Washington Island, Door County, Wisconsin

Washington Island is a town in northern Door County, Wisconsin, United States, with a population of 708 at the 2010 census.

The unincorporated communities of Detroit Harbor and Washington are located in the town.

Most of the people who settled on Washington Island were Scandinavian immigrants, especially Icelanders.

24.9% were of German, 15.3% Norwegian, 12.3% English, 9.1% Danish, 8.8% Irish and 6.1% Icelandic ancestry according to Census 2000.

Washington Island Airport (2P2) serves the town and surrounding communities.

The airport contains two runways and is open year-round[5] There is a ferry available to travel to Washington Island season-round.

A color-coded map of the towns in 1915; the borders remain the same today except for annexations by the City of Sturgeon Bay and the four villages.
Towns in 1915; the borders remain the same today except for annexations by the City of Sturgeon Bay and the four villages.