Greenleaf, Wisconsin
Census-designated place
Looking north at the north side of Greenleaf on Wisconsin highways 32 and 57
Looking north at the north side of Greenleaf on Wisconsin highways 32 and 57
Location in Brown County and the state of Wisconsin.
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
[1]
 • Total1.042 sq mi (2.70 km2)
 • Land1.042 sq mi (2.70 km2)
 • Water0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation
712 ft (217 m)
Population
 (2010)[2]
 • Total607
 • Density580/sq mi (220/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code920
GNIS feature ID1565848[3]

Greenleaf is an unincorporated census-designated place in Brown County, Wisconsin, United States, in the town of Wrightstown.[3]

History

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

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

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

  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. ^ "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.
  5. ^ Callary, Edward (2016). Place Names of Wisconsin. Madison, WI: University of Wisconsin Press. p. 110. ISBN 978-0-299-30964-0.
  6. ^ 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)
  7. ^ https://doa.wi.gov/DIR/2022_Greenleaf_WI_REVISED_Petition_Determination.pdf[bare URL PDF]
  8. ^ "Greenleaf, Wisconsin". Google Maps. Retrieved September 19, 2009.
  9. ^ United States Postal Service (2012). "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code". Retrieved February 15, 2012.

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