Editing Union, Door County, Wisconsin

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The '''Town<ref>"Towns" in Wisconsin perform most of the same functions as townships in many other states. see 'Wisconsin Blue Book 2022,' Town, pp 354-355</ref> of  Union''' is located in [[Door County, Wisconsin|Door County]], [[Wisconsin]], United States. The population was 880 at the 2000 census. The unincorporated communities of [[Shoemaker Point, Wisconsin|Shoemaker Point]] and [[Namur, Wisconsin|Namur]] are located in the town.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20190409220823/http://map.co.door.wi.us/gis-lio/maps/Un.pdf Map of the Town of Union], Door County Land Use Services Department, August 16, 2017 (Archived April 9, 2019)</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Door county map|url=http://wisconsindot.gov/Documents/travel/road/hwy-maps/county-maps/door.pdf|website=Wisconsin DOT|access-date=December 2, 2017}}</ref>

==Geography==
{{stack|[[File:Shoemaker Point, Door County, Wisconsin 2020.png|thumb|[[Wisconsin Highway 57]] passing through part of western and central Union]]}}
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the [[Administrative divisions of Wisconsin#Town|town]] has a total area of 35.9&nbsp;square miles (93.0&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>), of which, 21.2&nbsp;square miles (54.8&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>) of it is land and 14.7&nbsp;square miles (38.2&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>) of it (41.02%) is water.

The Heyrman I archeological site was used by Native Americans for camping and stoneworking purposes. It is located on a sandy ridge parallel to Highway 57 to the north of Cedar Road.<ref>[http://archaeolab.anthro.uwm.edu/WIS_57_Project/reports/ARL_ROI_157.pdf Expecting the Unexpected: Archaeological Investigations at the Heyrman I Site (DR243), Door County,. Wisconsin] by Toni A. Revane and John D. Richards, ''University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee UWM Archaeological Research Laboratory, Historic Resource Management Services Report of Investigations No. 157'', part of  "Transportation Archaeology on the Door Peninsula: Progress and Prospects 1992 - 2004", page 10 (page 26 of the pdf)</ref>

The Vandermissen Brickworks was the first brickmaking site ever excavated for archeological purposes in the state.<ref>[http://archaeolab.anthro.uwm.edu/WIS_57_Project/reports/ARL_ROI_157.pdf After the Great Fire: Archaeology at the Vandermissen Brickworks] by Patricia B. Richards, ''University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee UWM Archaeological Research Laboratory, Historic Resource Management Services Report of Investigations No. 157'', part of  "Transportation Archaeology on the Door Peninsula: Progress and Prospects 1992 - 2004", pages 103 and following (pdf pages 119 and following)</ref>

==Demographics==
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 880 people, 335 households, and 259 families residing in the town. The [[population density]] was 41.6 people per square mile (16.0/km<sup>2</sup>).  There were 512 housing units at an average density of 24.2 per square mile (9.3/km<sup>2</sup>). The racial makeup of the town was 99.20% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.34% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.23% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], and 0.23% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.45% of the population.

There were 335 households, out of which 31.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 69.0% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 5.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.4% were non-families. 17.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.63 and the average family size was 3.00.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 26.1% under the age of 18, 6.8% from 18 to 24, 27.6% from 25 to 44, 27.0% from 45 to 64, and 12.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 102.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 105.7 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $47,604, and the median income for a family was $51,917. Males had a median income of $32,250 versus $21,875 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $19,372. About 4.1% of families and 5.1% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 2.4% of those under age 18 and 7.0% of those age 65 or over.

==History==
In 1865 a portion of the Town of Brussels, was set off, under the name of the Town of Union.  The people in the Town of Union have, as a general thing, been united in their public matters, and have "pulled together" hence the petitioners considered "Union" an appropriate name for the town.<ref>History Of Door County by Charles I. Martin (1881) page 90</ref>

Chaudoir's Dock was an important shipping and working dock within the town. The state authorized the Chaudoir brothers to build and maintain a dock and pier into the bay in 1874.<ref>[https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/1874/related/acts/134.pdf Laws of Wisconsin Ch. 134, pub. Mar 21 1874]</ref> In 1944 the dock was sold to the county in the interest in keeping the dock open to the public.<ref>[https://www.co.door.wi.gov/555/Chaudoirs-Dock-County-Park "Chaudoir's Dock County Park | Door County, WI]</ref>

=== Most Belgian American towns ===
The Town of Union, Door County, Wisconsin is the most [[Belgian Americans|Belgian American]] community in the United States, by proportion of residents.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20190225091007/http://www.epodunk.com/ancestry/Belgian.html Belgian Communities] ''ePodunk'' (Archived February 25, 2019); the town of Union is omitted from the list</ref>

# Town of Union, (Door County), Wisconsin: 49%<ref>http://www.epodunk.com, [https://web.archive.org/web/20190213124029/http://www.epodunk.com/cgi-bin/genealogyInfo.php?locIndex=279015 Union, WI], ''epodunk.com'' (Archived February 23, 2019)</ref>
# [[Red River, Kewaunee County, Wisconsin|Town of Red River]], (Kewaunee County): 47%<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20170920210221/http://www.epodunk.com/cgi-bin/genealogyInfo.php?locIndex=278726 Red River, WI], ''epodunk.com'' (Archived September 20, 2017)</ref>
# [[Brussels, Wisconsin|Town of Brussels]], (Door County): 36.4%   (composed of "Brussels community" & "Namur Community")<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20170921041505/http://www.epodunk.com/cgi-bin/genealogyInfo.php?locIndex=66963 Brussels, WI], ''epodunk.com'' (Archived September 21, 2017)</ref>
# [[Lincoln, Kewaunee County, Wisconsin|Town of Lincoln]], (Kewaunee County) 35.4%<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20170921081936/http://www.epodunk.com/cgi-bin/genealogyInfo.php?locIndex=278201 Lincoln, WI], ''epodunk.com'' (Archived September 21, 2017)</ref>
# [[Green Bay (town), Wisconsin|Town of Green Bay]], (Brown County) 31.8%<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20170921075700/http://www.epodunk.com/cgi-bin/genealogyInfo.php?locIndex=277897 Green Bay (town), WI], ''epodunk.com'' (Archived September 21, 2017)</ref>

==Climate==
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==References==
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[[Category:Belgian-American culture in Wisconsin]]
[[Category:Towns in Door County, Wisconsin]]
[[Category:Towns in Wisconsin]]