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