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Baileys Harbor (CDP), Wisconsin

Coordinates: 44°57′6″N 87°20′12″W / 44.95167°N 87.33667°W / 44.95167; -87.33667
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Baileys Harbor, Wisconsin
Downtown Baileys Harbor
Downtown Baileys Harbor
Baileys Harbor is located in Wisconsin
Baileys Harbor
Baileys Harbor
Location within the state of Wisconsin
Coordinates: 44°57′6″N 87°20′12″W / 44.95167°N 87.33667°W / 44.95167; -87.33667
CountryUnited States
StateWisconsin
CountyDoor
TownBaileys Harbor
Area
 • Total1.687 sq mi (4.37 km2)
 • Land1.684 sq mi (4.36 km2)
 • Water0.003 sq mi (0.008 km2)
Elevation
732 ft (223 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total257
 • Density150/sq mi (59/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code920

Baileys Harbor is an unincorporated census-designated place in Door County, within the town of Baileys Harbor, Wisconsin, United States. The community is located on Wisconsin Highway 57 northeast of Jacksonport.[1] As of the 2010 census, its population was 257.[2]

History

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It was the first established village on the Door Peninsula and was named after Captain Justice Bailey, who while seeking refuge from a violent storm on Lake Michigan found sanctuary in the sheltered harbor in 1848.[3]

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References

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  1. ^ "Baileys Harbor, WI Profile: Facts & Data".
  2. ^ "U.S. Census website". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved March 29, 2011.
  3. ^ Baileys Harbor Wisconsin