Little Sturgeon Wisconsin Map

About Little Sturgeon, Wisconsin

Little Sturgeon is a locality in Door County, Wisconsin, United States. It is a small community with a population of 177. The population density is 29.3 people per km². Little Sturgeon is located at 44.8420°N, 87.5745°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 54235.

Little Sturgeon marks the point where the quiet flow of Keyes Creek intersects with the verdant, low-lying woodland of the Door Peninsula. It lies 15.7 miles north-northeast of Lincoln, WI (from Lincoln, WI: bearing 14°T), and is situated 9.1 miles west of Sturgeon Bay. The landscape here is defined by a limestone-rich earth that supports dense groves of cedar and hardwood, creating a canopy that filters the afternoon light into long, amber slivers. Six miles to the east, the limestone rise of Brussels Hill breaks the horizon, anchoring a terrain that slopes gradually toward the expansive, dark waters of Lake Michigan. Within this expanse, the Statewide Public Access offers a quiet expanse of preserved land where the air carries the scent of damp soil and pine, marking a transition from the dense interior toward the open, wind-swept fields that define the regional geography.

Little Sturgeon remains a place where the rhythm of the day is dictated by the slow shift of agricultural seasons and the endurance of inland traditions. The local economy is grounded in the legacy of early European settlers who cleared these woods to establish small-scale dairies and orchards, a heritage that persists in the austere, functional architecture of the surrounding farmsteads. While the Ahnapee State Trail runs eight miles away, life in Little Sturgeon maintains a more localized pace, often centering on the shared rituals of a Friday evening supper club meal. This is a locality that values the quietude of its inland position, far removed from the clamor of larger hubs, where the stillness of the woods and the proximity to the deep, cool expanse of Lake Michigan foster an atmosphere of deliberate, unhurried continuity.

About This Little Sturgeon Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Little Sturgeon, Wisconsin. Coordinates: 44.842029, -87.57449. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Little Sturgeon includes the ZIP code (54235), telephone area code (715), county seat of Door County (Sturgeon Bay), and school district assignment (Southern Door County School District).

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.