Wisconsin
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Wisconsin is a state in the Upper Midwest region of the United States. The capital of Wisconsin is Madison. The biggest city in Wisconsin is Milwaukee.
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Wisconsin | |
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State of Wisconsin | |
Nickname(s): Badger State, America's Dairyland | |
Motto: Forward | |
Anthem: On, Wisconsin! | |
Country | United States |
Before statehood | Wisconsin Territory |
Admitted to the Union | May 29, 1848 (30th) |
Capital | Madison |
Largest city | Milwaukee |
Largest county or equivalent | Marathon County |
Largest metro and urban areas | Milwaukee metropolitan area |
Government | |
• Governor | Tony Evers (D) |
• Lieutenant Governor | Sara Rodriguez (D) |
Legislature | Wisconsin Legislature |
• Upper house | Senate |
• Lower house | Assembly |
U.S. senators | Ron Johnson (R) Tammy Baldwin (D) |
Area | |
• Total | 65,498.37 sq mi (169,640 km2) |
• Land | 54,310 sq mi (140,663 km2) |
• Rank | 23rd |
Dimensions | |
• Length | 311 mi (507 km) |
Elevation | 1,049 ft (320 m) |
Highest elevation | 1,951 ft (595 m) |
Lowest elevation | 579 ft (176 m) |
Population (2022) | |
• Total | 5,822,434 |
• Rank | 19th |
• Density | 105/sq mi (40.6/km2) |
• Rank | 23rd |
• Median household income | $59,305 [3] |
• Income rank | 23rd |
Demonyms | Wisconsinite |
Language | |
• Official language | None |
Time zone | UTC−06:00 (Central) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−05:00 (CDT) |
USPS abbreviation | WI |
ISO 3166 code | US-WI |
Traditional abbreviation | Wis., Wisc. |
Latitude | 42° 30' N to 47° 09′ N |
Longitude | 86° 46′ W to 92° 54′ W |
Website | www |
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Quick Facts Living insignia, Bird ...
Wisconsin state symbols | |
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Living insignia | |
Bird | American robin Turdus migratorius |
Fish | Muskellunge Esox masquinongy |
Flower | Wood violet Viola sororia |
Insect | Western honey bee Apis mellifera |
Tree | Sugar maple Acer saccharum |
Inanimate insignia | |
Beverage | Milk |
Dance | Polka |
Food | Corn Zea mays |
Fossil | Trilobite Calymene celebra |
Mineral | Galena |
Rock | Red granite |
Slogan | America's Dairyland[4] |
Soil | Antigo silt loam |
Tartan | Wisconsin tartan |
State route marker | |
State quarter | |
Released in 2004 | |
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In 2018, most of Wisconsin’s immigrants came from Mexico, India, China, Laos and the Philippines.[5]