Most were built during the 19th century and are listed in the National Register of Historic Places: Baileys Harbor Range Lights, Cana Island Lighthouse,[263] Chambers Island Lighthouse, Eagle Bluff Lighthouse, Pilot Island Lighthouse, Plum Island Range Lights,[264] Pottawatomie Lighthouse, and Sturgeon Bay Canal Lighthouse. In 2015, 194,424 people attended arts and cultural events in the county, 78.0% of them non-residents. [140] The listing includes three areas previously recognized as "Wetland Gems. [49], In 2004, the county began a sister cities relationship with Jingdezhen in southeastern China.[50]. Enter your email address to enroll for special offers. Summary of General Characteristics of Persons: 1990, Annual Wisconsin Birth and Infant Mortality Report, 2017 P-01161-19 (June 2019): Detailed Tables, Final Estimated Components of Population Change for Wisconsin Counties: April 2010 - January 2019, Wisconsin's Future Population Projections for the State, Its Counties and Municipalities, 2010–2040, Door County Families: Structure and Composition, Wisconsin Families: Structure and Composition, Program Statistics Archives, Wisconsin School Free/Reduced Eligibility Data, Wisconsin Blue Book 2017–2018 Basic data on Wisconsin counties, County Membership Report: Door County (Wisconsin), All cattle and calves in Wisconsin as of January 1, 2017–2018, Where Cows and Deer Outnumber People In Wisconsin A Badger State Approach to Rural Identity, Wisconsin Public Health Profile for Door County, Wisconsin Public Health Profile for Wisconsin, Progress in Reducing Premature Deaths in Wisconsin Counties, 2000–2010, Door County skin cancer rate highest in state. Maybe heard in an overhead orbit. [75] Despite lower productivity for other forms of agriculture, in the early 1900s the combination of thin soils and fractured bedrock was described by area promoters as beneficial to fruit horticulture, as the land would quickly drain during wet conditions and provide ideal soil conditions for orchard trees. Beginning in the 1980 census the number of persons per housing unit fell below typical figures for Wisconsin as the number of children in the county dropped. A look at the prevalence of mental illness in California and the U.S. Spatial Analysis of the Distribution of Lyme Disease in Wisconsin, Babesiosis Surveillance — Wisconsin, 2001–2015, Community Maps - Wisconsin County TSC Crash Mapping, Door County Budget Survey – Results Summary, More Than Half of County Vehicle Accidents Involve Visitors. In 1969, a train ran north of Algoma into the county for the last time,[24] although further south trains continued to operate until 1986. These six northern Wisconsin counties have been categorized as having "forestry-related tourism"-based economies. Three fatal crashes involving motorcycles occurred, with one each in the towns of Jacksonport, Baileys Harbor, and Liberty Grove. They had previously been extirpated. [369] Additionally, illegal or undocumented immigrants who work in the tourism industry often lack drivers' licenses. As of March 5, 2021, the Door County Public Health Office reported 2,430 cases (50 currently active), 83 hospitalizations, and 20 deaths of county residents, with 2,543 recoveries. [345], Operating expenses of the Door County Tourism Zone Commission, 2008–2019[351], In 2015, Door County had the third-highest level of per capita county spending in Wisconsin. [454], From January 2010 through December 2020 there were 29 reported collisions involving work zones, resulting in 12 injuries and no fatalities. [333] The county also has businesses that produce alcoholic beverages. [68] The nearby Red Hill Woods is the largest remaining maple–beech forest in the area. [430], With the exception of the preschool program in Sevastopol, all county districts saw enrollment declines from 2000 to 2019 at the elementary, middle, and high school levels. Door County is working diligently with our community partners to provide vaccine safely and effectively to our community. Its intended destinations were Northport and South Fox Island. [382] In county figures for 2007 there were 1,455 named roads in the county. [97], Four tornadoes touched down between 1844 and 1880, and six from 1950 to 1989, but there were no fatalities in any of them. [58][59], Dolomite outcroppings of the Niagara Escarpment are visible on both shores of the peninsula, but the karst formations of the cuesta ridge are especially prominent on the Green Bay side as seen at the Bayshore Blufflands. Find place to go, sights to see, activities, lodgings, and things to do in Door County. [4], Door County's name came from Porte des Morts ("Death's Door"), the passage between the tip of Door Peninsula and Washington Island.