| Green Bay is the county seat of Brown | | | | here in 1833. By 1850 the town had a |
| County in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. | | | | population of 1,923. The town was |
| The city is located at the head of the | | | | reincorporated as the city of Green Bay |
| Bay of Green Bay and the mouth of the | | | | in 1854. The Green Bay Area Public |
| Fox River, at an altitude of 581 feet | | | | School District was founded in 1856. The |
| (177 m). It is 112 miles (180 km) north | | | | railroad arrived in the 1860s. By 1950 |
| of Milwaukee. According to the 2004 | | | | the city had a population of 52,735. |
| census estimate, Green Bay has a | | | | As of the 2005 U.S. census estimate, |
| population of 102,313. The Town of Green | | | | there are 102,313 people residing in |
| Bay is located several miles northeast | | | | Green Bay. The Greater Green Bay Area |
| of the city. | | | | consists of 279,485 people as of the |
| The city of Green Bay is a port on the | | | | 2000 census, there were 141,591 |
| Bay of Green Bay, an arm of Lake | | | | households, and 124,663 families |
| Michigan. Green Bay is home to the | | | | residing in the city. The population |
| National Railroad Museum, the Neville | | | | density is 900.5/km² (2,332.1/mi²). |
| Public Museum with exhibitions of art, | | | | There are 43,123 housing units at an |
| history, and science, and to the | | | | average density of 379.5/km² (982.9 |
| University of Wisconsin-Green Bay. | | | | mi²). The racial makeup of the city is |
| The Green Bay Packers professional | | | | 85.86% White, 1.38% African American, |
| football team has been based in the city | | | | 3.28% Native American, 3.76% Asian, |
| since 1919. Green Bay is the smallest | | | | 0.04% Pacific Islander, 3.72% from other |
| city presently to have an NFL franchise, | | | | races, and 1.97% from two or more races. |
| and the team is the city's claim to | | | | 7.13% of the population are Hispanic or |
| fame. | | | | Latino of any race. Many of the Asian |
| Green Bay may be the smallest US market | | | | Americans are Hmongs. |
| for a major professional sports team of | | | | There are 41,591 households out of which |
| any kind, although the Packers' fanbase | | | | 30.6% have children under the age of 18 |
| stretches across the state of Wisconsin | | | | living with them, 44.1% are married |
| and beyond. Green Bay is nicknamed | | | | couples living together, 10.8% have a |
| "Titletown, USA" for the number of NFL | | | | female householder with no husband |
| titles (12) it has won over the years | | | | present, and 40.7% are non-families. |
| (including the first two Super Bowls as | | | | 31.6% of all households are made up of |
| well as Super Bowl XXXI). An af2 arena | | | | individuals and 9.9% have someone living |
| football franchise, the Green Bay | | | | alone who is 65 years of age or older. |
| Blizzard, was recently awarded to the | | | | The average household size is 2.40 and |
| city. | | | | the average family size is 3.06. |
| Green Bay metropolitan area forms the | | | | City demographics are as follows: 25.4% |
| core of the United States Census | | | | are under the age of 18, 11.6% from 18 |
| Bureau's Green Bay Metropolitan | | | | to 24, 31.7% from 25 to 44, 19.5% from |
| Statistical Area, which includes all of | | | | 45 to 64, and 11.8% who are 65 years of |
| Brown County (2004 population: 237,166). | | | | age or older. The median age is 33 |
| History | | | | years. For every 100 females there are |
| A small trading post was established at | | | | 97.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 |
| this location in 1634 by French-Canadian | | | | and over, there are 94.8 males. |
| explorer Jean Nicolet. In 1671 a Jesuit | | | | The median income for a household in the |
| Mission was set up here; at the time the | | | | city is $38,820, and the median income |
| settlement was known as La Baye or la | | | | for a family is $48,678. Males have a |
| Baie des Puants. A fort was added in | | | | median income of $33,246 versus $23,825 |
| 1717. The town was incorporated in 1754, | | | | for females. The per capita income for |
| and was passed to British control in | | | | the city is $19,269. 10.5% of the |
| 1761. As British settlers in the area | | | | population and 7.4% of families are |
| came to outnumber the French, the name | | | | below the poverty line. Out of the total |
| "Green Bay" became the more common name | | | | population, 12.7% of those under the age |
| for the town. In 1783 the town became | | | | of 18 and 9.2% of those 65 and older are |
| part of the United States of America. | | | | living below the poverty line. |
| The United States Army built Fort Howard | | | | The city is noted for having one of the |
| on the banks of the Fox River in 1816. | | | | lowest crime rates in the United States |
| Wisconsin's first newspaper, The Green | | | | for a municipality its size or larger. |
| Bay Intelligencer, was first published | | | | |