Superior, Wisconsin
Superior is a city in northwestern Wisconsin, United States. At the 2010 census, the population was 27,244. Superior is at the western end of Lake Superior. It is also the county seat of Douglas County.
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| Superior, Wisconsin | |
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 Location of the city of Superior in Douglas County, Wisconsin | |
| Coordinates: 46°42′24.77″N 92°5′6.92″W / 46.7068806°N 92.0852556°WCoordinates: 46°42′24.77″N 92°5′6.92″W / 46.7068806°N 92.0852556°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Wisconsin |
| County | Douglas |
| Incorporated | September 6, 1854 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Jim Paine |
| Area | |
| • Total | 45.36 sq mi (117.47 km2) |
| • Land | 36.62 sq mi (94.85 km2) |
| • Water | 8.74 sq mi (22.63 km2) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 26,751 |
| • Density | 709.35/sq mi (273.88/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
| ZIP codes | 54880 |
| FIPS code | 55-78650 |
| Website | ci.superior.wi.us |
Superior was the last place that the Edmund Fitzgerald visited before it sank.
Superior, Wisconsin Media
Yellowjacket Union of the University of Wisconsin-Superior
Superior has both the first and last Carnegie libraries built in Wisconsin. The first, pictured, was built in 1901 and served as the main library until 1991.[source?]
Fairlawn Mansion, built by Superior's three-time mayor Martin Pattison for his family in 1891. The 42-room mansion is now a museum.
1915 panoramic map of the Twin Ports, Superior on the left and Duluth on the right
Minnesota Block (Board of Trade Building), built 1892
References
- ↑ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
- ↑ https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/superiorcitywisconsin,US/PST120219
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