Wisconsin

Door

30,066
2020 population
1860
first census record
17
census records

About Door

Door, Wisconsin, first appears in the United States federal census in 1860, when it recorded a population of 2,948. At the most recent census, in 2020, its population stood at 30,066.

The county's recorded population has risen across the decades to its highest level in 2020.

On the ground today, 83 places are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Population by decade

Census YearPopulationChart
202030,066
201027,785
200027,961
199025,690
198025,029
197020,106
196020,685
195020,870
194019,095
193018,182
192019,073
191018,711
190017,583
189015,682
188011,645
18704,919
18602,948
Source

Population data from the United States decennial census, U.S. Census Bureau (public domain).

Historic places in Door

National Register of Historic Places listings in Door, Wisconsin.

Sherwood Point Light Station
Sturgeon Bay
Pilot Island Light
Gills Rock
Vorous General Store
Fish Creek
Ephraim Moravian Church
Ephraim
Church of the Atonement
Fish Creek
Rock Island Historic District
Washington
Jischke's Meat Market
Sister Bay
HANOVER (schooner) Shipwreck
Gibralter
Sturgeon Bay Canal Lighthouse
Sturgeon Bay
Murphy Farms Number 1
Egg Harbor
Namur Belgian-American District
Namur
Baileys Harbor Range Light
Baileys Harbor
Cana Island Lighthouse
Baileys Harbor
LOUISIANA (Shipwreck)
Washington
MERIDIAN (schooner) Shipwreck Site
Sister Bay
GRAPE SHOT (schooner) Shipwreck
Washington
LAKELAND (steam screw) Shipwreck
Sturgeon Bay
Peterson, Peter, House
Ephraim
Noble, Alexander, House
Fish Creek
GREEN BAY shipwreck (sloop)
Sevastopol
Eagle Bluff Lighthouse
Fish Creek
Thorp, Freeman and Jesse, House and Cottages
Fish Creek
Sturgeon Bay Post Office
Sturgeon Bay
Cardy Site
Sturgeon Bay
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Native Heritage
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Frequently asked about Door

When does Door first appear in the US census?
Door, Wisconsin first appears in the federal census in 1860, with a recorded population of 2,948.
What is the population of Door?
At the most recent federal census (2020), Door had a recorded population of 30,066.
How many historic places are in Door?
83 sites are listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Door, Wisconsin.
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