A town of 26,677. Home to 15 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
The 3 things Superior does most differently from other towns.
1886 · General John Henry Hammond with founder…12 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives, and 15 places on the National Register.
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Ordered by what stands out in Superior. Another town gets a different order.
41% of Superior’s working residents work right in town. The top destinations are Duluth (28%), Hermantown (2%) and Cloquet (2%). Half commute less than 4 miles.
32 miles of trails across 26 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Superior Municipal Forest | 4.2 mi | 4,718 |
| 2. Wisconsin Point | 2.6 mi | 301 |
| 3. Central Park | 0.5 mi | 15 |
The public schools Superior’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 93% of Wisconsin’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.
| School | Grades | Students | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Lights Elementary | PK–5 | 453 | C− |
| Cooper Elementary | PK–5 | 363 | C− |
| Great Lakes Elementary | PK–5 | 348 | B |
| Bryant Elementary | PK–5 | 283 | B |
| Cathedral School Private | PK–8 | 156 | |
| Superior Learning Academy Private | PK–8 | 20 |
Superior beats the Wisconsin average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 3.
| What stands out | Superior | WI |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 12.3% | 9.9% |
| More adults in frequent mental distress | 17.5% | 15.5% |
| Fewer adults getting cholesterol checked | 83.8% | 85.9% |
Superior reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 70% report less.
Superior has cold, snowy winters and cool summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 76°, a January night drops to 6°, and about 56 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 42% of U.S. communities.
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City and county seat of Douglas County, Wisconsin
Superior is a city in Douglas County, Wisconsin, United States, and its county seat. The population was 26,751 at the 2020 census. Superior and nearby Duluth, Minnesota, sit at the western tip of Lake Superior and together form the Twin Ports, a major Great Lakes harbor. Bordered by Saint Louis, Superior, and Allouez bays, the city is framed by two rivers: the Nemadji and the Saint Louis. Superior is at the junction of U.S. Route 2 and U.S. Route 53 immediately north of, and adjacent to, both the Village of Superior and the Town of Superior. It is an industrial city, with ship harbors along two sides, several large rail yards, an oil refinery, and a shipyard. Superior and neighboring Duluth…
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3 towns share a border with Superior.
