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Door County

easternmost county in Wisconsin, United States; a peninsula and nearby islands in Lake Michigan and Green Bay
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Door County

Summary

Door County is a county of Wisconsin[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of county_of_wisconsin entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (309 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Door County is located in Wisconsin[3].
  • Door County is in the country of United States[4].
  • Door County's instance of is recorded as county of Wisconsin[5].
  • Door County's capital is recorded as Sturgeon Bay[6].
  • Door County's shares border with is recorded as Kewaunee County[7].
  • Door County's shares border with is recorded as Oconto County[8].
  • Door County's shares border with is recorded as Marinette County[9].
  • Door County's shares border with is recorded as Menominee County[10].
  • Door County's shares border with is recorded as Delta County[11].
  • Door County's shares border with is recorded as Leelanau County[12].
  • Door County's shares border with is recorded as Benzie County[13].
  • Door County's shares border with is recorded as Brown County[14].
  • Door Peninsula is named after Door County[15].
  • Door County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Sturgeon Bay[16].
  • Door County's Commons category is recorded as Door County, Wisconsin[17].
  • Door County's located in time zone is recorded as Central Time Zone[18].
  • 1851 marks the founding of Door County[19].
  • Door County's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 45.02, 'lon': -87.01}[20].
  • Door County's located in/on physical feature is recorded as Potawatomi Islands[21].
  • Door County's located in/on physical feature is recorded as Door Peninsula[22].
  • Door County's located in/on physical feature is recorded as Niagara Escarpment[23].
  • Door County's located in/on physical feature is recorded as Lake Michigan[24].
  • Door County's located in/on physical feature is recorded as Green Bay[25].
  • Door County's located in/on physical feature is recorded as Porte des Morts[26].
  • Door County's official website is recorded as https://www.co.door.wi.gov/[27].

Body

Geography

Door County is in the country of United States[4]. It is located in Wisconsin[3].

Physical Characteristics

Door County covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+6138'}[28]. Population counts include {'amount': '+30066'}[29] and {'amount': '+27785'}[30].

Designation and Status

Door County's instance of is recorded as county of Wisconsin[5].

History and Context

1851 marks the founding of Door County[19]. Door Peninsula is named after it[15].

Why It Matters

Door County ranks in the top 3% of county_of_wisconsin entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (309 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31] It is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]

Related Entities

Lake Michigan United States Wisconsin

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [29] ↑ . 2020 United States Census. Retrieved . census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [30] ↑ . 2010 United States Census. Retrieved . data.census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [31] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [32] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7d ago · Mahir256 · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Official website → https://www.co.door.wi.gov/, https://www.co.door.wi.gov/
    Website → —
    Inception → +1851-00-00T00:00:00Z
    Capital → Sturgeon Bay
    + 29 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P1748]]: C110750, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1778695477825"
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