Editing Sister Bay, Wisconsin

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{{Infobox settlement
| official_name      = Sister Bay, Wisconsin
| settlement_type    = [[Administrative divisions of Wisconsin#Village|Village]]
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| image_caption      = Downtown Sister Bay on [[Wisconsin Highway 42|WIS 42]]
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| map_caption        = Location of Sister Bay in Door County, Wisconsin.
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| subdivision_type1  = [[U.S. state|State]]
| subdivision_name1  = {{flag|Wisconsin}}
| subdivision_type2  = [[List of counties in Wisconsin|County]]
| subdivision_name2  = [[Door County, Wisconsin|Door]]

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| area_total_km2     = 9.25
| area_land_km2      = 6.68
| area_water_km2     = 2.57
| area_total_sq_mi   = 3.57
| area_land_sq_mi    = 2.58
| area_water_sq_mi   = 0.99

<!-- Population -->| population_as_of   = [[2020 United States Census|2020]]
| population_footnotes = <ref name="2020 Census">{{cite web |date=May 2023 |title=Census Bureau profile: Sister Bay village, Wisconsin |url=https://data.census.gov/all?q=Sister%20Bay%20village,%20Wisconsin |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=November 26, 2024}}</ref>
| population_total   = 1148
| population_density_km2 = auto
| population_density_sq_mi = auto

<!-- General information -->| timezone           = [[North American Central Time Zone|Central (CST)]]
| utc_offset         = -6
| timezone_DST       = CDT
| utc_offset_DST     = -5
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| elevation_m        = 189
| elevation_ft       = 620
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| area_code          = [[Area code 920|920]]
| blank_name         = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
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| website            = http://www.sisterbay.com/
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'''Sister Bay''' is a village in [[Door County, Wisconsin|Door County]], [[Wisconsin]], United States.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20190409220856/http://map.co.door.wi.us/gis-lio/maps/SisBay-village.pdf Map of the Village of Sister Bay], Door County Land Use Services Department, December 11, 2018, (Archived April 9, 2019)</ref> The population was 1,148 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the [[Administrative divisions of Wisconsin#Village|village]] has a total area of {{convert|3.58|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which {{convert|2.58|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is land and {{convert|1.00|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is water.<ref name ="Gazetteer files">{{cite web|title=US Gazetteer files 2010|url=https://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=November 18, 2012}}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
| 1920 = 190
| 1930 = 238
| 1940 = 309
| 1950 = 429
| 1960 = 520
| 1970 = 483
| 1980 = 564
| 1990 = 675
| 2000 = 886
| 2010 = 876
| 2020 = 1148
| footnote = U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
}}

=== 2000 census ===
At the 2000 [[census]],<ref name="GR2" /> there were 886 people, 446 households and 224 families living in the village. The [[population density]] was 341.9 per square mile (132.1/km<sup>2</sup>). There were 945 housing units at an average density of 364.7 per square mile (140.9/km<sup>2</sup>). The racial makeup of the village was 98.42% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.11% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.79% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.23% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.11% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.34% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.68% of the population.

There were 446 households, of which 11.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.0% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 3.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 49.6% were non-families. 46.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 28.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.78 and the average family size was 2.45.

10.9% of the population were under the age of 18, 3.7% from 18 to 24, 13.4% from 25 to 44, 25.7% from 45 to 64, and 46.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 61 years. For every 100 females, there were 73.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 69.0 males.

The [[median household income]] was $33,224 and the median family income was $50,893. Males had a median income of $28,571 compared with $23,250 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the village was $25,029. About 1.4% of families and 3.5% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including none of those under age 18 and 3.6% of those age 65 or over.

=== 2010 census ===
At the 2010 [[census]],<ref name ="wwwcensusgov">{{cite web|title=U.S. Census website|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=November 18, 2012}}</ref> there were 876 people, 457 households and 217 families living in the village. The [[population density]] was {{convert|339.5|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 1,335 housing units at an average density of {{convert|517.4|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the village was 97.5% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.7% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.1% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.2% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 1.0% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 0.5% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] residents of any race were 3.1% of the population.

There were 457 households, of which 11.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 40.3% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 5.0% had a female householder with no husband present, 2.2% had a male householder with no wife present, and 52.5% were non-families. 47.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 29.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.75 and the average family size was 2.43.

The median age in the village was 62.7 years. 10.3% of residents were under the age of 18; 3.2% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 15% were from 25 to 44; 25.3% were from 45 to 64; and 46.2% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the village was 42.9% male and 57.1% female.

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==Education==
[[Gibraltar Area Schools]] serves the community. Gibraltar Elementary School<ref>[https://www.gibraltar.k12.wi.us/Domain/47 Gibraltar Elementary School], ''gibraltar.k12.wi.us''</ref> and [[Gibraltar Secondary School]]<ref>[https://www.gibraltar.k12.wi.us/Domain/112 Gibraltar Elementary School], ''gibraltar.k12.wi.us''</ref> are the two schools.

==Historical landmarks==
*[[Jischke's Meat Market]]
*[[Al Johnson's Swedish Restaurant]]
*The shipwreck site of the [[Meridian (schooner) Shipwreck Site|''Meridian'']], a schooner that sank in 1873, is located off the coast of Sister Bay south of the [[Sister Islands (Wisconsin)|Sister Islands]].
*[https://countryhouseresort.com/ Country House Resort], was the first homestead in Sister Bay, Door County, Wisconsin. The Town of Liberty Grove was established at a meeting on this property in 1859.

== Transportation ==

=== State highways ===

* [[File:WIS_42.svg|alt=|link=|20x20px]] [[Wisconsin Highway 42|WIS 42]] northbound travels to [[Ellison Bay, Wisconsin|Ellison Bay]], and [[Gills Rock, Wisconsin|Gills Rock]], while southbound travels to [[Ephraim, Wisconsin|Ephraim]], [[Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin|Sturgeon Bay]], and [[Manitowoc, Wisconsin|Manitowoc]], where it connects to [[Interstate 43|I-43]].
* [[File:WIS_57.svg|alt=|link=|20x20px]] [[Wisconsin Highway 57|WIS 57]] terminates in Sister Bay; southbound travels to [[Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin|Sturgeon Bay]] and [[Green Bay, Wisconsin|Green Bay]], where it connects to I-43.

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==Climate==
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|  Sister Bay
| -11| -3.6| 41.52
| -10.6| -2.2| 27.25
| -5.7| 3.0| 43.09
| 0.3| 9.5| 71.37
| 6.3| 16.4| 82.10
| 12.1| 22.2| 80.75
| 15.3| 25.2| 74.54
| 15.1| 24.5| 75.03
| 11.1| 20.3| 82.16
| 5.2| 13.0| 86.03
| -0.8| 5.9| 57.9
| -6.3| 0.1| 44.02
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|source = <ref name = "prism">{{Cite web |url= https://prism.oregonstate.edu/explorer/ |title= Time Series Values for Individual Locations (1991-2020), 800m cells |quote=Latitude: 45.1854 Longitude:-87.1245 Elevation: 211m (692ft) |access-date = February 20, 2025 |publisher= Northwest Alliance for Computational Science & Engineering}}</ref>
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==Images==
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|File:Sister Bay, Wisconsin (c. 1912).jpg|Sister Bay, circa 1912.  Sister Bay Hotel is on left.
|File:SisterBayWisconsinSignWIS42South.jpg|Looking south at Sister Bay sign
|File:SisterBayWisconsinPostOffice.jpg|Post office
|File:Sister Bay Beach in Sister Bay Wisconsin.jpg|Sister Bay Beach; a study conducted from May through August 2019 found it was the most visited beach in the county.<ref>[https://www.seagrant.wisc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/WI-Coastal-Beaches-Working-Group-Fall-Meeting.pdf Economic Value of Reengineering WI Great Lakes beaches] by Matthew Winden, ''UW-Whitewater Fiscal & Economic Research Center Institute for Water Business'', page 10</ref>
|File:Sister Bay Harbor in Door County, Wisconsin, May 25, 2013.jpg|Breakwater for the Sister Bay Marina
|File:Sister Bay 1899.jpg|Sister Bay, published 1899
|File:Pebble Beach Little Sister Bay Wisconsin.jpg|Pebble Beach at Little Sister Bay, postmarked 1904
|File:Postcard of Sister Bay Door County Wisconsin.jpg|Postcard from around the 1930s or 1940s
|File:Northwestern side of the village of Sister Bay, Door County, Wisconsin 2020 (cropped).png|Northwestern side of the village
}}

==References==
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==External links==
{{Commons category|Sister Bay, Wisconsin}}{{Adjacent communities|Center=Sister Bay|title=Adjacent communities near Sister Bay, Wisconsin|North=[[File:WIS 42.svg|25px|link=WIS 42]] [[Ellison Bay, Wisconsin|Ellison Bay]], [[Gills Rock, Wisconsin|Gills Rock]]|South-west=[[File:WIS 42.svg|25px|link=WIS 42]] [[Egg Harbor, Wisconsin|Egg Harbor]], [[Ephraim, Wisconsin|Ephraim]]|South=[[File:WIS 57.svg|25px|link=WIS 57]] [[Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin|Sturgeon Bay]], [[Baileys Harbor, Wisconsin|Baileys Harbor]]}}{{Door County, Wisconsin}}

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[[Category:Villages in Door County, Wisconsin]]
[[Category:Villages in Wisconsin]]