Algoma, Wisconsin See also the Town of Algoma in Winnebago County, Wisconsin.
Algoma, Wisconsin Location of Algoma, Wisconsin Location of Algoma, Wisconsin Algoma is a town/city in Kewaunee County in the U.S.
Algoma is part of the Green Bay Metropolitan Statistical Area.
The settlement Ahnapee which eventually became known as Algoma was established in 1834 by Joseph Mc - Cormick of Manitowoc.
(This animal eventually became the mascot of the Algoma High School Algoma School District.) In 1859, the name of the town was changed from Wolf to Ahnapee. The town which surrounds Algoma still bears this name.
Growth and evolution in Ahnapee was greatly advanced in 1892 with the arrival of the Ahnapee and Western Railway, which connected the coastal town with the Kewaunee Green Bay and Western Railroad at Casco Junction.
The barns would connect Algoma with the rest of the nation's rail fitness for the 94 years.
This trade would change owners and names through the years, but still operates in town as Algoma Hardwoods, Incorporated, which is scheduled to close its doors in August of 2017.
Ahnapee incorporated as a town/city on February 23, 1879. In 1897, the town/city was retitled Algoma, a name which may have come from an Indian term for "park of flowers." (See also Algoma (word)) At that time the commercial fishing fleet positioned in Algoma was the biggest on Lake Michigan.
Algoma is positioned at 44 36 30 N 87 26 32 W (44.608226, -87.442342), along Lake Michigan at the mouth of the Ahnapee River.
According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town/city has a total region of 2.51 square miles (6.50 km2), of which, 2.47 square miles (6.40 km2) is territory and 0.04 square miles (0.10 km2) is water. There were 1,406 homeholds of which 24.1% had kids under the age of 18 residing with them, 47.5% were married couples residing together, 9.5% had a female homeholder with no husband present, 4.3% had a male homeholder with no wife present, and 38.7% were non-families.
The median age in the town/city was 44.6 years.
21% of inhabitants were under the age of 18; 6.2% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 23.4% were from 25 to 44; 28.8% were from 45 to 64; and 20.7% were 65 years of age or older.
There were 1,493 homeholds out of which 24.0% had kids under the age of 18 residing with them, 49.2% were married couples residing together, 7.6% had a female homeholder with no husband present, and 39.7% were non-families.
In the city, the populace was spread out with 21.1% under the age of 18, 7.3% from 18 to 24, 26.5% from 25 to 44, 22.9% from 45 to 64, and 22.3% who were 65 years of age or older.
The median income for a homehold in the town/city was $35,029, and the median income for a family was $46,552.
About 3.4% of families and 5.2% of the populace were below the poverty line, including 7.1% of those under age 18 and 6.4% of those age 65 or over.
The Concerts in the Park Series takes place in July and August in Heritage Park. The concerts are sponsored by the town/city of Algoma and small-town businesses.
Green Bay, Wisconsin Mayor Harris Burgoyne was buried in Algoma.
Wisconsin State Assemblyman Lawrence Johnson was Clerk of Algoma.
De Wayne Stebbins, Wisconsin legislator lived in Algoma.
Downtown Algoma on WIS 42 United States Enumeration Bureau.
The name was changed by action of the Wisconsin state legislature.
As a result, the small-town journal also changed its name from the Ahnapee Record to the Algoma Record.
"Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2015".
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