Sister Bay is a village in Door County,

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, United States. The population was 876 at the 2010 census.

Geography

According to the

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, the

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has a total area of , of which is land and is water.

Demographics

2000 census

At the 2000

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, there were 886 people, 446 households and 224 families living in the village. The

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was 341.9 per square mile (132.1/km²). There were 945 housing units at an average density of 364.7 per square mile (140.9/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 98.42%

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, 0.11%

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, 0.79% Native American, 0.23%

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, 0.11% from

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, and 0.34% from two or more races.

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of any race were 0.68% of the population. There were 446 households, of which 11.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.0% were

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living together, 3.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 49.6% were non-families. 46.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 28.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.78 and the average family size was 2.45. 10.9% of the population were under the age of 18, 3.7% from 18 to 24, 13.4% from 25 to 44, 25.7% from 45 to 64, and 46.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 61 years. For every 100 females, there were 73.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 69.0 males. The

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was $33,224 and the median family income was $50,893. Males had a median income of $28,571 compared with $23,250 for females. The

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for the village was $25,029. About 1.4% of families and 3.5% of the population were below the

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, including none of those under age 18 and 3.6% of those age 65 or over.

2010 census

At the 2010

, there were 876 people, 457 households and 217 families living in the village. The

was . There were 1,335 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 97.5%

, 0.7%

, 0.1% Native American, 0.2%

, 1.0% from

, and 0.5% from two or more races.

of any race were 3.1% of the population. There were 457 households, of which 11.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 40.3% were

living together, 5.0% had a female householder with no husband present, 2.2% had a male householder with no wife present, and 52.5% were non-families. 47.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 29.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.75 and the average family size was 2.43. The median age in the village was 62.7 years. 10.3% of residents were under the age of 18; 3.2% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 15% were from 25 to 44; 25.3% were from 45 to 64; and 46.2% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the village was 42.9% male and 57.1% female.

Education

Gibraltar Area Schools Gibraltar Area Schools is a school district headquartered in Fish Creek, an unincorporated area in the town of Gibraltar, Wisconsin. It has two schools: Gibraltar Elementary School (K-6) and Gibraltar Secondary School (7-12). It serves communi ...

serves the community. Gibraltar Elementary School and

Gibraltar Secondary School Gibraltar Secondary School is a public school in the unincorporated community of Fish Creek, Town of Gibraltar, Door County, Wisconsin, United States. It serves grades 6-12 and is a part of the Gibraltar Area Schools. It used to be known as Gi ...

Gibraltar Elementary School
''gibraltar.k12.wi.us'' are the two schools.

Historical landmarks

* Jischke's Meat Market *

Al Johnson's Swedish Restaurant Al Johnson's Swedish Restaurant is a family-owned restaurant in Sister Bay, Wisconsin, known for its Swedish cuisine as well as for the goats that graze on the rooftop in the summer. The gimmick is unique to this restaurant, which is the only Amer ...

*The shipwreck site of the ''Meridian'', a schooner that sank in 1873, is located off the coast of Sister Bay south of the Sister Islands.
Country House Resort
was the first homestead in Sister Bay, Door County, Wisconsin. The Town of Liberty Grove was established at a meeting on this property in 1859.

Transportation

State highways

WIS 42 State Trunk Highway 42 (often called Highway 42, STH-42 or WIS 42) is a state highway in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. It runs for north–south in northeast Wisconsin from Sheboygan to the ferry dock in Northport. Much of the highway is ...

northbound travels to

Ellison Bay Ellison Bay is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in northern Door County, Wisconsin, United States, within the town of Liberty Grove and is located on Highway 42 along the Green Bay. As of the 2020 census, its population i ...

, and

Gills Rock Gills Rock is an unincorporated community located on Highway 42 at the northern tip of the Door Peninsula in Door County, Wisconsin, United States. It is within the town of Liberty Grove and was formerly known as Hedgehog Harbor. History This ...

, while southbound travels to

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Sturgeon Bay Sturgeon Bay is an arm of Green Bay extending southeastward approximately 10 miles into the Door Peninsula at the city of Sturgeon Bay, located approximately halfway up the Door Peninsula. The bay is connected to Lake Michigan by the Sturge ...

, and Manitowoc, where it connects to

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 Highwa ...

. *

WIS 57 Wisconsin Highway 57 (often called Highway 57, STH-57 or WIS 57) is a state highway in Wisconsin, United States. It runs from its southern terminus at Wisconsin Highway 59 in Milwaukee to its northern terminus at Wisconsin Highway 42 in ...

terminates in Sister Bay; southbound travels to

and Green Bay, where it connects to I-43.

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