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Notable locations in Sister Bay: Bay Ridge Golf Club (A), Door County Library Sister Bay - Liberty Grove Branch (B), Sister Bay and Liberty Grove Fire Department South Station (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemetery: Little Sister Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Tourist attractions: Sister Bay Historical (Historical Places & Services; 102 Fieldcrest Road), Johnsons Park (Amusement & Theme Parks; 349 North Highland Road).
Hotels: Hotel Du NORD (11000 State Highway 42), Birchwood Lodge Sister Bay (337 Highway 57), Helm's Four Seasons Resort (414 Mill Road), High Point Inn (10386 State Highway 42), Country House Resort (715 North Highland Road), Coachlite Inn Motel (830 South Bay Shore Drive), Bay Shore Cottages (1008 North Bay Shore Drive), Century Farm Motel (10068 State Highway 57), Bluffside (403 Bluffside Road).
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Door County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level greater than 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Highest Potential
Air pollution and air quality trends
(lower is better)
AQI
Ozone
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µ/m3] level in 2003 was 7.48. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 7.2 miles away from the city center.
Drinking water stations with addresses in Sister Bay and their reported violations in the past:
LIBERTY GROVE TOWN HALL (Population served: 25, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- 2 routine major monitoring violations
NORDIC LODGE (Population served: 25, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- One routine major monitoring violation
- One regular monitoring violation
Drinking water stations with addresses in Sister Bay that have no violations reported:
- PATIO DRIVE INN & MOTEL (Population served: 25, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 5.7%
(5.9% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 0.0% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 0.0% for American Indian residents, 0.0% for other race residents, 0.0% for two or more races residents)
Average household size:
| This village: |  1.8 people | | Wisconsin: |  2.4 people |
| This village: | 47.5% | | Whole state: | 66.4% |
| This village: | 1.6% | | Whole state: | 5.7% |
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Sister Bay, WI
80 people in nursing homes
13 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
Sister Bay compared to Wisconsin state average:
- Median house value above state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Median age significantly above state average.
- Length of stay since moving in below state average.
- House age below state average.
- Institutionalized population percentage significantly above state average.
- Number of college students significantly below state average.
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Banks with branches in Sister Bay (2011 data):
- North Shore Bank, FSB: 944 S Bay Shore Dr Branch at 2614 S. Bay Shore Dr., branch established on 1919/01/01. Info updated 2011/07/21: Bank assets: $1,769.3 mil, Deposits: $1,357.7 mil, headquarters in Brookfield, WI, negative income in the last year, Commercial Lending Specialization, 47 total offices
- Baylake Bank: Sister Bay Branch at Highway 42, branch established on 1948/06/28. Info updated 2006/11/03: Bank assets: $1,087.7 mil, Deposits: $868.0 mil, headquarters in Sturgeon Bay, WI, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 27 total offices, Holding Company: Baylake Corp.
- Associated Bank, National Association: Sister Bay Branch at 10440 Townline Road, branch established on 1984/07/23. Info updated 2008/09/12: Bank assets: $21,715.0 mil, Deposits: $15,244.4 mil, headquarters in Green Bay, WI, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 282 total offices, Holding Company: Associated Banc-Corp
Fire-safe hotels and motels in Sister Bay, Wisconsin:
- Country House Resort, 715 N Highland Rd, Sister Bay, WI 54234
 , Phone: (920) 854-4551
- Hotel Du Nord, 11000 N Bayshore Dr, Sister Bay, WI 54234 , Phone: (920) 854-4221
- Church Hill Inn, 425 Gtwy Dr, Sister Bay, WI 54234 , Phone: (920) 854-4885
All 3 fire-safe hotels and motels in Sister Bay, Wisconsin
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Electricity (49%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (36%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (14%)
- Utility gas (1%)
- Other fuel (1%)
2004 Presidential Election results in Door County Wisconsin:
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Religion statistics for Sister Bay (based on Door County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 73.38%
| Here | | 73.4% |
| USA | | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
| Name | Catholic Church | Evangelical Lutheran Church in America | Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod | Moravian Church in America | United Methodist Church |
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| Adherents | 50.0% | 14.7% | 13.6% | 4.2% | 3.7% |
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| Congregations | 19.6% | 15.7% | 11.8% | 5.9% | 7.8% |
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| Name | Baptist General Conference | Lutheran Church | United Church of Christ | Episcopal Church | Other |
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| Adherents | 3.1% | 2.6% | 2.3% | 1.7% | 4.1% |
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| Congregations | 5.9% | 3.9% | 2.0% | 7.8% | 19.6% |
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Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Tables represent county-level data.
Food Environment Statistics:Number of grocery stores: 13 | Door County: | 4.68 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 1.86 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 23 | Door County: | 8.29 / 10,000 pop. | | Wisconsin: | 4.12 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 90 | This county: | 32.43 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 8.64 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate: | Door County: | 8.3% | | Wisconsin: | 7.6% |
Adult obesity rate: | Door County: | 25.9% | | State: | 27.5% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
| Local government employment and payroll (March 2007) |
| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Financial Administration |
1 | $3,576 | $42,912 | 0 | $0 |
| Other Government Administration |
2 | $5,342 | $32,052 | 0 | $0 |
| Firefighters |
0 | $0 | | 2 | $1,393 |
| Sewerage |
3 | $12,458 | $49,832 | 0 | $0 |
| Parks and Recreation |
3 | $10,820 | $43,280 | 0 | $0 |
| Totals for Government |
9 | $32,196 | $42,928 | 2 | $1,393 |
Sister Bay government finances in 2002:
- Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $103,000 ($117.71)
- Charges - Parks & Recreation: $254,000 ($290.29)
Sewerage: $218,000 ($249.14)
- Construction - Libraries: $450,000 ($514.29)
Regular Highways: $148,000 ($169.14)
Parks & Recreation: $49,000 ($56.00)
General: $13,000 ($14.86)
- Current Operations - Sewerage: $504,000 ($576.00)
Water Utilities: $204,000 ($233.14)
Regular Highways: $195,000 ($222.86)
Parks & Recreation: $167,000 ($190.86)
Central Staff Services: $112,000 ($128.00)
Fire Protection: $110,000 ($125.71)
Solid Waste Management: $107,000 ($122.29)
Financial Administration: $57,000 ($65.14)
General - Other: $31,000 ($35.43)
Judicial and Legal Services: $27,000 ($30.86)
Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $22,000 ($25.14)
General Public Buildings: $17,000 ($19.43)
Libraries: $15,000 ($17.14)
Police Protection: $8,000 ($9.14)
Health Services - Other: $2,000 ($2.29)
- General - Interest on Debt: $192,000 ($219.43)
- Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $91,000 ($104.00)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $589,000 ($673.14)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $2,865,000 ($3274.29)
- Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $385,000 ($440.00)
- Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $1,360,000 ($1554.29)
Full Faith & Credit - Water Utilities: $529,000 ($604.57)
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $1,565,000 ($1788.57)
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $325,000 ($371.43)
Water Utilities: $60,000 ($68.57)
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $159,000 ($181.71)
General Revenue, NEC: $30,000 ($34.29)
Rents: $15,000 ($17.14)
- Other Capital Outlay - Central Staff: $75,000 ($85.71)
Fire Protection: $2,000 ($2.29)
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $3,301,000 ($3772.57)
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $152,000 ($173.71)
- Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $332,000 ($379.43)
- State Intergovernmental - General Support: $122,000 ($139.43)
Highways: $29,000 ($33.14)
All Other: $8,000 ($9.14)
- Tax - Property: $1,080,000 ($1234.29)
NEC: $31,000 ($35.43)
- Total Salaries & Wages: $347,000 ($396.57)
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $35,000 ($40.00)
5.28% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($72,433 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 5.28% | | Wisconsin average: | 6.06% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
5.56% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($42,211 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 5.56% | | Wisconsin average: | 6.22% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
Strongest AM radio stations in Sister Bay:
- WTCM (580 AM; 35 kW; TRAVERSE CITY, MI; Owner: WTCM RADIO, INC.)
- WDBC (680 AM; 10 kW; ESCANABA, MI; Owner: KMB BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WLDR (1210 AM; daytime; 50 kW; KINGSLEY, MI; Owner: FORT BEND BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WNAM (1280 AM; 50 kW; NEENAH-MENASHA, WI; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WSPT (1010 AM; 50 kW; STEVENS POINT, WI)
- WTMJ (620 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
- WSAU (550 AM; 20 kW; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: WRIG, INC.)
- WHBY (1150 AM; 25 kW; KIMBERLY, WI; Owner: WOODWARD COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WCCW (1310 AM; 15 kW; TRAVERSE CITY, MI; Owner: WCCW RADIO, INC.)
- WTAQ (1360 AM; 10 kW; GREEN BAY, WI; Owner: MIDWEST COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WISN (1130 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WDOR (910 AM; 1 kW; STURGEON BAY, WI; Owner: DOOR COUNTY BROADCASTING CO. INC.)
- WSCR (670 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Sister Bay:
- WHDI (91.9 FM; SISTER BAY, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
- WHND (89.7 FM; SISTER BAY, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
- WPFF (90.5 FM; STURGEON BAY, WI; Owner: FAMILY ED BC CORP OF DOOR COUNTY WI)
- WDOR-FM (93.9 FM; STURGEON BAY, WI; Owner: DOOR COUNTY BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
- WSRG (97.7 FM; STURGEON BAY, WI; Owner: MAGNUM BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WRGX (88.5 FM; STURGEON BAY, WI; Owner: FAMILY ED B/C CORP OF DOOR COUNTY WI)
- WMXG (106.3 FM; STEPHENSON, MI; Owner: ESCANABA LICENSE CORP.)
- WLST (95.1 FM; MARINETTE, WI; Owner: BADGER COMMUNICATIONS L.L.C.)
TV broadcast stations around Sister Bay:
- W55AO (Channel 55; SISTER BAY, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
- WJMN-TV (Channel 3; ESCANABA, MI; Owner: CBS BROADCASTING INC.)
- W22BW (Channel 22; STURGEON BAY, WI; Owner: ARIES TELECOMMUNICATION CORPORATION)
Sister Bay fatal accident list:
Sep 16, 1985 03:50 PM, Birch Dr, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1
May 4, 1979 02:20 PM, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1
Jan 6, 1976 05:21 PM, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1
May 26, 1976 05:01 PM, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 5, Fatalities: 3, Drunken drivers: 1
FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 1 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers in Sister Bay)
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 13 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers)
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 1 - Lat: 45.186917 Lon: -87.134556, Structure height: 0 m, Call Sign: WPXJ377
Assigned Frequencies: 466.225 MHz, 466.525 MHz, 468.500 MHz, 468.700 MHz
Grant Date: 04/15/2003, Expiration Date: 04/15/2013, Certifier: Russell M Forkert
Registrant: Lao 20233604, 102 E Middle St, Gettysburg, PA 17325, Phone: (717) 337-9630, Fax: (717) 337-9157, Email:
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 2 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Microwave Towers in this town)
FCC Registered Paging Towers: 3 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Paging Towers)
FCC Registered Maritime Coast & Aviation Ground Towers: 3 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Maritime Coast & Aviation Ground Towers)
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 13 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Sister Bay)
FAA Registered Aircraft: 5 - Aircraft: CESSNA 182G (Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 119 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES (230 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 2159R , Serial Number: 18255359, Year manufactured: 1964, Airworthiness Date: 02/29/1964
Registrant (Individual): Lyle R Lundquist, 2259 Flintridge Rd, Sister Bay, WI 54234 - Aircraft: CESSNA 182P (Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 120 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES (230 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 6792M , Serial Number: 18263839, Year manufactured: 1975, Airworthiness Date: 04/24/1975
Registrant (Individual): David J Thomas, 2180 Wildwood Rd, Sister Bay, WI 54234 - Aircraft: CESSNA 140 (Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 105 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR C85 SERIES (85 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 77034 , Serial Number: 11480, Year manufactured: 1946, Airworthiness Date: 10/28/1955
Registrant (Individual): Gary W Martin, Po Box 200, Sister Bay, WI 54234 - Aircraft: BEECH 58TC (Category: Land, Engines: 2, Seats: 6, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 123 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR TSIO-520 SER (300 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 855WR , Serial Number: TK-149, Year manufactured: 1982, Airworthiness Date: 01/12/1982
Registrant (Corporation): Avfund LLC, Po Box 964, Sister Bay, WI 54234 - Aircraft: CESSNA 180 (Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 121 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES (230 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 9331C , Serial Number: 31729, Year manufactured: 1955, Airworthiness Date: 06/21/1956
Registrant (Individual): Gary W Martin, Po Box 200, Sister Bay, WI 54234
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
Incident types - Sister Bay
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| Most common first names in Sister Bay, WI among deceased individuals |
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
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| John | 26 | 77.2 years |
| William | 14 | 80.4 years |
| George | 13 | 81.1 years |
| Charles | 12 | 76.0 years |
| Paul | 12 | 77.6 years |
| Robert | 11 | 81.4 years |
| Alice | 10 | 83.2 years |
| Joseph | 10 | 79.9 years |
| Helen | 10 | 83.5 years |
| Dorothy | 10 | 84.6 years |
| Most common last names in Sister Bay, WI among deceased individuals |
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
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| Anderson | 30 | 71.3 years |
| Johnson | 22 | 81.7 years |
| Larson | 13 | 80.1 years |
| Nelson | 12 | 81.2 years |
| Logerquist | 12 | 84.1 years |
| Erickson | 11 | 82.8 years |
| Peterson | 9 | 73.0 years |
| Carlson | 9 | 86.1 years |
| Jacobson | 9 | 79.8 years |
| Smith | 9 | 81.8 years |
| Businesses in Sister Bay, WI |
| Name | Count | | Name | Count |
| Ace Hardware | 1 | | RadioShack | 1 |
| FedEx | 1 | | UPS | 1 |
Sister Bay on our top lists:
- #95 on the list of "Top 100 cities with strongest arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services industries"
- #66 (54234) on the list of "Top 101 zip codes with the largest percentage of Swedish first ancestries (pop 1,000+)"
- #96 (54234) on the list of "Top 101 zip codes with the largest percentage of Icelander first ancestries (pop 1,000+)"
- #13 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest Ozone (8-hour) air pollution readings in 2005 (ppm)"
- #80 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest Ozone (1-hour) air pollution readings in 2005 (ppm)"
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