Greenleaf, Wisconsin

Greenleaf, Wisconsin
Looking north at the north side of Greenleaf on Wisconsin highways 32 and 57
Location in Brown County and the state of Wisconsin.
Coordinates: 44°18′48″N 88°05′46″W / 44.31333°N 88.09611°W / 44.31333; -88.09611
CountryUnited States
StateWisconsin
CountyBrown
TownWrightstown
Area
 • Total
1.042 sq mi (2.70 km2)
 • Land1.042 sq mi (2.70 km2)
 • Water0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation
712 ft (217 m)
Population
 • Total
607
 • Density583/sq mi (225/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code920
GNIS feature ID1565848[3]

Greenleaf is a village in Brown County, Wisconsin, United States, in the town of Wrightstown.[3]

As of the 2020 census, Greenleaf had a population of 733.[4]

History

As of the 2010 census it had a population of 607.[5] 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.[6]

Incorporation as a Village

In 2020, 800 residents of the community petitioned the state of Wisconsin to become a village.[7] The Wisconsin Incorporation Review Board denied the petition's "characteristics of the territory" requirement as the petition included two 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.[7] The second area is isolated from the first by the escarpment, a quarry and vacant lands.[7]

A revised proposal was approved on April 13, 2022.[8]

Geography

The community is located at the intersection of Wisconsin Highways 57/32 and 96.[9] It uses ZIP code 54126.[10] Greenleaf has an area of 1.042 square miles (2.70 km2), all land. The community is part of the Green Bay Metropolitan Statistical Area.

References

  1. ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
  2. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 14, 2011.
  3. ^ a b "Greenleaf, Wisconsin". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  4. ^ "2020 Decennial Census Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171)". United States Census Bureau. 2021. Retrieved March 13, 2026.
  5. ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Greenleaf CDP, Wisconsin". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Retrieved May 13, 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  6. ^ Callary, Edward (2016). Place Names of Wisconsin. Madison, WI: University of Wisconsin Press. p. 110. ISBN 978-0-299-30964-0.
  7. ^ a b c Kerhin, Brian (October 21, 2020). "Petition to create the village of Greenleaf denied". WLUK-TV, FOX 11 News. Retrieved January 24, 2021.
  8. ^ "WI DOA Greenleaf Incorporation Determination" (PDF). wi.gov. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 15, 2022.
  9. ^ "Greenleaf, Wisconsin". Google Maps. Retrieved September 19, 2009.
  10. ^ United States Postal Service (2012). "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code". Retrieved February 15, 2012.

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