Greenleaf, Wisconsin
Greenleaf is an unincorporated census-designated place in Brown County, Wisconsin, United States, in the town of Wrightstown.[3]
Greenleaf, Wisconsin | |
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Location in Brown County and the state of Wisconsin. | |
| Coordinates: 44°18′48″N 88°05′46″W / 44.31333°N 88.09611°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Wisconsin |
| County | Brown |
| Town | Wrightstown |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.042 sq mi (2.70 km2) |
| • Land | 1.042 sq mi (2.70 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
| Elevation | 712 ft (217 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 607 |
| • Density | 580/sq mi (220/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code | 920 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1565848[3] |
History edit
As of the 2010 census it had a population of 607.[4] Greenleaf was named for Emery B. Greenleaf, the general manager of the Milwaukee & Northern railroad at the time the Greenleaf post office was established in 1873.[5]
Incorporation as a Village edit
In 2020, 800 residents of the community petitioned the state of Wisconsin to become a village.[6] The Wisconsin Incorporation Review Board denied the petition's "characteristics of the territory" requirement as the petition included 2 separate areas: one in the vicinity of a roundabout of state highways WIS 57 and Wisconsin Highway 96 and another isolated area to the east of the Niagara Escarpment.[6] The second area is isolated from the first by the escarpment, a quarry and vacant lands.[6]
A revised proposal was approved on April 13, 2022.[7]
Geography edit
It is located at the intersection of Wisconsin Highways 57/32 and 96.[8] It uses ZIP code 54126.[9] Greenleaf has an area of 1.042 square miles (2.70 km2), all of it land. The community is part of the Green Bay Metropolitan Statistical Area.
References edit
- ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 14, 2011.
- ^ a b "Greenleaf, Wisconsin". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Greenleaf CDP, Wisconsin". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved May 13, 2014.
- ^ Callary, Edward (2016). Place Names of Wisconsin. Madison, WI: University of Wisconsin Press. p. 110. ISBN 978-0-299-30964-0.
- ^ a b c News, Brian Kerhin, FOX 11 (October 21, 2020). "Petition to create the village of Greenleaf denied". WLUK-TV. Retrieved January 24, 2021.
{{cite news}}:|last1=has generic name (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ https://doa.wi.gov/DIR/2022_Greenleaf_WI_REVISED_Petition_Determination.pdf[bare URL PDF]
- ^ "Greenleaf, Wisconsin". Google Maps. Retrieved September 19, 2009.
- ^ United States Postal Service (2012). "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code". Retrieved February 15, 2012.
Images edit
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Looking north at the intersection of Wisconsin Highways 57/32 and 96 in Greenleaf
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The sign for Greenleaf
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Greenleaf Post office
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Looking east at Greenleaf along WIS 96
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Greenleaf Fire department