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