Superior, Wisconsin
Superior, Wisconsin
Gete-oodenaang (Ojibwe) | |
|---|---|
| Nickname: Twin Ports (with Duluth) | |
| Motto: Living up to our name | |
Interactive map of Superior, Wisconsin | |
Superior Superior | |
| Coordinates: 46°43′14″N 92°06′14″W / 46.72056°N 92.10389°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Wisconsin |
| County | Douglas |
| Incorporated | September 6, 1854 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Jim Paine |
| Area | |
• Total | 45.36 sq mi (117.47 km2) |
| • Land | 36.62 sq mi (94.85 km2) |
| • Water | 8.74 sq mi (22.63 km2) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 26,751 |
| • Density | 709.3/sq mi (273.88/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
| ZIP codes | 54880 |
| Area codes | 715 and 534 |
| FIPS code | 55-78650 |
| Website | ci.superior.wi.us |
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 feature museum ships (SS William A. Irvin in Duluth and SS Meteor in Superior), devoted to the local maritime heritage. Superior was the final port of call for SS Edmund Fitzgerald before her sinking on November 10, 1975.