Town of Gibraltar

What Town of Gibraltar does

Town of Gibraltar is a municipal government entity under Wisconsin state law, headquartered at 4097 Highway 42 in Fish Creek, Door County, Wisconsin. Established in 1846, the township administers local government services for the unincorporated communities of Fish Creek, Juddville, and Maple Grove, located roughly 90 minutes from Green Bay. Its service portfolio spans public safety (Fire & Rescue, Police), regulatory functions (Building Inspections, Assessor), and community infrastructure (Fish Creek Town Dock, Ephraim/Gibraltar Airport, parks, garbage and recycling, cemeteries, and town facilities). Governance is provided by an elected Town Board supported by standing committees including the Broadband Committee, Harbor Commission, Parks & Lands Committee, Plan Commission, and Police and Fire Commission.

The township's technology footprint is centered on its official website (gibraltarwi.gov), which functions as a citizen-services portal delivering news, notices, meeting agendas and minutes, ordinances, forms, permits, subscription-based email updates, and a live dock camera feed for harbor and weather monitoring. There is no mobile application, no public API, no disclosed integrations, and no AI/ML components in the stack. The Plan Commission holds a Green Tier Legacy Community sustainability designation, and a new Comprehensive Outdoor Recreation Plan covers 2026-2031.

Revenue is generated through property taxes billed annually in December and transaction-based fees for permits, inspections, dock usage, and other municipal services. Customer segments include residents and property owners (primary), visitors and tourists, and local businesses; the township does not operate as a commercial enterprise and does not disclose financial figures publicly. Recent strategic activity includes a 2025 long-term lease with the Gibraltar Historical Society for a Main Street property and a private well monitoring partnership with the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh.

Name

Town of Gibraltar

Legal name

Town of Gibraltar

Website

https://townofgibraltar.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Town of Gibraltar is a Wisconsin municipal government serving Fish Creek, Juddville, and Maple Grove in Door County. It delivers public safety, permitting, parks, harbor, airport, and waste services to residents and visitors, funded by property taxes and municipal fees.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Municipal Government Services

NAICS

Administration of Housing Programs, Urban Planning, and Community Development (9251), Port and Harbor Operations (48831), Administration of Air and Water Resource and Solid Waste Management Programs (924110)

SIC

Services-Facilities Support Management Services (8744), Sanitary Services (4950)

akta.pro primary industry

Public Works & Municipal Infrastructure (Streets, Stormwater, Facilities) (BPAIACAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Maritime & Port Authorities (Public Ports, Harbors, Ferries Terminals) (BPAIALAF), Public Works / In-House Municipal Collection Operations (EUAIAAAF)

Keywords

• Municipal government services
• Public safety services
• Property tax administration
• Local government management
• Community infrastructure services

Headquarters

HQ city

Fish Creek

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Property Tax Revenue: The town collects property taxes from residents and businesses, with tax bills mailed annually in December.
2. Municipal Services Fees: Fees collected for various services including building inspections, permits, dock usage, and other municipal services.

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

The Town of Gibraltar provides local municipal government services to residents, property owners, visitors, and local businesses in Door County, Wisconsin. Core offerings include public safety (Fire & Rescue and Police Department), building inspections and permitting, property assessment and tax administration, waste management and recycling, parks and town facilities, harbor and dock management at Fish Creek Town Dock, aviation services at the Ephraim/Gibraltar Airport, and civic engagement through the Town Board and multiple commissions (Harbor, Plan, Broadband, Parks & Lands, Police and Fire).

Product overview

The Town of Gibraltar operates a unified municipal services platform through its official website (gibraltarwi.gov), providing residents and visitors access to government services, public safety departments, community facilities, and civic information. The platform aggregates departments including Fire & Rescue, Police, Building Inspections, and the Assessor, along with facilities such as the Ephraim/Gibraltar Airport and Fish Creek Town Dock. Additional services include parks and town facilities, garbage and recycling programs, and various committees for planning, broadband, harbor, and parks management. The website also serves as a portal for news, public notices, election information, meeting agendas, and community updates.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Fire & Rescue Emergency fire response and rescue services for the Town of Gibraltar and surrounding areas, operated through the town's Fire & Rescue department.
• Police Department Local law enforcement services maintaining public safety and security within the Town of Gibraltar.
• Building Inspections Construction and building code inspection services for residential and commercial projects within the town.
• Assessor Property valuation and assessment services used by the town for property tax purposes.
• Ephraim/Gibraltar Airport Joint airport facility providing aviation services for the region.
• Fish Creek Town Dock Harbor and dock facilities for watercraft, featuring a live camera feed that allows users to check weather conditions and harbor status in real-time.
• Garbage & Recycling Waste management and recycling collection services for residents of the Town of Gibraltar.
• Parks & Town Facilities Public parks and town-owned facilities including Blossomberg Cemetery, Town Center, Fire Station Meeting Room, and various town parks.
• Property Tax Administration Annual property tax collection from residents and businesses, with tax bills mailed in mid-December each year.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Gibraltar Historical SocietycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 28 October 2025The Town of Gibraltar is entering into a long-term lease with the Gibraltar Historical Society for the building at 4148 Main St, Fish Creek, WI. A public informational meeting was held on November 4th to discuss the partnership.
• University of Wisconsin OshkoshminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 19 February 2025UW Oshkosh sponsors private well monitoring in the Town of Gibraltar. The program, conducted in March 2025, involves U W Oshkosh providing well monitoring services to local residents.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Town of Egg Harbor: Adjacent Door County, Wisconsin township with a comparable Door County tourism-driven economy, similar mix of municipal services (public safety, harbor/dock, parks, planning), and a resident base reliant on seasonal tourism and second-home property taxes.
• Town of Liberty Grove: Northern Door County township operating Sister Bay-area municipal services including harbor, parks, and public safety under a comparable unincorporated township charter with tourism-driven tax base.
• Village of Ephraim: Door County partner municipality that jointly operates the Ephraim/Gibraltar Airport with the Town of Gibraltar; provides nearly identical municipal service profile for a small tourism-focused community on the Door County peninsula.
• Town of Nasewaupee: Southern Door County township offering parallel small-town municipal services (fire, building inspection, plan commission, parks) under Wisconsin town governance with a mixed residential/tourism economic base.
• Town of Washington Island: Door County island township delivering the same set of municipal services (harbor, ferry-terminal-adjacent operations, public safety, parks, planning) to a small tourism-driven population with similar fiscal structure.
• Town of Gardner: Door County township operating equivalent local government functions (town board, planning, public safety support, parks) for a small rural Door County population.
• Town of Baileys Harbor: Door County township neighbor that similarly serves a Lake Michigan shoreline tourism community with municipal harbor operations, parks, public safety, and property-tax-funded services in an unincorporated-town governance structure.
• Village of Sister Bay: Door County incorporated village offering the same full-stack municipal service suite (harbor, police, fire, parks, building inspection) to a small tourism-driven population, providing a near-comparable operating benchmark.
• Town of Sevastopol: Direct Door County neighbor with the same township-level governance model, comparable property-tax and fee revenue mix, and similar resident/seasonal population profile in northern Door County.

Broad incumbents

• Door County Government: The county-level government encompassing the Town of Gibraltar; provides overlapping regional services (highway, sheriff, public health, planning, environmental programs) at a wider scale than any single township.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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