EGG HARBOR

Egg Harbor consists of both the Village of Egg Harbor and the Township of Egg Harbor. The Township of Egg Harbor was established in 1855. The Village was settled by Jacob and Levi Thorp. It is said the mythical name to be attributed to an egg tossing battle between two schooner crews after a race to see who could land in the harbor first. Winners tossed eggs at the losers. South of Egg Harbor is Carlsville (an unincorporated community that is part of the Township of Egg Harbor). Carlsville is so named because of four men, all named Carl, were its first settlers. 

2008 Tax Rates: Township of Egg Harbor, Gibraltar School District - Net Tax Rate $9.155430/1,000, Assessment Ratio is 80.75%
Township of Egg Harbor, Sevastopol School District - Net Tax Rate $12.146294/1,000, Assessment Ratio is 80.75%.
Village of Egg Harbor - Net Tax Rate $10.402519/1,000, Assessment Ratio is 86.01%. 

BAILEYS HARBOR

Baileys Harbor, originally part of the Township of Gibraltar, was set apart in 1861. Baileys Harbor was named for a sea captain who weathered a storm on Lake Michigan in its bay in 1853. The lumber business was Baileys Harbor’s main activity until there were no more trees in the area…it was virtually leveled!  

2008 Tax Rate - $9.685919/1,000, Assessment Ratio is 96.91%.  

JACKSONPORT

Just south of Jacksonport is the Township of Sevastopol. Sevastopol actually extends Door County from Lake Michigan to the Bay of Green Bay. Sevastopol became a Township in 1869. It original name was “Laurieville” and when it became a Township it was to be named Sebastopol, but was written into the records with a “v” rather than a “b”, so it has remained. Valmy and Institute are both unincorporated communities within this Township. 

2008 Tax Rate - Township of Sevastopol, Sevastopol School District, $10.081763/1,000, Assessment Ratio is 95.04%.
Township of Sevastopol, Sturgeon Bay School District, $14.503715, Assessment Ratio is 95.04%.  

STURGEON BAY

Sturgeon Bay is Door County’s only city and is the “County Seat”. Originally known a “Otumba”, Sturgeon Bay received its current name when it became a city in 1851. Sturgeon Bay is named after the great fish that used to fill the waters of this bay. Sturgeons were reported to be as much as 9 feet long in the early days. 

2008 Tax Ratios - City of Sturgeon Bay, Sevastopol School District - $16.210025/1,000, Assessment Ratio is 93.47%.
City of Sturgeon Bay, Sturgeon Bay School District - $20.700996/1,000, Assessment Ratio is 93.47%.
City of Sturgeon Bay, Southern Door School District - $18.877436/1,000, Assessment Ratio is 93.47%.