De Pere

De Pere was the site of a polyglot settlement of several thousand attracted by the fishing at the first rapids of the Fox River. In 1671 French Jesuit explorer Père Claude-Jean Allouez founded the St. Francis Xavier Mission at the last set of rapids. De Pere is located at 44°2646N 88°427W (44.4460910, 88.0740510). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 12.30 square miles (31.86 km²) De Pere has several areas on the National Register of Historic Places. St. Norbert College, which abuts the banks of theFox River on the city's west side, was founded by Norbertine Abbot Pennings in 1898. The city is part of the Green Bay Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 25,410 according to the 2020 Census. The current mayor of De Pere, Michael Schmitz, is a former mayor of Green Bay, Wisconsin, who was elected in 2010. The mayor is the son of former mayor and current governor of Wisconsin, Paul Schmitzer. The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in favor of the state of Wisconsin in the Wisconsin Supreme Court case that the state should have the right to sue the federal government for $1.2 billion in damages. The case was settled in the Supreme Court in 2010, and the decision was later overturned on appeal. The Supreme Court also ruled that the city should not have had to pay the $1 million fine.

History

De Pere is the primary city name, but also Ashwaubenon, Hobart are acceptable city names or spellings. The official name is De Pere, Wisconsin. In 1671 French Jesuit explorer Père Claude-Jean Allouez founded the St. Francis Xavier Mission at the last set of rapids on the Fox River. In 1837, a popular vote established De Pere as the county seat of Brown County. De Pere was incorporated as a village on March 6, 1857. St. Norbert College was founded by Norbertine Abbot Pennings in 1898. The De Pere Lock and Dam Historic District (#9300-1331) was added in 1993. North Broadway Street Historic District is listed as #8300-3368. Large homes line Broadway, Ridgeway Blvd., Morris, Fulton, Franklin, Cass, Front, and Wisconsin Streets near the Fox river. The Mansion Street World War II Defense Housing Historic District and the Daviswood Ranch Homes Historic District were added to the list in 2021. The Edwin and Jennie Gutknecht House was listed in 2015. The Union Hotel was added toThe National Register of Historic Places in 2003. The City of De Pere has several areas on the National Register Of Historic Places. The city's first European visitor was Jean Nicolet, who visited the place in 1634-1635. The town was the site of a polyglot settlement of several thousand attracted by the fishing at the first rapids of theFox River. The site was known as Rapides Des Pères (rapid of the fathers) which became modern day De Pere. It is located on the shores of The Bay of Green Bay.

Geography

De Pere is located at 44°2646N 88°427W (44.4460910, 88.0740510).According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 12.30 square miles (31.86 km²) of which 11.58 sq mi (29.99 sq km) is land and 0.72sq mi (1.86sq km) of water. The city is located in the Piedmont region of the Rocky Mountains. The town has a population of 2,816. It is the second largest city in the state of New Mexico, after La Guardia, after the town of LaGuardia. De Pere is home to the University of Wisconsin-La Guardia and the College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, which was founded in 1883. The University of California, San Diego has a chapter of De Pere's College of Medicine, which opened in 1894. It was the first college of its kind to open in the United States, and the second to open a branch in New Mexico in 1891. It has been the location of the National Weather Service since 1894, when it opened its first office in De Pere, New Mexico. It also has a branch of the American Museum of Natural History, which is based in the town's downtown area. The U.N. World Heritage Site is in the De Pere section of the city, which has been designated as a National Register of Historic Places.

Demographics

As of the census of 2010, there were 23,800 people, 9,254 households, and 5,869 families living in the city. Ethnically, the population was 4.2% Hispanic or Latino of any race. The city is a member of the National Evangelical Lutheran Church in Wisconsin. The population of the city is expected to rise to 25,410 by the 2020 census. The median income for a household in theCity was $50,282, and the median income. for a family was $61,688. The per capita income for the city was $24,013. About 3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.3% of families and 4.0% of those under the age of 18 and 5.4% ofThose 65 and older. The average household size was 2.39 and the average family size was 3.04. The. median age in the City was 33.7 years and the. median. age of residents was 32.6 years. The gender. makeup of theCity is 47.9% male and 52.1% female, with the average. gender ratio at 43.9%. The city has a population density of 2,125.3 inhabitants per square mile (820.6/km²) and a. population growth rate of 3.7% from 2000 to 2010. The U.S. Census Bureau estimates the city's population will reach 25,400 by 2020. It is the largest city in the state with a population of 20,000.

Government

De Pere has a mayor-council form of government with a full-time city administrator. The mayor is elected. The city council consists of eight alderpersons, two elected from each of four districts. All elected officials serve two-year terms. De Pere is represented by Mike Gallagher (R) in the U.S. House of Representatives, and by Ron Johnson (R), Tammy Baldwin (D), and André Jacque in the Wisconsin State Senate. Shae Sortwell (R, D) represents De Pere in theWisconsin State Assembly. The town is located on the Wisconsin River, which flows through the town of De Pere and into the city of Waukesha, which is in the state of Wisconsin. It has a population of about 2,000 people, with the majority of its residents living in the town center and the northern part of the town's downtown area. It is home to the University of Wisconsin-De Pere, which has an enrollment of about 1,500 people, and the Wisconsin College of Applied Sciences and Technology, which offers classes in business, nursing, and other fields. It also has a college of business and technology, which provides a range of services to the community. It was the site of the Wisconsin National Guard during the Second World War, and was the birthplace of the University of Wisconsin and the University of Wisconsin Extension of the Wisconsin State University. It is also home to a number of small businesses, including the De Pere Chamber of Commerce, which was founded in 1883.

Education

De Pere is served by two school districts. It is also home to St. Norbert College, a private Roman Catholic liberal arts college. Syble Hopp is a school for children ages 321 years old who have cognitive and other developmental disabilities. De Pere Private Schools: Notre Dame of De Pere, Our Lady of Lourdes, Phantom Knight Charter School, De Pere Preparatory School, St. Paul's School of the Sacred Heart, and St. Peter's School for the Performing Arts, are among the private schools in De Pere. The town is located in Brown County, New Jersey, on the shores of Lake De Pere and the shore of the Red River. The city has a population of about 2,000 people. The population of West De Pere is about 1,000. The school district has a total of 12 schools. The district is home to two high schools and two middle schools. It also has a middle school and an elementary school. The high school is located on the town's eastern edge. The middle school is on the west side of the town and the elementary school on the north side. It has a high school and middle school on its west side. The private schools are located in the city's west side and on the east side. They are called the De Pere Independent School District and De Pere-Westwood School District. The public schools are based in the town of Westwood and the School District of the East De Pere School District, which has two elementary schools and one middle school.

Transportation

Interstate 41 travels northsouth on the west side of De Pere. Wisconsin Highway 32/Wisconsin Highway 57 enter De Pere from the south. The Fox River is navigable for boat and canoe traffic with the exception of a dam. There is limited transit service operated by Green Bay Metro and the CN provides freight railroad service.

Air Quality, Water Quality, Superfund Sites & UV Index

The Air Quality index is in De Pere, Brown County, Wisconsin = 45.6. These Air Quality index is based on annual reports from the EPA. Higher values are better (100=best). The number of ozone alert days is used as an indicator of air quality, as are the amounts of seven pollutants including particulates, carbon monoxide, sulfur dioxide, lead, and volatile organic chemicals. The Water Quality Index is 25. A measure of the quality of an area’s water supply as rated by the EPA. Higher values are better (100=best). The EPA has a complex method of measuring the watershed quality, using 15 indicators such as pollutants, turbidity, sediments, and toxic discharges. The Superfund Sites Index is 10. Higher is better (100=best). Based upon the number and impact of EPA Superfund pollution sites in the county, including spending on the cleanup efforts. The UV Index in De Pere = 3.2 and is a measure of an area's exposure to the sun's ultraviolet rays. This is most often a combination of sunny weather, altitude, and latitude. The UV Index has been defined by the WHO (www.who.int/news-room/questions-and-answers/item/radiation-the-ultraviolet-(uv)-index) and is uniform worldwide.

Employed

The most recent city population of 25,410 individuals with a median age of 35.1 age the population grows by 15.00% in De Pere, Brown County, Wisconsin population since 2000 and are distributed over a density of 2,088.49 residents per square mile of area (806.35/km²). There are average 2.38 people per household in the 9,272 households with an average household income of $57,130 a year. The unemployment rate in Alabama is 6.80% of the available work force and has dropped -3.06% over the most recent 12-month period and the projected change in job supply over the next decade based on migration patterns, economic growth, and other factors will increase by 27.08%. The number of physicians in De Pere per 100,000 population = 243.

Weather

The annual rainfall in De Pere = 28.5 inches and the annual snowfall = 46.4 inches. The annual number of days with measurable precipitation (over .01 inch) = 121. The average number of days per year that are predominantly sunny = 184. 81 degrees Fahrenheit is the average daily high temperature for the month of July and 7.1 degrees Fahrenheit is the average daily low temperature for the month of January. The Comfort Index (higher=better) is 51, where higher values mean a more pleasant climate. The Comfort Index measure recognizes that humidity by itself isn't the problem. (Have you noticed nobody ever complains about the weather being 'cold and humid?) It's in the summertime that we notice the humidity the most, when it's hot and muggy. Our Comfort Index uses a combination of afternoon summer temperature and humidity to closely predict the effect that the humidity will have on people.

Median Home Cost

The percentage of housing units in De Pere, Brown County, Wisconsin which are owned by the occupant = 62.42%. A housing unit is a house, apartment, mobile home, or room occupied as separate living quarters. The average age of homes = 24 years with median home cost = $148,200 and home appreciation of -11.22%. This is the value of the years most recent home sales data. Its important to note that this is not the average (or arithmetic mean). The median home price is the middle value when you arrange all the sales prices of homes from lowest to highest. This is a better indicator than the average, because the median is not changed as much by a few unusually high or low values. The property tax rate of $19.52 shown here is the rate per $1,000 of home value. If for simplification for example the tax rate is $14.00 and the home value is $250,000, the property tax would be $14.00 x ($250,000/1000), or $3500. This is the 'effective' tax rate.

Study

The local school district spends $5,222 per student. There are 15.2 students for each teacher in the school, 343 students for each Librarian and 426 students for each Counselor. 10.61% of the area’s population over the age of 25 with an Associate Degree or other 2-year college degree, 21.17% with a master’s degree, Ph.D. or other advanced college degree and 8.91% with high school diplomas or high school equivalency degrees (GEDs).