Can Door County Support an Ice Arena?
In 1997 there were a total of 1,446 teams in the State of Wisconsin, with an average of 12.2 players per team. States Adjoining Wisconsin: UP Michigan 239 teams Minnesota 3,497 teams Illinois 1,967 teams Iowa 213 teams In Wisconsin there are 13 counties under 30,000 in population that have at least one ice arena. There are also six counties larger than 30,000 in population that have one arena for every 22,000 in population or less. The counties are as follows: County Population Arenas Ashland 16,627 1 Burnett 16,528 2 Iowa 23,659 1 Iron 6,649 1 Jackson 19,758 1 Juneau 26,725 1 Langlade 20,735 1 Price 15,220 2 Sawyer 16,975 1 Taylor 19,766 1 Vernon 29,055 1 Vilas 22,330 1 Washburn 16,601 2 Barron 45,834 3 Douglas 44,208 2 Lincoln 30,318 2 Monroe 42,644 2 Oneida 36,994 2 Sauk 57,746 3 DOOR COUNTY 28,349 0 Expected Program Growth An ice arena will allow for the growth of existing ice-related activities in Door County. Currently, these include youth hockey (100), adult hockey (30), broomba
