Green Bay is a town of 102.313 inhabitants located in the state of the Wisconsin at the the United States.
It is historically the first colony of the actual position of Wisconsin and was rested by the explorer French, Jean Nicolet, in 1634, under the name of the Bay of Puants .
It has a team of American football, the Packers de Green Bay.
History
A small post office was established in Green-Bay in 1634 by the explorer French Canadian Jean Nicolet. In 1671 a mission Jésuite was installed there; at that time the village named " Baye" or " the Bay of Puants". A fort was added in 1717. The city was built-in 1754, and passed under British control in 1761. As the number of English colonists became increasingly important compared to the number of French colonists, the name of " Green Bay" became used couremment. In 1783 the city was added to the the United States.
The United States Army built the Fort Howard on banks of the Fox in 1816. The first Newspaper of Wisconsin, The Green Bay Intelligencer , was published in Green Bay in 1833. In 1850 the city has a population of 1923 inhabitants. The city was reincorporated as a town of Green Bay in 1854. The Green Bay Area Public School District was founded in 1856. The way of railroad was posed in the years 1860. In 1950 the city had a population of 52.735 inhabitants.
Geography
Green Bay is with.According to the United States Census Office, the city has an total surface area of 140,7 km ² (54,3 Mi ²). 113,6 km ² (43,9 semi ²) are grounds and 27,1 km ² (10,4 semi ²) are water is nearly 19.24 % of the surface.
Climate
See also: Climate of Green Bay (Wisconsin)
The town of Green Bay to a continental Climate, slightly moderated by the proximity of the Lake Michigan. The climate of cheap presents 4 Saison S distinct, with a be hot and long and a cold and covered with snow winter. The differences in temperatures between these months are important and sometimes extremes. the hottest month is July, the maximum average temperature atteind 28°C (81°F). During this same month, the average of the low temperatures is of 15°C (59°F). The coldest month is January, the high temperatures have an average of only -5°C (24°F), and lowest have an average reaching the -14°C (7°F).
August is wettest in Green Bay, with precipitations of almost 95,8mm, most of the time in the form of Averse S coming from Orage S. Février is the driest month, the majority of precipitations fall in the form of dry Neige because of the cold, draining occasion consequently the air. The average, of precipitation in February is only of 25,7mm.
Transport
Green Bay is served by the International airport Austin Straubel. The city was the seat of the Green Bay and Western Railroad of 1896 to 1993. It has also its own system of Public transport by Bus known under the name of Green Bay Metro (in the past called the Green Bay Transit).
Demography
According to a census of 2005, there are 102.313 people with Green Bay. The Greater Green Bay Area counted approximately 279.485 people in 2000 including 141.591 households, and 124.663 families resident in the city.
The average revenue of a household is of 29.082 € ($ 38.820), and that of a family of 36 467,12€ ($48 678). The men have an average revenue of 24 906,90€ ($33 246) against 17 848,97€ ($23 825) for the women. The average revenue per capita is of 14 435,76€ ($19 269). Nearly 7,4% to the families and 10,5% of the population lives in lower part of the Poverty line, including 12,7% of those in 18 year old lower part and 9,2% of those of 65 and more.
The city is known for its low level of criminality in the United States for a municipality of its size or larger.
Religion
The city is the seat of the Diocèse of Green Bay whose bishop is David Allen Zubik. The Cathédrale of Saint Francis Xavier in Green Bay is the principal church of the diocese. The diocese is in the province of the Archidiocèse of Milwaukee. In 2000, American Religion Dated File reported that Green Bay was in catholic majority (71,5%), with the Luthérien S composing an additional unit of 16,4%. The 12% remainder are almost entirely composed of Protesting S.
Media
The newspaper of Green Bay is the Green Bay Near-Gazette . Another local newspaper, the Green Bay News-Chronicle ceased publishing in 2005.-
See also: List of stations radios in Green Bay, List of stations TV in Green Bay
Points of interest
- Bay Beach Recreation Park
- Bay Park Public garden
- Brown County Veterans Memorial Arena
- City Stadium, old stage of Packers
- Cofrin Memorial Arboretum
- East Town Badly
- Strong Fun
- Green Bay Botanical Garden
- The Broadway District * Green Bay local Net development of the Web and wi-fi
- Heritage Hill State Park * KI Convention Center
- Scrap Field, stage of the Green Bay Packers
- Kastle Carts
- Meyer Theater
- National Railroad Museum
- Public Neville Museum * Northeast Wisconsin Technical College (NWTC) * NEW Zoo
- Resch Center, stage of the Green Bay Blizzard in the vicinity of Ashwaubenon (Wisconsin).
- ShopKo Hall
- Tundra Lodge Arises & Waterpark
- University off Wisconsin-Green Bay (UWGB)
- Weidner Center
Sports
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Green Bay Packers (American football) which is a frankness from NFL (National League Football), founded on August 11th 1919 by Earl L. Scrap and George Calhoun.
Personalities related to the city
- John Anderson.
- Ken Anderson (all-in wrestler).
- daN Buenning, Offensive guard in the team of the NFL of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
- Jay DeMerit, player of the Watford F.C in the Football League Championship in England.
- Stalemate MacDonald, singer of Timbuk3.
- Nick Mortensen actor of the Southwest High School resident currently with Madison but having a house with Hobart just outside Green Bay
- John W. Reynolds, Governor of Wisconsin.
- Tony Shalhoub of the televised series, Monk .
- Zack Snyder actor, realizer, scenario writer.
- Aaron Stecker, Running back for the team of NFL of the New Orleans Saints.
- Margaret Teele (Margaret Poby) actress of the Sixties.
- Bob Wickman Launcher (baseball) for the Brave of Atlanta in the major League of baseball.
- Kellan Quinn ; Philanthropist
Mayors
- W.C.E. Thomas 1854
- Francis X. Desnoyers 1855
- H.E. Eastman 1856,1857
- Burley Follett 1858,1863
- E.H. Ellis 1860
- Henry S. Baird 1861,1862
- Nathan Goodell 1859,1864
- Mr. P. Lindsley 1865
- C.D. Robinson 1866,1872
- James S. Marshall 1867
- Anton Klaus 1868,1869,1870
- Alonzo Kimball 1871,1873
- Dr. E.C. Cranium 1874,1875,1877,1878,1879
- F.S. Ellis 1876
- J.C. Neville 1880
- J.H. Mr. Wigman 1882
- W.J. Abrams 1881,1883,1884
- Charles Hartung 1885,1886,1887
- Arthur C. Neville 1888,1889
- James H. Elmore 1890,1891,1892,1893,1894,1895
- Frank B. Desnoyers 1896,1897,1898
- Simon J. Murphy, Jr. 1899,1900,1901
- J.H. Tayler 1902,1903
- Robert E. Minahan 1904-1907
- Winford Abrams 1908-1916
- Elmer S. Hall 1916-1920
- W. Wiesner 1921-1927
- James H. McGillan 1927-1929
- John V. Diener 1929-1937
- John S. Farrel 1937-1938
- Alex Biemeret 1938-1945
- Dominic Olejniczak 1945-1955
- Otto Rachals 1955-1959
- Romance Denissen 1959-1965
- Donald Tilleman 1965-1972
- Harris Burgoyne 1972-1973
- Thomas Atkinson 1973-1975
- Michael Monfils 1975-1979
- Samuel J. Halloin 1979-1995
- Paul F. Jadin 1995-2003
- James J. Schmitt 2003 -
Schools
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Colleges
- Notre Dame of the Bay Academy
- Bay Port High School
- Green Bay East High School
- Green Bay Southwest High School
- Green Bay West High School
- Preble High School
- Northeast Wisconsin Lutheran High School
- Bay City Baptist School
- Universities
- Bellin College off Nursing
- ITT Technical Institute
- Northeast Wisconsin Technical College
- St Norbert College
- University off Wisconsin-Green Bay
- Wisconsin College off Cosmetology
See too
References
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