Assisted Living in Superior, WI

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Facts about Superior

Superior is also known as: City of Superior, and Wisconsin.

And some of the notable people born here have been: Bruce Mathison (american football player), Kris Benson (baseball player), Mike Sislo (ice hockey player), Scott O'Brien (coach), and Brett Olson (ice hockey player).

And featured attractions of Superior: Wisconsin Point Light, SS Meteor, University of Wisconsin-Superior, and Thirsty Pagan Brewing.

Superior is represented by Mayor Bruce Hagen.

Superior is a city in, and the county seat of, Douglas County in the State of Wisconsin. The population was 27,244 at the 2010 census. Located at the junction of U.S. Highway 2 and U.S. Highway 53, it is immediately north of and adjacent to both the Village of Superior and the Town of Superior. Its neighborhoods include Billings Park, North End, South Superior, CentralPark, East End, Allouez, and Itasca. Billings Park, South Superior, East End, and North End each have small business districts.Superior is at the western end of Lake Superior in northwestern Wisconsin. Bordered by Saint Louis, Superior, and Allouez bays, the city is framed by two rivers: the Nemadji and the Saint Louis. Superior and the neighboring city across the bay, Duluth, Minnesota, form a single metropolitan area called the Twin Ports. They share a harbor that is one of the most important ports on the Great Lakes. Both cities have museum ships (SS William A Irvin in Duluth and SS Meteor in Superior) devoted to the local maritime heritage. Superior was the last port of call for the Edmund Fitzgerald before its sinking in 1975.

Population shifts in Superior