Sheboygan, Wisconsin
Sheboygan | |
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City | |
 Downtown Sheboygan, showing the Stefanie H. Weill Center for the Performing Arts on the right. April 2020 | |
| Nicknames: | |
| Motto: Spirit on the Lake | |
  Sheboygan Location within the state of Wisconsin | |
| Coordinates: Coordinates: 43°45′0″N 87°43′30″W / 43.75000°N 87.72500°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Wisconsin |
| County | Sheboygan |
| Founded | 1846 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Terry Van Akkeren (NP) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 14.11 sq mi (36.54 km2) |
| • Land | 13.97 sq mi (36.18 km2) |
| • Water | 0.14 sq mi (0.36 km2) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 49,288 |
| • Estimate (2011[5]) | 49,135 |
| • Density | 3,528.1/sq mi (1,362.2/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP codes | 53081 & 53083 |
| Area code | 920 |
| Website | www.ci.sheboygan.wi.us |
Sheboygan is a city in Wisconsin, United States.[6] It is the county seat of Sheboygan County. As of the 2010 census, 49,288 people lived there. It is the main city of the Sheboygan, Wisconsin Metropolitan Statistical Area. The city is located on Lake Michigan at the mouth of the Sheboygan River. It is about 50 miles (80 km) north of Milwaukee and 64 miles (103 km) south of Green Bay.
Geography[change | change source]
The city has a total area of 14.11 square miles (36.54 km2). Of this, 13.97 square miles (36.18 km2) is land and 0.14 square miles (0.36 km2) is water.[3]
History[change | change source]
Sheboygan was founded in 1846.[7] By 1849, it was known for its German population.
Bratwurst[change | change source]
Sheboygan County is well known for its bratwurst.[8] The Sheboygan Jaycees have an annual fund-raising festival called Bratwurst Days. Events include the Johnsonville World Bratwurst Eating Championship.[9][10]
Sister cities[change | change source]
Sheboygan's sister cities are:
Awards and rankings[change | change source]
- Sheboygan was recognized by Reader's Digest as "The Best Place to Raise a Family" in the United States in 1995.[11]
Notable natives and residents[change | change source]
- Ray Buivid, American football player
- The Chordettes, singing quartet
- John Dittrich, NFL player[12]
- Joe Hauser, Major League Baseball player[13]
- John Michael Kohler, industrialist
- Terry Jodok Kohler, industrialist
- Walter J. Kohler, Jr., Governor of Wisconsin
- Walter J. Kohler, Sr., Governor of Wisconsin
- Wesley Lau, actor
- Jackie Mason, comedian
- George Sauer, Jr., NFL player[14]
- Carl Schuette, NFL player[15]
- E. E. Smith, science fiction author
- Edward Voigt, U.S. Representative
Images[change | change source]
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Wreck of the Lottie Cooper
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8th Street Sheboygan in the 1890s, featuring a man on a dead horse
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Sheboygan Post Office, a registered historic place (RHP)
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Garton Toy Factory, a RHP
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Jung Carriage Building, a RHP
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Sheboygan Theater, a RHP
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References[change | change source]
- ↑ "America's "Capitals of the World"". InfoPlease.
- ↑ "Sheboygan History Digital Collection". Archived from the original on 2009-01-12. Retrieved 2013-03-08.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "US Gazetteer files 2010". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2012-11-18.
- ↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2012-11-18.
- ↑ "Population Estimates". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2013-01-02.
- ↑ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ↑ J. E. Leberman, One Hundred Years of Sheboygan 1846-1946
- ↑ "Sheboygan County Registrar of Deeds". Archived from the original on 2006-04-13. Retrieved 2013-03-08.
- ↑ "History". Sheboygan County Chamber of Commerce. Archived from the original on 2006-08-12. Retrieved 2013-03-08.
- ↑ LaRose, Eric (2006-03-01). "City asked to abolish brat-eating contest". The Sheboygan Press. Gannett. Archived from the original on 2006-06-12. Retrieved 2020-12-31.
- ↑ "The Sheboygan Press". Gannett. Archived from the original on 2006-06-12. Retrieved 2013-03-08.
- ↑ "John Dittrich Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
- ↑ "Joe Hauser Stats". Baseball-Reference.com.
- ↑ "George Sauer Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
- ↑ "Carl Schuette Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
Other websites[change | change source]
- City of Sheboygan Archived 2014-03-16 at the Wayback Machine
- Visit Sheboygan
- Sheboygan County Chamber
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