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Door County | |
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 Door County Government Center in Sturgeon Bay | |
 Location within the U.S. state of Wisconsin | |
 Wisconsin's location within the U.S. | |
| Coordinates: 45°01′N 87°01′W / 45.02°N 87.01°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Wisconsin |
| Founded | 1851 |
| Named for | Porte des Morts |
| Seat | Sturgeon Bay |
| Largest city | Sturgeon Bay |
| Area | |
• Total | 2,370 sq mi (6,100 km2) |
| • Land | 482 sq mi (1,250 km2) |
| • Water | 1,888 sq mi (4,890 km2) 80% |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 30,066 |
• Estimate (2023) | 30,562  |
| • Density | 62.4/sq mi (24.1/km2) |
| Demonym | Door Countyite[1] |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (Central) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
| Area code | 920 |
| Congressional district | 8th |
| Website | co.door.wi.gov |
| Wisconsin county code 15 FIPS county code 55029 | |
Door County is the easternmost county in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of the 2020 census, the population was 30,066.[2] Its county seat is Sturgeon Bay.[3]
It is named after the strait between the Door Peninsula and Washington Island. This dangerous passage, known as Death's Door, contains shipwrecks and was known to Native Americans and early French explorers. The county was created in 1851 and organized in 1861.[4]
Nicknamed the "Cape Cod of the Midwest," Door County is a popular Upper Midwest vacation destination.
- ^ Robertson, Jim (March 4, 1969). "Our own story: It's here and It's delicious". Door County Advocate. Vol. 107, no. 99. p. 1.
- ^ "2020 Population and Housing State Data". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 28, 2021.
- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
- ^ "Wisconsin: Individual County Chronologies". Wisconsin Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. The Newberry Library. 2007. Archived from the original on February 14, 2020. Retrieved August 13, 2015.