Sturgeon Bay is a city in Door County, Wisconsin, United States, and its county seat. The population was 9,646 at the 2020 census. Located at the bay of Sturgeon Bay for which it is named, it is the most populous city on the Door Peninsula, a popular Upper Midwest vacation destination.
Midwest
Sturgeon Bay
Door County, WI
Population
9,620
Walk Score
77 · Very Walkable
Median rent
$952
Median home value
$181,100
Founded
1883
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On the National Register
Historic districts
- Bullhead Point Historical and Archeological District · listed 2003
- Louisiana Street/Seventh Avenue Historic District · listed 1983
- Third Avenue Historic District · listed 1983
Notable landmarks
- Cardy Site · listed 2010
- Carnegie Free Library · listed 1988
- JOYS (Shipwreck) · listed 2007
- LAKELAND (steam screw) Shipwreck · listed 2015
- Larson, L. A., & Co. Store · listed 1985
- PRIDE Shipwreck (Schooner) · listed 2024
- Sherwood Point Light Station · listed 1984
- Soper, Dr. Joseph and Olivia, House · listed 2024
- Sturgeon Bay Bridge · listed 2008
- Sturgeon Bay Canal Lighthouse · listed 1984
- Sturgeon Bay Post Office · listed 2000
- Teweles and Brandeis Grain Elevator · listed 2018
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