30.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.1% were married couples living together, 10.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 40.7% were non-families. About 31.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.40 and the average family size was 3.06. In the city, the age distribution of the population shows 25.4% under the age of 18, 11.6% from 18 to 24, 31.7% from 25 to 44, 19.5% from 45 to 64, and 11.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.8 males. The median income for a household in the city was $38,820, and the median income for a family was $48,678. Males had a median income of $33,246 versus $23,825 for females. The
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for the city was $19,269. About 7.4% of families and 10.5% of the population were below the
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, including 12.7% of those under the age of 18 and 9.2% of those 65 and older.


Religion

In 2000, the American Religion Data Archive reported Green Bay to be predominantly Catholic (71.5%), with
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s composing an additional 16.4%. The remaining 12% is almost entirely made-up of other Protestant denominations. The Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod has four churches in Green Bay: St. Paul Lutheran Church, First Evangelical Lutheran Church, Beautiful Savior Lutheran Church, and Messiah Lutheran Church. Christ the King Lutheran Church is a church of the Evangelical Lutheran Synod in Green Bay. There are two Kingdom Halls of
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in the city, hosting 4 English congregations and a Spanish congregation. The city is the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Green Bay. The
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is the mother church of the Diocese which is in the province of the
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. The Saint Joseph Oratory is in Green Bay. St. Mary of the Angels Church and Monastery is also located in the city. The Islamic Society of Wisconsin, Green Bay serves the Islamic community. The Green Bay Area Unitarian Universalist Fellowship is in the city. Congregation Cnesses Israel Temple, serving the area's Jewish population, is on the city's east side.


Economy


Industry

Green Bay is known as the "Toilet Paper Capital of the World" because of the prevalence of the paper industry in the city. Northern Paper Company, Fort Howard Paper Company, and Hoberg Paper Company were among Green Bay's first paper companies. Northern Paper Company offered the first splinter-free
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in the early 1930s. The presence of the paper industry helped Green Bay avoid the worst effects of the
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. Today, major paper producers include Georgia-Pacific,
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, and Steen-Macek Paper Company. Among the earliest packing companies in Green Bay were Acme Packing Company and Indian Packing Company, the namesake of the
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. Today, major meatpackers in the city include
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(formerly Packerland Packing) and American Foods Group.


Largest employers

As of 2017, the largest employers in the city were: Other major employers include
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, Green Bay Area Public School District, JBS USA, Expert Global Solutions,
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,
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, Schreiber Foods, the
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, Nature's Way, HJ Martin and Son, and Nicolet National Bank. Séura, a manufacturer of mirrors and flatscreen TVs, is another notable employer.


Arts and culture

The Meyer Theatre and the
Hotel Northland The Hotel Northland is a historic hotel located on North Adams Street in downtown Green Bay, Wisconsin. It is listed on the Wisconsin State Register of Historic Places. The Hotel Northland opened on March 21, 1924 as the largest hotel in Wiscons ...
are on the
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. The Northland was once the largest hotel in Wisconsin. Daddy D Productions perform at Riverside Ballroom and Let Me Be Frank Productions perform at the Meyer Theatre. The Civic Symphony of Green Bay performs at the Meyer Theatre, its home venue. The former Green Bay Symphony Orchestra disbanded after their 2014–2015 season, after performing for over 100 years, citing financial difficulties. Performance venues in Green Bay include: Lambeau Field, Resch Center, Weidner Center, Meyer Theatre, and The Tarlton Theatre. The Art Garage and the Automotive Gallery are art galleries in the downtown area. Museums in the city include the Neville Public Museum and the Hazelwood Historic House Museum. Every summer, the downtown area plays host to ArtStreet, an art festival featuring studio displays, demonstrations, and live entertainment. Dine on the Deck is an event that allows patrons to dine on the CityDeck and features dishes from local restaurants. Taste on Broadway has live entertainment and dishes served by local restaurants who compete for awards. Artour brings all-original songwriters to downtown area venues. IgNight hosts artisans, interactive art demonstrations, live entertainment, and life-size games. The Shipyard District hosts the annual All Bands On Deck live music festival with bands at downtown bars and restaurants and free shuttles between venues. The Broadway District hosts a farmer's market every Wednesday from May to October.


Points of interest

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Bay Beach Amusement Park Bay Beach is a municipal amusement park in Green Bay, Wisconsin. Situated near the mouth of the Fox River, on the east bank as it flows into Green Bay, the park contains rides, concessions, a roller coaster, and a food pavilion. Dances, movies, ...
* Bay Beach Wildlife Sanctuary * The Broadway District * City Stadium, former home of the Packers *
Cofrin Memorial Arboretum The Cofrin Memorial Arboretum 290 acres (120 hectares) surrounds the University of Wisconsin–Green Bay campus in Green Bay, Wisconsin, United States. Its six miles (10 km) of trails are open to the public. Today's Arboretum began in 1971, w ...
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Fox River State Recreational Trail The Fox River State Recreational Trail (also known as the Fox River Trail) is a trail along the Fox River in northeastern Wisconsin. Route The trail begins at the CityDeck in Green Bay, Wisconsin Green Bay is a city in the U.S. state of ...
* Green Bay Botanical Garden * Joannes Stadium * Lambeau Field, home of the Green Bay Packers * Meyer Theatre *
Neville Public Museum of Brown County The Neville Public Museum of Brown County is an accredited cultural institution that champions history, science and art, named for Green Bay's 25th mayor, Arthur C. Neville. Located in downtown Green Bay, Wisconsin, the museum is dedicated to ...
*
Northeast Wisconsin Technical College Northeast Wisconsin Technical College (NWTC) is a public technical college with multiple locations in Wisconsin. The college serves nine Wisconsin counties with three campuses in Green Bay, Marinette, and Sturgeon Bay and five regional learni ...
* Packers Heritage Trail * Resch Center, home of the Green Bay Blizzard and Green Bay Gamblers * The Shipyard District * Weidner Center


Shopping

Green Bay has one enclosed shopping mall, East Town Mall, located within the city. The Bay Park Square shopping mall is located in the suburb of Ashwaubenon. The city was home to the first Shopko discount department store; it closed on April 22, 2019.


Public libraries

The Brown County Library (BCL) Central Branch is located in downtown Green Bay and has served as the county public library since 1968. The Central Branch is the headquarters for the BCL system, which encompasses all public libraries in Brown County, including eight branch libraries and a bookmobile that regularly visits locations throughout the county. In 1994, the Brown County Library was named Wisconsin Library of the Year.


Notable buildings


Sports

Other major sporting events in Green Bay include the
Bellin Run The Bellin Run is a 10K (6.2-mile) race held annually on the east side of Green Bay, Wisconsin, just outside Bellin Memorial Hospital, the race's founding organization. The first Bellin 10K was held on June 12, 1977 and was known as the Bellin ...
and the Cellcom Green Bay Marathon. The Oneida Golf and Country Club (private) was established in 1928.


Government

Green Bay is governed by a mayor and a city council. The mayor is elected in a citywide vote. The city council consists of 12 members each elected from districts.


Mayors

* W. C. E. Thomas 1854 * Francis X. Desnoyers 1855 * H. E. Eastman 1856, 1857 * Burley Follett 1858, 1863 * Nathan Goodell 1859, 1864 * E. H. Ellis 1860 * Henry S. Baird 1861, 1862 * M. P. Lindsley 1865 * Charles D. Robinson 1866, 1872 *
James S. Marshall James S. Marshall was the 11th Mayor of Green Bay, Wisconsin. Biography Marshall was born on March 22, 1819, in Poultney, Vermont, one of five children born to Stranis and Mabel Marshall. As a young man, he moved to St. Louis, Missouri S ...
1868 *
Anton Klaus Anton Klaus (December 30, 1829 – July 22, 1897) was a German American immigrant, businessman, and politician. He served as the 12th mayor of Green Bay, Wisconsin. Early life Klaus was born in the town of Bruttig, in the Rhine Province in ...
1868–1870 * Alonzo Kimball 1871, 1873 *
Dr. C. E. Crane C. E. Crane (November 27, 1827May 8, 1898) was an American physician and politician. He was the 17th and 19th Mayor of Green Bay, Wisconsin, and served as a surgeon for the Union Army in the American Civil War. Biography Crane was born on Nov ...
1874–1875; 1877–1879 * Frederick S. Ellis 1876 *
J. C. Neville John C. Neville was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly and Mayor of Green Bay, Wisconsin. Biography Neville was born John Neville on July 27, 1815 in Dublin, Ireland. He moved to the United States in the 1830s, settling in Pottsville, P ...
1880 * W. J. Abrams 1881, 1883–1884 * J. H. M. Wigman 1882 * Charles Hartung 1885–1887 *
Arthur C. Neville Arthur Courtenay Neville (October 13, 1850May 20, 1929) was an American lawyer and historian, and was the 25th Mayor of Green Bay, Wisconsin. He is the namesake of Neville Public Museum of Brown County in Green Bay. Education and career Nev ...
1888–1889 *
James H. Elmore James Henry Elmore (January 6, 1843 – June 1, 1914) was mayor of Green Bay, Wisconsin. Biography Elmore was born James Henry Elmore on January 6, 1843, in Mukwonago, Wisconsin. He attended Racine College Racine College was an Episcopal ...
1890–1895 * Frank B. Desnoyers 1896–1898 *
Simon J. Murphy Jr. Simon Jones Murphy Jr. was Mayor of Green Bay, Wisconsin. Biography Murphy was born Simon Jones Murphy Jr. on March 27, 1851 in Maine. His father was Simon J. Murphy Sr., a prominent lumberman. He attended primary school in Bangor, Maine and mo ...
1899–1901 *
J. H. Tayler Joseph Henry Tayler (February 7, 1859May 25, 1959) was an American banker and Republican politician from the U.S. state of Wisconsin. He was the 29th mayor of Green Bay, Wisconsin, and the 9th mayor of Fort Howard, Wisconsin. In 1932, he was o ...
1902–1903 *
Robert E. Minahan Robert E. Minahan (January 27, 1858April 27, 1935) was an American physician, surgeon, and lawyer. He was the 30th Mayor of Green Bay, Wisconsin. Early life and career Minahan was born in Howard, New York, in 1858. He was still a child wh ...
1904−1907 * Winford Abrams 1908−1916 *
Elmer S. Hall Elmer Stephen Hall (born September 12, 1866) was a politician from the U.S. state of Wisconsin. He served as Brown County Clerk, Green Bay's 26th Mayor, Wisconsin's twenty-first Secretary of State, Conservation Commissioner and District 2 Wis ...
1916−1920 * Wenzel Wiesner 1921−1927 * James H. McGillan 1927−1929 * John V. Diener 1929−1937 *
John S. Farrell John S. Farrell (May 4, 1880 – March 15, 1938) was an American politician. He served as the 36th mayor of Green Bay, Wisconsin, holding office from 1937 to 1938. Biography Farrell was born on May 4, 1880. He died on March 15, 1938, from appar ...
1937−1938 * Alex Biemeret 1938−1945 *
Dominic Olejniczak Dominic John Olejniczak (August 18, 1908 – April 16, 1989) was a real estate broker, politician, and American football executive. Olejniczak served as an alderman of Green Bay, Wisconsin, from 1936 to 1944. He was then elected mayor, serving ...
1945−1955 *
Otto Rachals Otto Rachals was an American politician who served as the 39th mayor of Green Bay, Wisconsin from 1955 to 1959. Early life and education Rachals was born in Langlade County, Wisconsin on January 1, 1897. Career Rachals served as the 39th mayor ...
1955−1959 *
Roman Denissen Roman Denissen (July 13, 1918 – January 21, 2008) was mayor of Green Bay, Wisconsin. Biography Denissen was born on July 13, 1918, in Bellevue, Wisconsin. His father, Matt, was Supervisor of Bellevue. Denissen married Ursula Carmody in 1939. T ...
1959−1965 *
Donald Tilleman Donald Tilleman (February 23, 1919 – November 27, 1972) was mayor of Green Bay, Wisconsin. Biography Tilleman was born on February 23, 1919. He married Jane Steele of Reno, Nevada in 1940. They had seven children. Tilleman died on November 27, ...
1965−1972 *
Harris Burgoyne This is a list of mayors of Green Bay, Wisconsin Green Bay is a city in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The county seat of Brown County, it is at the head of Green Bay (known locally as "the bay of Green Bay"), a sub-basin of Lake Michigan, a ...
1972−1973 * Thomas Atkinson 1973−1975 *
Michael Monfils Michael R. Monfils (December 12, 1938 - May 11, 2021) was an American politician and a former mayor of Green Bay, Wisconsin. Biography Monfils was born on December 12, 1938 in Green Bay, Wisconsin. He attended Ss Peter and Paul School (Green Bay), ...
1975−1979 * Samuel J. Halloin 1979−1995 * Paul Jadin 1995−2003 * Jim Schmitt 2003−2019 *
Eric Genrich Eric Genrich ( ; born October 8, 1979) is an American politician who has served as the mayor of Green Bay, Wisconsin, since 2019. Genrich previously represented Green Bay in the Wisconsin State Assembly from 2013 until 2019. Early life and educa ...
2019− Green Bay is represented by Mike Gallagher (R) in the
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, and by Ron Johnson (R) and
Tammy Baldwin Tammy Suzanne Green Baldwin (born February 11, 1962) is an American lawyer and politician who has served as the junior United States senator from Wisconsin since 2013. A member of the Democratic Party, she served three terms in the Wisconsin St ...
(D) in the
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. Robert Cowles (R) and
Eric Wimberger Eric Wimberger (born April 2, 1979) is an American attorney and Republican politician. He is a member of the Wisconsin State Senate, representing the 30th Senate district since 2021. The 30th district comprises the cities of Green Bay and De ...
(R) represent Green Bay in the Wisconsin State Senate, and David Steffen (R), John Macco (R), and Kristina Shelton (D) represent Green Bay in the
Wisconsin State Assembly The Wisconsin State Assembly is the lower house of the Wisconsin Legislature. Together with the smaller Wisconsin Senate, the two constitute the legislative branch of the U.S. state of Wisconsin. Representatives are elected for two-year terms, e ...
.


Education

Green Bay is served by the Green Bay Area Public School District. It operates twenty-five elementary schools, two K–8 schools, four middle schools, four high schools, and one alternative school in the city and surrounding area. Two of the city's high schools, East High School and West High School, have Wisconsin's longest consecutively-played high school football rivalry, played since 1905. Private schools in Green Bay include Notre Dame de la Baie Academy, Northeastern Wisconsin Lutheran High School, and
Bay City Baptist School Bay City Christian School is a school in Green Bay, Wisconsin Green Bay is a city in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The county seat of Brown County, it is at the head of Green Bay (known locally as "the bay of Green Bay"), a sub-basin of Lak ...
.


Higher education

Green Bay area colleges and universities: * Bellin College of Nursing * Concordia University Wisconsin, Green Bay Center * College of Menominee Nation * Lakeland College, Green Bay Center * Medical College of Wisconsin – Green Bay campus *
Northeast Wisconsin Technical College Northeast Wisconsin Technical College (NWTC) is a public technical college with multiple locations in Wisconsin. The college serves nine Wisconsin counties with three campuses in Green Bay, Marinette, and Sturgeon Bay and five regional learni ...
*
Rasmussen College Rasmussen University is a private for-profit university with multiple locations throughout the United States. It offers associate's, bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees at 23 campuses in Minnesota, Illinois, North Dakota, Florida, Wisconsin ...
* University of Wisconsin-Green Bay


Media

Green Bay is served by the '' Green Bay Press-Gazette'' and ''The Press Times'', a locally published weekly newspaper introduced in March 2019. Another local newspaper, the '' Green Bay News-Chronicle'', ceased publication in 2005. Television stations in Green Bay are WBAY (2), (ABC);
WFRV WFRV-TV (channel 5) is a television station in Green Bay, Wisconsin, United States, affiliated with CBS. Owned by Nexstar Media Group, the station maintains studios on East Mason Street in Green Bay, and its transmitter is located north of Morr ...
(5), ( CBS); WLUK (11), ( FOX); WCWF (14), ( CW); WGBA (26), ( NBC); WACY (32), ( IND); and WPNE (38), ( PBS).


Infrastructure


Transportation


Railroads

From 1896 to 1993 the city was the headquarters of the
Green Bay and Western Railroad The Green Bay and Western Railroad served central Wisconsin for almost 100 years before it was absorbed into the Wisconsin Central in 1993. For much of its history the railroad was also known as the Green Bay Route. At the end of 1970 it operat ...
. In 1993, the line was purchased by the Wisconsin Central. In 2001, the WC was merged into the
Canadian National Railway The Canadian National Railway Company (french: Compagnie des chemins de fer nationaux du Canada) is a Canadian Class I freight railway headquartered in Montreal, Quebec, which serves Canada and the Midwestern and Southern United States. CN i ...
. The
Chicago and North Western Railway The Chicago and North Western was a Class I railroad in the Midwestern United States. It was also known as the "North Western". The railroad operated more than of track at the turn of the 20th century, and over of track in seven states bef ...
also served Green Bay and its depot still stands. Green Bay was last served with a regular passenger train, the CNW's ''
Peninsula 400 The ''Peninsula 400'' was a daily express passenger train operated by the Chicago and North Western Railway between Chicago and Ishpeming, in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. It operated as a named consist from 1942 to 1969. It was one of the rai ...
,'' in 1971. The CNW sold its trackage from Green Bay south to Sheboygan in 1987 to the Fox River Valley Railroad, which became part of the WC in 1993. Green Bay also saw passenger service from the Milwaukee Road's Chippewa-Hiawatha, which ran from Chicago into the upper peninsula of Michigan. Green Bay is also served by the
Escanaba and Lake Superior Railroad The Escanaba & Lake Superior Railroad is a Class III shortline railroad that operates of track in Northeastern Wisconsin and the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. Its main line runs from Rockland, Michigan, to Green Bay, Wisconsin, and it also ow ...
.


Airport

Green Bay is served by
Green Bay–Austin Straubel International Airport Green Bay–Austin Straubel International Airport is a county-owned public-use airport in Brown County, Wisconsin, United States, which serves Northeastern Wisconsin. It is the fourth busiest of eight commercial service airports in Wisconsin i ...
, located in Ashwaubenon just west of the city.


Highways

*
I-43 Interstate 43 (I-43) is a Interstate Highway located entirely within the US state of Wisconsin, connecting I-39/I-90 in Beloit with Milwaukee and I-41, U.S. Highway 41 (US 41) and US 141 in Green Bay. State Trunk Highway& ...
Northbound terminates at the northwestern side of Green Bay. Southbound continues to Manitowoc and
Milwaukee Milwaukee ( ), officially the City of Milwaukee, is both the most populous and most densely populated city in the U.S. state of Wisconsin and the county seat of Milwaukee County. With a population of 577,222 at the 2020 census, Milwaukee i ...
. *
I-41 Interstate 41 (I-41) is a north–south Interstate Highway connecting the interchange of I-94 and U.S. Route 41 (US 41), located south of the Wisconsin– Illinois border at the end of the Tri-State Tollway in metropolitan ...
Northbound terminates at the northwestern side of Green Bay. Southbound continues to Appleton and Milwaukee. * US 41 travels towards Marinette, and south concurrently with
I-41 Interstate 41 (I-41) is a north–south Interstate Highway connecting the interchange of I-94 and U.S. Route 41 (US 41), located south of the Wisconsin– Illinois border at the end of the Tri-State Tollway in metropolitan ...
. * US 141 begins east of Green Bay in Bellevue, and continues north towards Crivitz and Iron Mountain, Michigan. * WIS 29 travels east towards
Kewaunee Kewaunee is a city in Kewaunee County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 2,837 at the 2020 census. Located on the northwestern shore of Lake Michigan, the city is the county seat of Kewaunee County. Its Menominee name is ''Kewāneh' ...
, and west towards Shawano and Wausau. * WIS 32 travels north towards Pulaski, and south towards Chilton and Milwaukee. * WIS 54 travels east to Algoma, and west towards
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. * WIS 57 travels north towards Sturgeon Bay, and south towards Milwaukee. * WIS 172 begins at I-43 in Bellevue and travels west to
Hobart Hobart ( ; Nuennonne/ Palawa kani: ''nipaluna'') is the capital and most populous city of the Australian island state of Tasmania. Home to almost half of all Tasmanians, it is the least-populated Australian state capital city, and second-small ...
.


Local transit

Green Bay Metro Green Bay Metro (originally known as Green Bay Transit prior to 2001) is the mass transit system found in the city of Green Bay, Wisconsin. It also provides service in Ashwaubenon, Allouez, De Pere, and Bellevue. In , the system had a ridership ...
provides mass transit bus service throughout Green Bay and the surrounding suburbs. Jefferson Lines,
Indian Trails Indian Trails, Inc. is an inter-city bus company based in Owosso, Michigan, with offices in Romulus (in Metro Detroit) and Kalamazoo. History Indian Trails was founded in 1910 in Owosso as the Phillips-Taylor Livery Service, whose main busi ...
, and Lamers Bus Lines provide intercity transportation from the central Green Bay Metro station which is downtown.


=Via on-demand transit

= In April 2020,
Green Bay Metro Green Bay Metro (originally known as Green Bay Transit prior to 2001) is the mass transit system found in the city of Green Bay, Wisconsin. It also provides service in Ashwaubenon, Allouez, De Pere, and Bellevue. In , the system had a ridership ...
partnered with
Via Transportation Via Transportation, Inc. is a global public transport, logistics, and Transit Tech company headquartered in New York City. Via was founded in 2012. Via licenses its technology to cities, transportation authorities, school districts, universiti ...
to launc
GBM Paratransit
a service for riders with disabilities who are not accommodated by tradition fixed route transit. To qualify for the service,
paratransit Paratransit is the term used in North America, also known by other names such as community transport ( UK) for transportation services that supplement fixed-route mass transit by providing individualized rides without fixed routes or timetables. ...
riders must complete a
eligibility application
on the Green Bay Metro website. After receiving an application, service operators will respond within 21 days to communicate the rider's eligibility status. Users can download the GBM Paratransit app or call the service directly to schedule a ride. After the success of GBM Paratransit,
Green Bay Metro Green Bay Metro (originally known as Green Bay Transit prior to 2001) is the mass transit system found in the city of Green Bay, Wisconsin. It also provides service in Ashwaubenon, Allouez, De Pere, and Bellevue. In , the system had a ridership ...
partnered with
Via Transportation Via Transportation, Inc. is a global public transport, logistics, and Transit Tech company headquartered in New York City. Via was founded in 2012. Via licenses its technology to cities, transportation authorities, school districts, universiti ...
again in August 2020 to launch GBM On Demand, the first micro-transit service in the state of Wisconsin. While GBM Paratransit requires a
application
and caters to users with disabilities are not accommodated by traditional fixed route transit, GBM On Demand is accessible to everyone. GBM On Demand complements existing infrastructure with easy and affordable shared rides near residential neighborhoods, transit hubs an
various destinations
Users request a ride through the mobile app ''GBM On Demand'' or by phone. All on demand rides are ADA accessible and are the same price as the traditional Green Bay Metro bus fare. Riders can pay for the service directly through the app with a
credit card A credit card is a payment card issued to users (cardholders) to enable the cardholder to pay a merchant for goods and services based on the cardholder's accrued debt (i.e., promise to the card issuer to pay them for the amounts plus the ...
, cash or their Metro day, weekly or monthly pass. The daytime service operates M–F 5:45am–8:45pm and Saturday 7:45am–3:45pm and the nighttime service operates M–F 8:45pm–10:45pm.


Water

Green Bay is served by the Port of Green Bay. The port handled 1.99 million tons of cargo in 2015. The primary shipments into and out of the port include coal, limestone, salt, and cement.


Utilities


Electricity

Green Bay is served by Wisconsin Public Service Corporation. The J. P. Pulliam Generating Station has been demolished and no longer operates within the city.


Water

Water service is provided to the city by the Green Bay Water Utility. Sewer service is provided by the Green Bay Metropolitan Sewerage District, also known as NEW Water.


Health care

Green Bay is the headquarters of
Bellin Health Bellin Health is a health care service headquartered in Green Bay, Wisconsin. Bellin Health serves northeastern Wisconsin and the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. History In 1908, Dr. Julius Bellin founded the Deaconess Sanitarium in a house he o ...
and Prevea Health, regional
health care Health care or healthcare is the improvement of health via the prevention, diagnosis, treatment, amelioration or cure of disease, illness, injury, and other physical and mental impairments in people. Health care is delivered by health pr ...
providers. Green Bay is home to four hospitals: Aurora Baycare Medical Center, Bellin Hospital, St. Mary's Hospital Medical Center, and
St. Vincent Hospital St. Vincent Hospital is a 523 -bed not-for-profit hospital located in Green Bay, Wisconsin. It is part of the Hospital Sisters Health System. History St. Vincent Hospital was created in 1888 by the Third Order of Saint Francis. The first hos ...
. Green Bay is also home to the Milo C. Huempfner VA Outpatient Clinic, and Bellin Psychiatric Center and Willow Creek Behavioral Health, the city's two
psychiatric hospital Psychiatric hospitals, also known as mental health hospitals, behavioral health hospitals, are hospitals or wards specializing in the treatment of severe mental disorders, such as schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, eating disorders, dissociat ...
s.


Law enforcement

The Green Bay Police Department was established in on August 27, 1857, when the Green Bay Police Corps was established, and Henry Baird was named Chief of Police. The Green Bay Police Department provides many specialized services such as a Dive Team, Harbor Patrol, Motorcycle Patrol, and a S.W.A.T. Team. Since the establishment of the Green Bay Police Department, one officer has died in the line of duty.


Notable people


Gallery

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Sister city

* Irapuato, Guanajuato, Mexico (since 2006)


Notes


References


External links

*
Greater Green Bay Convention & Visitor Bureau
* Sanborn fire insurance maps
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