Sheboygan, Wisconsin

Sheboygan is a city in Wisconsin, United States.^[6] It is the county seat of Sheboygan County. As of the 2020 census, 49,929 people lived there.^[5] It is the main city of the Sheboygan, Wisconsin Metropolitan Statistical Area. The city is located on Lake Michigan at the mouth of the Sheboygan River. It is about 50 miles (80 km) north of Milwaukee and 64 miles (103 km) south of Green Bay.

Sheboygan, Wisconsin
City
Downtown Sheboygan, showing the Stefanie H. Weill Center for the Performing Arts on the right. April 2020
Nickname(s):  "Malibu of the Midwest",[1] "Bratwurst Capital of the World",[2] "The City of Cheese, Chairs, Children & Churches"[3]
Location of Sheboygan in Sheboygan County, Wisconsin.
Sheboygan, Wisconsin Location within Wisconsin
Coordinates: 43°45′0″N 87°43′30″W
Country	United States
State	Wisconsin
Counties	Sheboygan
Settled	1780s
Incorporated (city)	1846
Government
• Type	Mayor–council
Area [4]
• City	15.83 sq mi (41.00 km2)
• Land	15.64 sq mi (40.51 km2)
• Water	0.19 sq mi (0.49 km2)
Population  (2020)[5]
• City	49,929
• Density	3,192.6/sq mi (1,232.7/km2)
• Metro	118,034
Time zone	UTC−6 (Central)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (Central)
ZIP Codes	53081–53083
Area codes	920
FIPS code	55-72975
Interstates
State Highways
Website	sheboyganwi.gov

Geography

The city has a total area of 15.83 square miles (41.00 km²). Of this, 15.64 square miles (40.51 km²) is land and 0.19 square miles (0.49 km²) is water.^[4]

History

Sheboygan was founded in 1846.^[7] By 1849, it was known for its German population.

Bratwurst

Sheboygan County is well known for its bratwurst.^[8] The Sheboygan Jaycees have an annual fund-raising festival called Bratwurst Days. Events include the Johnsonville World Bratwurst Eating Championship.^[9][10]

Sister cities

Sheboygan's sister cities are:

• Esslingen am Neckar, Germany
• Tsubame, Niigata, Japan

Awards and rankings

• Sheboygan was recognized by Reader's Digest as "The Best Place to Raise a Family" in the United States in 1995.^[11]

Notable natives and residents

• Ray Buivid, American football player
• The Chordettes, singing quartet
• John Dittrich, NFL player^[12]
• Joe Hauser, Major League Baseball player^[13]
• John Michael Kohler, industrialist
• Terry Jodok Kohler, industrialist
• Walter J. Kohler, Jr., Governor of Wisconsin
• Walter J. Kohler, Sr., Governor of Wisconsin
• Wesley Lau, actor
• Jackie Mason, comedian
• George Sauer, Jr., NFL player^[14]
• Carl Schuette, NFL player^[15]
• E. E. Smith, science fiction author
• Edward Voigt, U.S. Representative

Images

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  Wreck of the Lottie Cooper
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  8th Street Sheboygan in the 1890s, featuring a man on a dead horse
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  Sheboygan Post Office, a registered historic place (RHP)
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  Garton Toy Factory, a RHP
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  Jung Carriage Building, a RHP
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  Sheboygan Theater, a RHP