Green Bay
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Summary
Green Bay is a city in the United States[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of city in the united states entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9,286 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Brown County[3]
- Country: United States[4]
- Located in or next to body of water: Fox River[5]
- Head of government: Jim Schmitt[6], Eric Genrich[7]
- Instance of: county seat[8]
- Follows: La Baye[9]
- Twinned administrative body: Irapuato[10]
- Postal code: 54301[11], 54302[12], 54303[13], 54304[14], 54305[15], 54306[16], 54307[17], 54308[18], 54311[19], 54313[20], 54324[21], 54344[22]
- Part of: Northeast Wisconsin[23]
- Commons category: Green Bay, Wisconsin[24]
- Located in time zone: Central Time Zone[25]
- Local dialing code: 715[26]
- Inception: 1634[27]
- Start time: January 1, 1854[28]
- Sport: American football[29]
- Official website: http://www.ci.green-bay.wi.us[30]
- Topic's main category: Category:Green Bay, Wisconsin[31]
- Population: 104,057[32], 107,395[33]
- Office held by head of government: Mayor of Green Bay, Wisconsin[34]
- Described by source: Encyclopædia Britannica Ninth Edition[35], The New Student's Reference Work[36]
- Capital of: Brown County[37]
- Official name: Green Bay[38]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Green Bay, Wisconsin[39]
- Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Green Bay, Wisconsin[40]
- Number of households: 42,611[41]
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Physical Characteristics
Areas include 144.72724 km²[42] and 144.914272 km²[43]. Green Bay sits at an elevation of 177 m[44].
Cultural Significance
Things named for Green Bay include Green Bay Packers[45], an American football team[46], in United States[47], founded in 1919[48] and it–Austin Straubel International Airport[49], an international airport[50], in United States[51].
Why It Matters
Green Bay has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[52] It is known by 20 alternative names across languages and contexts.[53]
Entities named for it include Green Bay Packers[45], an American football team[46], in United States[47], founded in 1919[48] and it–Austin Straubel International Airport[49], an international airport[50], in United States[51].