Baileys Harbor (CDP), Wisconsin
Appearance
Baileys Harbor, Wisconsin | |
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![]() Downtown Baileys Harbor | |
Coordinates: 44°57′6″N 87°20′12″W / 44.95167°N 87.33667°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Wisconsin |
County | Door |
Town | Baileys Harbor |
Area | |
• Total | 1.687 sq mi (4.37 km2) |
• Land | 1.684 sq mi (4.36 km2) |
• Water | 0.003 sq mi (0.008 km2) |
Elevation | 732 ft (223 m) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 257 |
• Density | 150/sq mi (59/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
Area code | 920 |
Baileys Harbor is an unincorporated census-designated place in Door County, within the town of Baileys Harbor, Wisconsin, United States. The community is located on Wisconsin Highway 57 northeast of Jacksonport.[1] As of the 2010 census, its population was 257.[2]
History
[edit]It was the first established village on the Door Peninsula and was named after Captain Justice Bailey, who while seeking refuge from a violent storm on Lake Michigan found sanctuary in the sheltered harbor in 1848.[3]
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- ^ "Baileys Harbor, WI Profile: Facts & Data".
- ^ "U.S. Census website". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved March 29, 2011.
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