History of Green Bay, Wisconsin
Green Bay is the county seat of Brown County, Wisconsin|Brown County in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The city is located at the head of the Bay of Green Bay and the mouth of the Fox River (Wisconsin)|Fox River, at an altitude of 581 feet (177 m). It is 112 miles (180 km) north of Milwaukee, Wisconsin|Milwaukee. According to the 2004 census estimate, Green Bay has a population of 102,313. The Green Bay (town), Wisconsin|Town of Green Bay is located several miles northeast of the city.
Green Bay is the third largest city in Wisconsin. It is set at the southern end of Green Bay and is divided by the Fox River. Green Bay is an industrial city with several meatpacking and paper plants. Downtown Green Bay is the area surrounded by Walnut, Monroe, and Main Avenues. The Fox River acts as a natural border for the downtown. Downtown Green Bay has a number of mid-rise buildings and the now defunct Port Plaza Mall. Lambeau Field is located in the southeastern part of the city on Lombardi Avenue. South of downtown on Monroe Avenue lays the South Village Historical District. The neighborhood is contains large old homes and tree lined streets. The district is located south of Mason Avenue on Monroe.
The city of Green Bay is a seaport|port on the Bay of Green Bay, an arm of Lake Michigan. Green Bay is home to the National Railroad Museum, the Neville Public Museum with exhibitions of art, history, and science, and to the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay.
The Green Bay Packers professional American football|football team has been based in the city since 1919. Green Bay is the smallest city presently to have an National Football League|NFL franchise, and the team is the city's claim to fame.
Green Bay is the smallest US market for a major professional sports team of any kind, although the Packers' fanbase stretches across the state of Wisconsin and beyond. Green Bay is nicknamed "Titletown, USA" for the number of NFL titles (12) it has won over the years (including the first two Super Bowls as well as Super Bowl XXXI). An Arena Football League franchise, the Green Bay Blizzard, was recently awarded to the city.
Green Bay metropolitan area forms the core of the United States Census Bureau's Green Bay United States metropolitan area|Metropolitan Statistical Area, which includes all of Brown County (2004 population: 237,166).
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