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Encyclopedia > Manitowoc, Wisconsin
Manitowoc, Wisconsin
Official seal of Manitowoc, Wisconsin
Seal
Nickname: The Port City, Manty
Location of Manitowoc inManitowoc County, Wisconsin
Location of Manitowoc in
Manitowoc County, Wisconsin
County Manitowoc
Government
 - Mayor Kevin M. Crawford(D)
Area
 - City 44.5 km²  (17.2 sq mi)
 - Land 43.7 km² (16.9 sq mi)
 - Water 0.8 km² (0.3 sq mi)
Population (2004)
 - City 34,053
 - Metro 52,197
Time zone CST (UTC-6)
 - Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)

Manitowoc (/ˈmæ.nɪ.təˌwɑk/) is the county seat of Manitowoc County, Wisconsin. The city is located on Lake Michigan at the mouth of the Manitowoc River. According to the 2000 census, Manitowoc had a population of 34,053 people, and over 50,000 people in the surrounding communities. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (2304x1728, 901 KB)[edit] Summary The U.S. Route 10 bridge over the Manitowoc River overlooking downtown Manitowoc, Wisconsin. ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (595x604, 114 KB)[edit] Summary Manitowoc city flag. ... // A nickname is a name of a person or thing other than its proper name. ... Image File history File links WIMap-doton-Manitowoc. ... A county is generally a sub-unit of regional self-government within a sovereign jurisdiction. ... Manitowoc County is a county located in the state of Wisconsin. ... A mayor (from the Latin māior, meaning larger, greater) is the modern title of the highest ranking municipal officer. ... This article is about the physical quantity. ... To help compare orders of magnitude of different geographical regions, we list here areas between 1,000 km² and 10,000 km². See also areas of other orders of magnitude. ... A square mile is an English unit of area equal to that of a square with sides each 1 statute mile (≈1,609 m) in length. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Timezone and TimeZone redirect here. ...  CST or UTC-6 The Central Time Zone observes standard time by subtracting six hours from UTC during standard time (UTC-6) and five hours during daylight saving time (UTC-5). ... −12 | −11 | −10 | −9:30 | −9 | −8 | −7 | −6 | −5 | −4 | −3:30 | −3 | −2:30 | −2 | −1 | −0:25 | UTC (0) | +0:20 | +0:30 | +1 | +2 | +3 | +3:30 | +4 | +4:30 | +4:51 | +5 | +5:30 | +5:40 | +5:45 | +6 | +6:30 | +7 | +7:20 | +7... Though DST is common in Europe and North America, most of the worlds people do not use it. ...  CST or UTC-6 The Central Time Zone observes standard time by subtracting six hours from UTC during standard time (UTC-6) and five hours during daylight saving time (UTC-5). ... -12 | -11 | -10 | -9:30 | -9 | -8 | -7 | -6 | -5 | -4 | -3:30 | -3 | -2:30 | -2 | -1 | -0:25 | UTC (0) | +0:20 | +0:30 | +1 | +2 | +3 | +3:30 | +4 | +4:30 | +4:51 | +5 | +5:30 | +5:40 | +5:45 | +6 | +6:30 | +7 | +7:20 | +7... A county seat is a term for an administrative center for a county, primarily used in the United States. ... Manitowoc County is a county located in the state of Wisconsin. ... Official language(s) None Capital Madison Largest city Milwaukee Area  Ranked 23rd  - Total 65,498 sq mi (169,790 km²)  - Width 260 miles (420 km)  - Length 310 miles (500 km)  - % water 17  - Latitude 42° 30′ N to 47° 05′ N  - Longitude 86° 46′ W to 92° 53′ W Population  Ranked... --67. ... The Manitowoc River is a river, about 40 mi (65 km) long, in eastern Wisconsin in the United States. ... Year 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full 2000 Gregorian calendar). ... Image:1870 census Lindauer Weber 01. ...

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History

In 1820 Matthew Stanley was the first to settle in the area with his wife. In 1847, the first wooden sailing vessel was crafted in the area, a modest precursor to the shipbuilding industry which produced schooners and clippers used for fishing and trading in the Great Lakes and beyond the St. Lawrence Seaway. In addition, landing craft, tankers and submarines became the local contributions to U.S. efforts in World War II. Manitowoc was the landing site of a piece of Sputnik IV on September 5, 1962. 1820 was a leap year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... 1847 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Small shipyard in Klaksvík (Faroe Islands), reparing fishing vessels Fish ladder and shipyard in Grave, the Netherlands Construction hall of Schichau Seebeck Shipyard, Bremerhaven Gdynia Shipyard Shipyards and dockyards are places which repair and build ships. ... Two-masted fishing schooner A schooner (IPA: ) is a type of sailing vessel characterized by the use of fore-and-aft sails on two or more masts. ... A model of a vessel of the clipper type, the four-masted barque named Belle Étoile A clipper was a very fast multiple-masted sailing ship of the 19th century. ... Fishing is the activity of hunting for fish by hooking, trapping, or gathering. ... Look up Trade in Wiktionary, the free dictionary Trade centers on the exchange of goods and/or services. ... The Great Lakes from space The Laurentian Great Lakes are a group of five large lakes in North America on or near the Canada-United States border. ... The Saint Lawrence Seaway in its broadest sense (see Great Lakes Waterway) is the system of canals that permits ocean-going vessels to travel from the Atlantic Ocean to the Great Lakes as far as Lake Superior. ... Landing craft Rapière LCU 1656 departs USS Bataan (LHD-5) well deck during Hurricane Katrina relief operations. ... Tanker - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... For other uses, see Submarine (disambiguation). ... Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tōjō Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000... Crew None Mission Parameters Mass: 1,477 kg Perigee: 280 km Apogee: 675 km Inclination: 65. ... is the 248th day of the year (249th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1962 (MCMLXII) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...


Manitowoc is home to the Wisconsin Maritime Museum, and is one endpoint of the ferry route of the SS Badger, which connects the route of U.S. Route 10 to Ludington, Michigan. The Wisconsin Maritime Museum is a maritime museum founded in 1968 as the Manitowoc Maritime Museum to ensure that the maritime heritage of Manitowoc, Wisconsin and the Great Lakes would not be forgotten. ... The SS Badger is a coal-fired car ferry that crosses Lake Michigan between Ludington, Michigan and Manitowoc, Wisconsin. ... This U.S. Highway article needs to be cleaned up to conform to both a higher standard of article quality and accepted design standards outlined in the WikiProject U.S. Highways. ... The Clock Tower Park. ...


The mayor of Manitowoc is Kevin Crawford, a Democrat, serving his 6th term since being elected in 1989. The city also has a 10 member common council. Federal courts Supreme Court Circuit Courts of Appeal District Courts Elections Presidential elections Midterm elections Political Parties Democratic Republican Third parties State & Local government Governors Legislatures (List) State Courts Local Government Other countries Atlas  Politics Portal      Further information: Politics of the United States#Organization of American political parties The Democratic...


Since the late 1990s several new shopping centers have opened in the city, mostly on the south west side of the city along Interstate 43, including the new Harbor Town Center shopping complex. The downtown area has also seen a resurgence, with several new restaurants opening, and the recent announcement of new $100,000+ condominiums on the Manitowoc river, along with a completion of the riverwalk trail. The bulk of the redevelopment in the city has been undertaken by the public/private partnership the Manitowoc County Economic Development Corporation. Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Interstate 43 Interstate 43 (abbreviated I-43) is an intrastate interstate highway located entirely within the state of Wisconsin, United States. ...


Geography

Capitol Civic Centre
Capitol Civic Centre

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 44.5 km² (17.2 mi²). 43.7 km² (16.9 mi²) of it is land and 0.8 km² (0.3 mi²) of it (1.86%) is water. Image File history File links Downtown1. ... Image File history File links Downtown1. ... The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census as defined in Title ) is a part of the United States Department of Commerce. ... A square metre (US spelling: square meter) is by definition the area enclosed by a square with sides each 1 metre long. ... A square mile is an English unit of area equal to that of a square with sides each 1 statute mile (≈1,609 m) in length. ...


The city is located at 044º 5' 47" N 087º 40' 30" W, on Lake Michigan at the mouth of the Manitowoc River. --67. ... The Manitowoc River is a river, about 40 mi (65 km) long, in eastern Wisconsin in the United States. ...


The nearest other cities are Green Bay, 35 minutes away, Sheboygan 25 minutes away, Appleton 60 minutes away, and Milwaukee 90 minutes away. Together with Two Rivers and the surrounding towns, the Manitowoc micropolitan area was, according to the 2000 census, home to 52,197 people. The city forms the core of the United States Census Bureau's Manitowoc Micropolitan Statistical Area, which includes all of Manitowoc County (2000 population: 82,887). Green Bay is the county seat of Brown County in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. ... Sheboygan is the county seat of Sheboygan County, Wisconsin, United States. ... Appleton is a city in the U.S. state of Wisconsin, on the Fox River, 100 miles (161 km) north of Milwaukee. ... For other places with the same name, see Milwaukee (disambiguation). ... Two Rivers is a city located in Manitowoc County, Wisconsin. ... The definitions of the political subdivisions of the Wisconsin differ from those in certain other countries or even various other U.S. states, leading to misunderstandings regarding the governmental nature of an area. ... A Micropolis (mini-city) is a demographics term that gained currency in the 1990s to describe growing population centers in the United States that are far removed from a large city, even 100 miles or more. ... The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census as defined in Title ) is a part of the United States Department of Commerce. ... A Micropolis (mini-city) is a demographics term that gained currency in the 1990s to describe growing population centers in the United States that are far removed from a large city, even 100 miles (160 km) or more. ...


Notable businesses

  • The Manitowoc Company that is based in the town grew out of the shipbuilding industry and is a diversified manufacturer with interests in the construction, shipbuilding and food service industries.
  • The city is also the world headquarters of Lakeside Foods Company.
  • Burger Boat Company, the oldest custom yacht builder in America [1] is located in Manitowoc and produces 2-3 yachts per year.

The Manitowoc Company (NYSE: MTW) is a manufacturer of high-capacity lattice-boom crawler cranes, tower cranes, and mobile telescopic cranes for heavy construction, commercial construction, energy-related, infrastructure, duty-cycle, and crane-rental applications. ... The Burger Boat Company, of Manitowoc, Wisconsin, is the builder of custom-designed, hand-built motor yachts. ...

Points of interest

  • The Rahr-West Art Museum is housed in an 19th century mansion near downtown Manitowoc. Donated by the Rahr family in 1941 for use as a community civic art center, it has been since expanded numerous times. The Museum currently houses art ranging from the 15th-21st centuries, with paintings, sculptures, and a preserved Victorian home in its possession.
  • The Wisconsin Maritime Museum was founded in 1970 as the Manitowoc Submarine Memorial Association, and has since grown to be one of the largest nautical museums in the country; it has recently been granted affiliation status with the Smithsonian. It has over 60,000 sq. feet of interactive and standing exhibits exploring maritime history with a particular emphasis on the Great Lakes. Perhaps the Museum's crown jewel however is the World War Two era USS Cobia, an authentic combat submarine similar to those built in Manitowoc during the war. There are daily tours of the vessel, which is moored in Manitowoc's harbor, allowing visitors a look at Manitowoc's role in the war and building 28 submarines for the U.S. Navy.

Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (2576 × 1932 pixel, file size: 1. ... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (2576 × 1932 pixel, file size: 1. ... The Wisconsin Maritime Museum is a maritime museum founded in 1968 as the Manitowoc Maritime Museum to ensure that the maritime heritage of Manitowoc, Wisconsin and the Great Lakes would not be forgotten. ... The Wisconsin Maritime Museum is a maritime museum founded in 1968 as the Manitowoc Maritime Museum to ensure that the maritime heritage of Manitowoc, Wisconsin and the Great Lakes would not be forgotten. ... The Great Lakes from space The Laurentian Great Lakes are a group of five large lakes in North America on or near the Canada-United States border. ... The USS Cobia is a Gato-class submarine built by the Electric Boat Company of Groton, Connecticut in November 1943. ...

Demographics

As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 34,053 people, 14,235 households, and 8,811 families residing in the city. The population density was 779.4/km² (2,018.8/mi²). There were 15,007 housing units at an average density of 343.5/km² (889.7/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 93.13% White, 0.59% Black or African American, 0.55% Native American, 3.77% Asian, 0.07% Pacific Islander, 0.90% from other races, and 0.99% from two or more races. 2.52% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. Image:1870 census Lindauer Weber 01. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... It has been suggested that Ethnicity (United States Census) be merged into this article or section. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... It has been suggested that Ethnicity (United States Census) be merged into this article or section. ... Hispanic flag, not widely used. ... // The term Latino is a linguistic identity that refers to an individual that has significant ancestry from a nation-state where a Latin derived language is spoken or is the offical language of the government. ...


There were 14,235 households out of which 28.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.0% were married couples living together, 9.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 38.1% were non-families. 32.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.32 and the average family size was 2.96. Marriage is an interpersonal relationship with governmental, social, or religious recognition, usually intimate and sexual, and often created as a contract, or through civil process. ...


In the city the population was spread out with 24.1% under the age of 18, 8.2% from 18 to 24, 27.9% from 25 to 44, 21.4% from 45 to 64, and 18.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 93.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.9 males.


The median income for a household in the city was $38,203, and the median income for a family was $47,635. Males had a median income of $35,176 versus $22,918 for females. The per capita income for the city was $19,954. About 5.0% of families and 7.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 11.7% of those under age 18 and 7.5% of those age 65 or over. The per capita income for a group of people may be defined as their total personal income, divided by the total population. ... Map of countries showing percentage of population who have an income below the national poverty line The poverty line is the level of income below which one cannot afford to purchase all the resources one requires to live. ...


Religion

The Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity have their mother house in Manitowoc. This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ...


In 2005 the Roman Catholic Diocese of Green Bay merged several Catholic parishes in the city into one parish, St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church, with a 4-person pastoral team lead by Father Dan Felton. In a 2005 article about the merger in the Herald Times Reporter the paper reported that the city has roughly 22,000 Roman Catholics. The Roman Catholic Diocese of Green Bay was erected on March 3, 1868 by Pope Pius IX, and covers the city of Green Bay as well as Brown, Calumet, Door, Florence, Forest, Kewaunee, Langlade, Manitowoc, Marinette, Menominee, Oconto, Outagamie, Shawano, Waupaca, Waushara, and Winnebago counties, Wisconsin. ...

Father Dan Felton of Manitowoc
Father Dan Felton of Manitowoc

Image File history File links Dan_Felton. ... Image File history File links Dan_Felton. ...

Media

Newspapers

  • Herald Times Reporter—Daily Newspaper Owned by Gannett Newspapers.
  • Lakeshore Chronicle—Printed on Sundays and Wednesdays only.
  • The Local Opinion—Local free op-ed paper.

Gannett Company, Inc. ...

Television and radio

Manitowoc is part of the Green Bay, Wisconsin Television market, although it is not uncommon for residents to receive stations from the Milwaukee, Wisconsin television market, especially WTMJ-TV. At the current time no television stations broadcast out of Manitowoc, however WGBA-TV has a local bureau in the city, and WFRV-TV has a special content agreement with the Herald Times Reporter. Green Bay is the county seat of Brown County in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. ... For other places with the same name, see Milwaukee (disambiguation). ... WTMJ-TV, Todays TMJ4 is a television station located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. ... WGBA is a television station in Green Bay, Wisconsin, with a transmitter in nearby rural Glenmore. ... WJMN-TV redirects here. ...


Manitowoc is also a part of the Sheboygan/Manitowoc Arbitron radio market. Arbitron is a radio audience research company in the United States. ...

See also: List of radio stations in Sheboygan/Manitowoc

This is a partial list of radio stations in Wisconsin divided by Arbitron markets. ...

Health and education

Holy Family Medical Center University Campus
Holy Family Medical Center University Campus
Aurora Medical Center
Aurora Medical Center

The Manitowoc area is served by two main medical groups: Image File history File links Holy_Family_hospital. ... Image File history File links Holy_Family_hospital. ... Image File history File links Aurora_Hospital. ... Image File history File links Aurora_Hospital. ...

  • Holy Family Memorial Medical Center with 3 main care campuses, including two emergency rooms and one trauma center, a state of the art Cancer Care Center run in partnership with the University of Wisconsin, and over two dozen clinics in the county.
  • Aurora Health Care with 1 main campus, and several dozen health clinics throughout the county.

The city of Manitowoc has a unified public school district in the Manitowoc Public School District which includes The emergency room is a room, or group of rooms, within a hospital that is designed for the treatment of urgent and medical emergencies. ... Founded in 1984, Aurora Health Care is a not-for-profit health care system located in eastern Wisconsin and headquartered in Milwaukee. ...

  • Lincoln High School with more than 1,400 students in grades 10-12.
  • Washington Junior High School with more than 700 students in grades 7-9.
  • Wilson Junior High School with more than 700 students in grades 7-9.
  • Jackson Elementary School with more than 500 students in grades 1-6.
  • Riverview School with more than 500 students in CESA 7 Headstart through Kindergarten.
  • Jefferson Elementary School with more than 400 Students in grades 1-6.
  • Monroe Elementary School with more than 350 students in grades 1-6.
  • Franklin Elementary School with more than 350 students in grades 1-6.
  • Stangel Elementary School with more than 350 students in grades 1-6.
  • Madison Elementary School with nearly 250 students in grades 1-6.

The city recently announced the creation of an alternative high school for students having trouble within the traditional school structure. Opening in 2007, the school will have 3 teachers and approximately 45 freshmen and sophomores. [1]. Lincoln High School is one of two public high schools in the region, serving the city of Manitowoc, parts of southern Two Rivers, Wisconsin and its immediate suburbs since its construction in 1923. ... Great Neck Village School, an alternative school in Great Neck, New York in the United States An alternative school, sometimes referred to as a minischool, or remedial school, is any public or private school having a special curriculum, especially an elementary or secondary school offering a more flexible program of...


The St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Parish also maintains three Catholic PK-8 schools in the city, while also managing Roncalli High School with more than 400 students in grades 9-12. The WELS maintains Manitowoc Lutheran High School with more than 350 students in grades 9-12. Roncalli High School is a Catholic high school located in Manitowoc, Wisconsin and owned by the Diocese of Green Bay. ... Wels (population of 56,478 as of 2001) is the second largest city of the state of Upper Austria, located in the north of Austria, upon the Traun River near Linz. ... Manitowoc Lutheran High School (MLHS) is a Christian high school located in Manitowoc, Wisconsin. ...


The city has two colleges and universities within its limits, including:

Silver Lake College is a four-year, Catholic liberal arts college, located in Manitowoc, Wisconsin, United States. ... The University of Wisconsin–Manitowoc, part of the University of Wisconsin Colleges, is a two-year campus of the University of Wisconsin System located in Manitowoc, Wisconsin. ... The University of Wisconsin Colleges is a member of the University of Wisconsin System composed of 13 local campuses and an online program. ...

Transportation

S.S. Badger leaving its port in Manitowoc

Public Transportation in the city been provided by Maritime Metro Transit since 1978, covering both Manitowoc and Two Rivers, Wisconsin. MMT currently has a fleet of 12 buses serving over 40 stops on 8 routes. Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 536 pixelsFull resolution (3872 × 2592 pixel, file size: 3. ... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 536 pixelsFull resolution (3872 × 2592 pixel, file size: 3. ... The S.S. Badger underway in Lake Michigan. ... Two Rivers is a city located in Manitowoc County, Wisconsin. ...


Commercial, charter, and cargo air transportation is available through the Manitowoc County Airport.


Manitowoc is the western port for the S.S. Badger ferry, that crosses Lake Michigan to Ludington, Michigan. The ferry ride is part of the route of U.S. Route 10. The S.S. Badger underway in Lake Michigan. ... --67. ... The Clock Tower Park. ... This U.S. Highway article needs to be cleaned up to conform to both a higher standard of article quality and accepted design standards outlined in the WikiProject U.S. Highways. ...


The Manitowoc Mariners Trail is currently being rebuilt, offering several bike paths throughout the county along Lake Michigan and rural areas.


Several major highways serve the city including:

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Interstate 43 Interstate 43 (abbreviated I-43) is an intrastate interstate highway located entirely within the state of Wisconsin, United States. ... U.S. Highway 151 is a US highway that runs through the states of Iowa and Wisconsin. ... This U.S. Highway article needs to be cleaned up to conform to both a higher standard of article quality and accepted design standards outlined in the WikiProject U.S. Highways. ... State Trunk Highway 42 (often called Highway 42, STH 42 or WIS 42) is a state highway in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. ...

References

  1. ^ http://www.nautica.it/superyacht/509/burger/113eng.htm
  • The Home Front: Manitowoc County in World War II : The Home Front: Manitowoc County in WWII presents photographic images, oral histories, published sources, artifacts, and other resources which document the county's home front and wartime experiences from 1939 to 1947.
  • Manitowoc Local History Collection : Explore the history of Manitowoc and surrounding communities through more than 1,400 searchable images dating from the late 19th century through 1995. Most of the images were taken between 1890 and 1930. Peruse these images when you are doing historical or genealogical research, school assignments, business or civic presentations, or just for the fun of it! Electronic texts in this collection include: Plumb, Ralph Gordon. A History of Manitowoc County, 1904, History of Manitowoc County, Wisconsin: Volume I, 1912 and History of Manitowoc County, Wisconsin: Volume II, 1912.

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