The city of Green Bay is the county seat of Brown County in the State of Wisconsin, within the United States. The city is located at the head of Green Bay which is a sub-basin of Lake Michigan and is located at the Fox River. The city has an elevation of 581 feet or 177 m above sea level. The city of Green Bay is situated 112 miles or 180 km north of Milwaukee. According to the census of 2010, Green Bay had a population of 104,057. There is a Town of Green Bay that is situated several miles northeast of the city. The city of Green Bay is the 3rd biggest city within the state of Wisconsin, after Milwaukee and the city of Madison. Moreover, it is the third largest city on lake Michigan's west coast, coming in after the city of Chicago and the city of Milwaukee.
The principal city of the Green Bay Metropolitan Statistical Area is Green Bay. This statistical area includes Brown, Kewaunee and Oconto Counties. Within the 2000 census, this area had a combined population of around 282,600. The Green Bay Metropolitan Area had a population count of 306,241 based on the 2010 census.
The area along the Fox River where it empties into the city of Green bay became a natural stopping place for the French voyagers, woodland Indian tribes, fur trappers and Jesuit missionaries as far back as the 17th century. In 1634, this are became Wisconsin's first settlement, 14 years after the Pilgrims landed at Plymouth Rock.
At first the French settled in the region prior to being driven out by the British in 1763. The British retained it as a stronghold until the war of 1812. This region was a major fur trading center. The fur trading business had given way to lumbering by the time Wisconsin became a state during the year 1848. In 1895, the first paper mill was built. This established a staple industry which is presently still a strong part of the economy.
In 1838, the area of Green Bay was formed and consolidated during the year 1895 with the City of Fort Howard to make the new Green Bay. Green Bay's meat packing business of the 1920s provided a name for the local football team who was called the Green Bay Packers. Eventually, they became 1 of 2 charter teams of the NFL or National Football League.
The city's most prominent industries comprise healthcare, manufacturing, accommodation and food services, the arts, recreation and entertainment and educational services. Important parts of the economy consist of meat packing plants and the paper business and its associated industries.
Most of the jobs within Green Bay are provided by the service sectors. Other job providing sectors consist of trade, transportation, the government, educational services, utilities and healthcare. The Green Bay Packers also offer a lot of part and full time jobs within the vicinity. Other businesses which produce lumber, paper products, woodwork, cheese, steel furniture, auto parts, food products, fertilizers and awnings are vital to the economy.