Location
Door County
is located in the
northeast corner
of Wisconsin approximately
40 miles from Green
Bay. Approximate
distances to Door
County from major
Midwest cities
are listed on the map below.
Transportation
Motor Carrier:
Highways serving
city - State 57
and 42
Distance to nearest
interstate highway
- 45 miles
Number of local
truck terminals
- 2
Number of interstate
carriers - 10
Port Service:
Channel depth -
25 feet
Capacity of largest
crane - 100 tons
Length of season
- 9 months
Air Service:
Nearest public
airport - Door
County Cherryland
(in town)
Type of runway
- hard surface
Length of runway
- 4,600 feet
Lighted - yes
Unicom radio -
yes
Instrument landing
system - yes
SDF - yes (AWOS-128.325)
Non-directional
beacon - yes
Nearest commercial
airport - Austin
Straubel - Green
Bay (45 miles)
Airlines serving
Austin Straubel
- ComAir/Delta
Connection, Northwest,
United Express,
American Eagle,
Midwest Express
Click here for data on daily traffic counts in Door County.
Health
Care
The Door County
Memorial Hospital
in Sturgeon Bay
serves all of Door
County. Specialties
of the hospital
include: family
practice, pain
management, urology,
radiology, surgery,
orthopedics, OB/GYN,
sleep disorders,
and pulmonology.
Recent additions
include a new Cancer
Center, a Women’s & Children’s
Center and a new
surgical center.
In addition to
the hospital, there
are seven medical
clinics in the
county and numerous
physicians and
dentists.
Click here to
visit Door
County Memorial
Hospital
Utilities
Electricity
City
of Sturgeon Bay
and surrounding
area
Supplier - Sturgeon
Bay Utilities
(920) 746-2820
Remainder of
Door County
Supplier - Wisconsin
Public Service
(877) 444-0888
Natural
Gas
Supplier - Wisconsin
Public Service
(877) 444-0888
Water
City
of Sturgeon Bay
Supplier - Sturgeon
Bay Utilities
Source - Wells
Storage Capacity
- Ground: 1,350,000
gallons, Overhead:
700,000 gallons
System Capacity
- 4,968,000 gallons/day
Average Consumption
- 1,600,000 gallons/day
Peak Consumption
- 2,500,000 gallons/day
Village
of Sister Bay
Supplier - Sister
Bay Utilities
Source - Wells
Storage Capacity
- Standpipe: 100,000
gallons, Tower:
150,000 gallons
Average Consumption
- Winter: 130,000
gallons/day, Summer:
340,000 gallons/day
Peak Consumption
- 498,000 gallons/day
The
remaining communities
in Door County
have private wells
Sanitary
Sewer
Sanitary sewer
systems serving
Door County communities
include:
City
of Sturgeon
Bay
Village
of Forestville
Maplewood
Sanitary
District
Village
of Egg
Harbor
Village
of Ephraim
Village
of Sister
Bay
Liberty
Grove Sanitary
district
Baileys
Harbor
Sanitary
district
Institute-Valmy
Sanitary
District
Fish Creek
Sanitary
District
For further details
on sanitary sewer
systems, contact
the appropriate
Village, Town or
Sturgeon Bay Utilities
for the City of
Sturgeon Bay.
- Search municipal
websites here.
Telecommunications
Telephone
- Southern
Door County
is served by Century-Tel
- Portions of
Northern Door
County are served
by Verizon
- The central
section of the
County, including
the City of Sturgeon
Bay, is served
by AT&T
- Charter
Communications offers phone service as part of their Voice/Data/Video "triple play" services, where available.
Internet
Connectivity
Education
Door County has five
public school districts
with a graduation
rate over 95% and
six private/parochial
schools. Enrollments
and selected data
are listed below:
EDUCATION |
| School |
Enrollment
(2005) |
Graduation
Rate
(2002-03) |
ACT
Scores
(2003-04)
|
Instructor/Pupil
Ratio
(2003-04) |
Gibraltar
(Pre-K-12) |
631 |
96.55% |
22.2 |
6.74 |
Sevastopol
(Pre-K-12) |
638 |
97.01 |
22.5 |
7.40 |
Southern
Door
(Pre-K-12) |
1,299 |
100 |
23.0 |
7.30 |
Sturgeon
Bay
(Pre-K-12) |
1,330 |
97.52 |
23.0 |
8.27 |
Washington
Island
(K-12) |
98 |
100 |
22.2 |
6.21 |
| Corpus
Christi
Catholic
(K-8) |
125 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
| St.
Joeseph
Catholic
(Pre-K-8) |
53 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
| SS.
Peter
& Paul
Catholic
(Pre-K-8) |
63 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
| St.
Peter's
Lutheran
(Pre-K-8) |
105 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
Zion
Lutheran
(K-8) |
21 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
| Peninsula
Christian
School (5-12) |
8 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
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