Sheboygan, Wisconsin
city in and county seat of Sheboygan County, Wisconsin, United States From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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.
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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
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Images
- Wreck of the Lottie Cooper
- 8th Street Sheboygan in the 1890s, featuring a man on a dead horse
- Sheboygan Post Office, a registered historic place (RHP)
- Garton Toy Factory, a RHP
- Jung Carriage Building, a RHP
- Sheboygan Theater, a RHP
References
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