Little Sturgeon, Wisconsin

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Little Sturgeon, Wisconsin
Census-designated place
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Little Sturgeon
Location within the state of Wisconsin
Coordinates: 44°50′20″N87°33′45″W / 44.83889°N 87.56250°W / 44.83889; -87.56250
Country United States
State Wisconsin
County Door
Town Gardner
Area
 • Total2.335 sq mi (6.05 km2)
 • Land2.335 sq mi (6.05 km2)
 • Water0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation
600 ft (183 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total136
 • Density58/sq mi (22/km2)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code 920
GNIS feature ID1568432 [1]

Little Sturgeon is an unincorporated census-designated place located on the Little Sturgeon Bay, [2] in the town of Gardner, in Door County, Wisconsin. [1] [3] As of the 2010 census, its population was 136. [4] Little Sturgeon has an annual festival known as "Little Sturgeon Days" that features a parade and other live entertainment. [5]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Little Sturgeon". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved 2009-07-05.
  2. ↑ Map of the Little Sturgeon area, Door County Land Use Services Dept, June 25, 2019, (Archived April 9, 2019)
  3. ↑ "Topographic map". United States Geographical Survey . Microsoft Research Maps . Retrieved 2009-07-06.
  4. ↑ "U.S. Census website". U.S. Census Bureau . Retrieved 14 April 2011.
  5. ↑ Motor show, parade highlight 25th Little Sturgeon Days, Your Key to the Door Weekly, June 23, 2015
  6. ↑ "NASA EarthData Search". NASA. Retrieved 30 January 2016.



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