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Dairy is a major industry in the State of Wisconsin. Pictured is a worker in 1922 at a New Glarus cheese factory placing a Wisconsin stamp on wheels of cheese.

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Wisconsin (/wɪˈskɒnsɪn/ ^ⓘ) is a state in the upper Midwestern United States. Wisconsin is the 25th-largest state by land area and the 20th-most populous. It is bordered by Minnesota to the west, Iowa to the southwest, Illinois to the south, Lake Michigan to the east, Michigan to the northeast, and Lake Superior to the north.

The bulk of Wisconsin's population live in areas situated along the shores of Lake Michigan. The largest city, Milwaukee, anchors its largest metropolitan area, followed by Green Bay and Kenosha, the third- and fourth-most-populated Wisconsin cities, respectively. The state capital, Madison, is currently the second-most-populated and fastest-growing city in the state. Wisconsin is divided into 72 counties and as of the 2020 census had a population of nearly 5.9 million.

Wisconsin's geography is diverse, having been greatly impacted by glaciers during the Ice Age with the exception of the Driftless Area. The Northern Highland and Western Upland along with a part of the Central Plain occupy the western part of the state, with lowlands stretching to the shore of Lake Michigan. Wisconsin is third to Ontario and Michigan in the length of its Great Lakes coastline. The northern portion of the state is home to the Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest. At the time of European contact, the area was inhabited by Algonquian and Siouan nations, and today it is home to eleven federally recognized tribes. During the 19th and early 20th centuries, many European settlers entered the state, most of whom emigrated from Germany and Scandinavia. Wisconsin remains a center of German American and Scandinavian American culture, particularly in respect to its cuisine, with foods such as bratwurst and kringle. Wisconsin is home to one UNESCO World Heritage Site, comprising two of the most significant buildings designed by Wisconsin-born architect Frank Lloyd Wright: his studio at Taliesin near Spring Green and his Jacobs I House in Madison. (Full article...)

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Chief Buffalo (Ojibwe: Ke-che-waish-ke/Gichi-weshkiinh – "Great-renewer" or Peezhickee/Bizhiki – "Buffalo"; also French, Le Boeuf) (1759? – September 7, 1855) was a major Ojibwa leader, born at La Pointe in Lake Superior's Apostle Islands, in what is now northern Wisconsin, USA.

Recognized as the principal chief of the Lake Superior Chippewa (Ojibwa) for nearly a half-century until his death in 1855, he led his nation into a treaty relationship with the United States Government. He signed treaties in 1825, 1826, 1837, 1842, 1847, and 1854. He was instrumental in resisting the United States' efforts to remove the Ojibwa to western areas and secured permanent Indian reservations for his people near Lake Superior in what is now Wisconsin. (Full article...)

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A Packers fan wearing a "cheesehead" hat

Cheesehead is a nickname in the United States for a person from Wisconsin or for a fan of the Green Bay Packers NFL football franchise. (Full article...)

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Image 1Köppen climate types of Wisconsin (from Wisconsin)
Image 2Wisconsin Governor Robert La Follette addresses an assembly, 1905 (from Wisconsin)
Image 3State welcome sign (from Wisconsin)
Image 4The Milwaukee Art Museum (from Wisconsin)
Image 5Corn planting in Wisconsin (from Wisconsin)
Image 6Drawing of Industrial Milwaukee in 1882 (from Wisconsin)
Image 7Ethnic origins in Wisconsin (from Wisconsin)
Image 8Wisconsin Governor Robert La Follette in 1905 (from History of Wisconsin)
Image 9St. Croix Falls, 1865, log jam (from History of Wisconsin)
Image 10The Little White Schoolhouse in Ripon, Wisconsin, held the nation's first meeting of the Republican Party. (from Wisconsin)
Image 11A general map of Wisconsin (from Geography of Wisconsin)
Image 12Lambeau Field in Green Bay is home to the NFL's Packers. (from Wisconsin)
Image 13Wisconsin congressman Paul Ryan was the 2012 Republican Party nominee for vice-president.
Image 14The Senate Chamber of the Wisconsin State Capitol (from Wisconsin)
Image 15The Daniel E. Krause Stone Barn in Chase was built in 1903, as dairy farming spread across the state. (from Wisconsin)
Image 16The 300th anniversary of Nicolet's landing in 1634 is commemorated on a U.S. stamp, issued by the U.S. Post Office in 1934 (from Wisconsin)
Image 17On May 29, 1948, the U.S.Post Office issued a commemorative stamp celebrating the 100th anniversary of Wisconsin statehood, featuring the state capitol building and map of Wisconsin. (from Wisconsin)
Image 18Jean Nicolet, depicted in a 1910 painting by Frank Rohrbeck, was probably the first European to explore Wisconsin. The mural is located in the Brown County Courthouse in Green Bay. (from Wisconsin)
Image 19Blackjack Springs Wilderness, in the Chequamegon–Nicolet National Forest. (from Geography of Wisconsin)
Image 20Map of Wisconsin Territory 1836–1848 (from History of Wisconsin)
Image 211865 map Wisconsin prepared by Increase Lapham (from History of Wisconsin)
Image 22Frank Lloyd Wright's Taliesin in Spring Green (from Wisconsin)
Image 23The Little White Schoolhouse, in Ripon, 1854, which hosted the first meeting of what became the national Republican Party (from History of Wisconsin)
Image 24American Family Field is the home stadium of Major League Baseball's Milwaukee Brewers. (from Wisconsin)
Image 25Frank Lloyd Wright's Taliesin in Spring Green (from Wisconsin)
Image 26Privy Seal of Wisconsin (from Wisconsin)
Image 27Lambeau Field in Green Bay is home to the NFL's Packers. (from Wisconsin)
Image 28Music stage at Summerfest, 1994 (from Wisconsin)
Image 29The Little White Schoolhouse in Ripon, Wisconsin, held the nation's first meeting of the Republican Party. (from Wisconsin)
Image 30State welcome sign (from Wisconsin)
Image 31The 2011 Wisconsin Act 10 led to large protests around the state capitol building in Madison. (from Wisconsin)
Image 32The 2011 Wisconsin Act 10 led to large protests around the state capitol building in Madison. (from Wisconsin)

Map of counties in Wisconsin by racial plurality, per the 2020 U.S. census

Legend

Non-Hispanic White

40–50%

60–70%

70–80%

80–90%

90%+

Native American

80–90%

(from Wisconsin)

Image 34Wisconsin counties (from Geography of Wisconsin)
Image 35Wisconsin congressman Paul Ryan was the 2012 Republican Party nominee for vice-president.
Image 36Corn planting in Wisconsin (from Wisconsin)
Image 37American Family Field is the home stadium of Major League Baseball's Milwaukee Brewers. (from Wisconsin)
Image 38The color guard of the Wisconsin 8th Infantry with Old Abe (from History of Wisconsin)
Image 39Music stage at Summerfest, 1994 (from Wisconsin)
Image 40The U.S. Bank Center in downtown Milwaukee is home to the headquarters of Foley & Lardner, Robert W. Baird & Company, Sensient Technologies Corporation, and is the Milwaukee office for U.S. Bank, IBM, and CBRE. (from Wisconsin)
Image 41Köppen climate types of Wisconsin, using 1991-2020 climate normals. (from Geography of Wisconsin)
Image 42Köppen climate types of Wisconsin (from Wisconsin)
Image 43The state seal of Wisconsin contains a shovel and pickaxe, reflecting the importance of lead mining to Wisconsin's history. (from History of Wisconsin)
Image 44Wisconsin, from an altitude of 206 nautical miles (237 statute miles; 382 km) at 7:43:39 AM CDT on March 11, 2012 during Expedition 30 of the International Space Station. (from Wisconsin)
Image 45Wisconsin counties (from Wisconsin)
Image 46Wisconsin 2020 Population Density Map (from Wisconsin)
Image 47The U.S. Bank Center in downtown Milwaukee is home to the headquarters of Foley & Lardner, Robert W. Baird & Company, Sensient Technologies Corporation, and is the Milwaukee office for U.S. Bank, IBM, and CBRE. (from Wisconsin)
Image 48Wisconsin 2020 Population Density Map (from Wisconsin)
Image 49The Driftless Area of southwestern Wisconsin is characterized by bluffs carved in sedimentary rock by water from melting Ice Age glaciers. (from Wisconsin)
Image 50The 300th anniversary of Nicolet's landing in 1634 is commemorated on a U.S. stamp, issued by the U.S. Post Office in 1934 (from Wisconsin)
Image 51The Wisconsin State Capitol is located on the isthmus between Lake Mendota and Lake Monona, in the city of Madison. (from Wisconsin)
Image 52Sunset over Lake Winnebago. (from Geography of Wisconsin)
Image 53Timms Hill is the highest natural point in Wisconsin at 1,951.5 ft (594.8 m); it is located in the town of Hill, Price County. (from Geography of Wisconsin)
Image 54Wisconsin in 1718, Guillaume de L'Isle map, approximate state area highlighted (from History of Wisconsin)
Image 55Jean Nicolet's 1634 landing in Wisconsin (from History of Wisconsin)
Image 56A stone barn built for cows in Wisconsin. The circular silo was used to store feed. (from History of Wisconsin)
Image 57Wisconsin, from an altitude of 206 nautical miles (237 statute miles; 382 km) at 7:43:39 AM CDT on March 11, 2012 during Expedition 30 of the International Space Station. (from Wisconsin)
Image 58Privy Seal of Wisconsin (from Wisconsin)
Image 59Wisconsin in 1718, Guillaume de L'Isle map, with the approximate state area highlighted (from Wisconsin)
Image 60Chief Black Hawk, by George Catlin (from History of Wisconsin)
Image 61The Driftless Area of southwestern Wisconsin is characterized by bluffs carved in sedimentary rock by water from melting Ice Age glaciers. (from Geography of Wisconsin)
Image 62Map Showing Lines of The Milwaukee Electric Railway and Light Company c 1907 (from Wisconsin)
Image 63The Daniel E. Krause Stone Barn in Chase was built in 1903, as dairy farming spread across the state. (from Wisconsin)
Image 64Jean Nicolet, depicted in a 1910 painting by Frank Rohrbeck, was probably the first European to explore Wisconsin. The mural is located in the Brown County Courthouse in Green Bay. (from Wisconsin)
Image 65The largest platform mound at Aztalan, with modern reconstructions of steps and stockade (from History of Wisconsin)
Image 66Map Showing Lines of The Milwaukee Electric Railway and Light Company c 1907 (from Wisconsin)
Image 67On May 29, 1948, the U.S.Post Office issued a commemorative stamp celebrating the 100th anniversary of Wisconsin statehood, featuring the state capitol building and map of Wisconsin. (from Wisconsin)
Image 68The Milwaukee Art Museum (from Wisconsin)
Image 69Wisconsin counties (from Wisconsin)
Image 70Location of Wisconsin in the United States (from Geography of Wisconsin)
Image 71The Wisconsin State Capitol is located on the isthmus between Lake Mendota and Lake Monona, in the city of Madison. (from Wisconsin)
Image 72The Wisconsin 8th Volunteer Eagle Regiment with Old Abe (from Wisconsin)
Image 73Islands off the Door Peninsula. (from Geography of Wisconsin)
Image 74The Senate Chamber of the Wisconsin State Capitol (from Wisconsin)
Image 75The Wisconsin 8th Volunteer Eagle Regiment with Old Abe (from Wisconsin)
Image 76Drawing of a mastodon skeleton by Rembrandt Peale (from History of Wisconsin)
Image 77Logs being transported on a sleigh after being cut (from History of Wisconsin)
Image 78Map of counties in Wisconsin by racial plurality, per the 2020 U.S. census
Legend
- Non-Hispanic White
    40–50%
  
    60–70%
  
    70–80%
  
    80–90%
  
    90%+
  
  Native American
    80–90%
(from Wisconsin)
Image 79Wisconsin Governor Robert La Follette addresses an assembly, 1905 (from Wisconsin)
Image 80The Driftless Area of southwestern Wisconsin is characterized by bluffs carved in sedimentary rock by water from melting Ice Age glaciers. (from Wisconsin)
Image 81Wisconsin is divided into five geographic regions. (from Wisconsin)
Image 82Drawing of Industrial Milwaukee in 1882 (from Wisconsin)
Image 83Wisconsin is divided into five geographic regions. (from Wisconsin)
Image 84French-Canadian voyageur Joseph Roi built the Tank Cottage in Green Bay in 1776. Located in Heritage Hill State Historical Park, it is the oldest standing building from Wisconsin's early years and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. (from History of Wisconsin)
Image 85Timms Hill is the highest natural point in Wisconsin at 1,951.5 ft (594.8 m); it is located in the Town of Hill, Price County. (from Wisconsin)
Image 86Ethnic origins in Wisconsin (from Wisconsin)
Image 87Timms Hill is the highest natural point in Wisconsin at 1,951.5 ft (594.8 m); it is located in the Town of Hill, Price County. (from Wisconsin)
Image 88Wisconsin in 1718, Guillaume de L'Isle map, with the approximate state area highlighted (from Wisconsin)
Image 89Wisconsin is divided into five geographic regions. (from Geography of Wisconsin)

Did you know -

... that a Wisconsin radio station used to collect rent from the United States Congress?
... that the John McCaffary House was the site of the 1850 murder of Bridget McCaffary, for which John McCaffary became the first and only person to be executed by the state of Wisconsin?
... that Bob Harlan was the first president of the Green Bay Packers without any roots in the Green Bay community?
... that the BOW counties in Wisconsin were one of the regions of the U.S. that helped Joe Biden win the presidency in 2020?
... that Robert M. Briggs won re-election to the Wisconsin State Assembly by promising Beetown a double-track railway that was "like two rows of brass buttons on a double-breasted vest"?
... that firefighters had to wade through deep pools of viscous, slippery butter and cheese spawned by the great butter fire?

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Largest cities or towns in Wisconsin ^[1]
	Rank	Name	County	Pop.
Milwaukee Madison	1	Milwaukee	Milwaukee	577,222	Green Bay Kenosha
	2	Madison	Dane	269,840
	3	Green Bay	Brown	107,395
	4	Kenosha	Kenosha	99,986
	5	Racine	Racine	77,816
	6	Appleton	Outagamie	75,644
	7	Waukesha	Waukesha	71,158
	8	Eau Claire	Eau Claire	69,421
	9	Oshkosh	Winnebago	66,816
	10	Janesville	Rock	65,615

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[1] "Top 100 Biggest Wisconsin Cities By Population". biggestuscities.com. Archived from the original on February 9, 2019. Retrieved March 3, 2021.

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