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57th BEST FISHING-RETIREMENT LOCATION, GREEN BAY, WI
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57: Green Bay, WI Green Bay is a city in and the
county
seat of Brown County in
the U.S.
state of Wisconsin. The city is located at the head of its namesake Green
Bay, a sub-basin of Lake
Michigan, at the mouth of the Fox
River. It has an elevation of 581 feet (177 m) above sea
level and is located 112 miles (180 km) north of Milwaukee. According to the 2006 census estimate, Green Bay has a population of
100,353. The Town of Green Bay is located several miles
northeast of the city. Set at the southern end of the bay of the same name as the city, Green
Bay. and divided by the Fox River, Green Bay is an industrial city with several
meatpacking and paper plants. The city of Green Bay is a port on the Bay of Green
Bay, an arm of Lake
Michigan. Green Bay is home to the National Railroad Museum, the Neville Public Museum with exhibitions of art, history, and science, and the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay. The Green Bay
Packers professional football team of the National Football League has been based in the
city since 1919 A small trading post, originally named La Baye or La Baie des
Puants, was established at this location in 1634 by French-Canadian explorer Jean Nicolet, making Green Bay the 13th oldest
permanent settlement in America. In 1671 a Jesuit Mission was set up here. A fort was added
in 1717. The town was incorporated in 1754, and was passed to British control in 1761. As British settlers in
the area came to outnumber the French, the name "Green Bay" (from the French:
Baie Verte) became the more common name for the town. In 1783 the town
became part of the United States of
America. The United
States Army built Fort
Howard on the banks of the Fox River in 1816.
Wisconsin's first newspaper, The Green Bay
Intelligencer, was first published here in 1833.
By 1850 the town had a population of 1,923. The town was reincorporated as the
city of Green Bay, joining several small towns including Navarino, Astor
(created by John Jacob Astor) and Fort Howard in 1854. The Green Bay Area Public School District was founded
in 1856. The railroad arrived in the 1860s. In 1934, President
Franklin D. Roosevelt came to Green Bay to honor its tricentennial.
By 1950 the city had a
population of 52,735. In 1964, the Town of Preble was consolidated with the city of Green Bay. State Fish: Muskellunge Click this link for pictures and
more information. Types of Fish: http://dnr.wi.gov/fish/species/ State Fish & Game Website:
(Licensing requirements & Etc) http://dnr.wi.gov/fish/ Fishing Information Links: http://www.fishingworks.com/lakes/wisconsin/crawford/eastman/pool-nine-66600/ http://www.aa-fishing.com/wi/wisconsin-fishing.html http://www.great-lakes.org/wi/greenbayareaglsf.html Income & Housing Costs
Numbers: Estimated median household income in 2005: $40,477 (it was $38,820 in 2000)
Geographic: Elevation: 594
feet Land area: 43.9 square miles.
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Discussion Forums For the above information and photos, click this
link: http://www.city-data.com/city/Green-Bay-Wisconsin.html Total Tax Burden--Data for Calculation http://www.retirementliving.com/RLstate3.html#WISCONSIN Cost of
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