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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.

Wisconsin (/wɪˈskɒnsɪn/ ^ⓘ wiss-KON-sin) is a state in the Great Lakes region of the Upper Midwest of the United States. It borders 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. With a population of about 6 million and an area of about 65,500 square miles, Wisconsin is the 20th-largest state by population and the 23rd-largest by area. It has 72 counties. Its most populous city is Milwaukee; its capital and second-most populous city is Madison. Other urban areas include Green Bay, Kenosha, Racine, Eau Claire, and the Fox Cities.

Wisconsin's geography is diverse, shaped by Ice Age glaciers except in the Driftless Area. The Northern Highland and Western Upland along with a part of the Central Plain occupy the state's western part, with lowlands stretching to Lake Michigan. Wisconsin is third to Ontario and Michigan in the length of its Great Lakes coastline. Its northern portion 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. Originally part of the Northwest Territory, it was admitted as a state in 1848. During the 19th and early 20th centuries, many European settlers entered the state, mostly 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 one of the nation's leading dairy producers and is known as "America's Dairyland"; it is particularly famous for its cheese. The state is also famous for its beer, particularly and historically in Milwaukee, most notably as the headquarters of the Miller Brewing Company. Wisconsin has some of the nation's most permissive alcohol laws and is known for its drinking culture. Its economy is dominated by manufacturing, healthcare, information technology, and agriculture—specifically dairy, cranberries, and ginseng. Tourism is also a major contributor to its economy. The gross domestic product in 2020 was $348 billion. 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. The Republican Party was founded in Wisconsin in 1854; in modern elections, it is considered a swing state. (Full article...)

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Milwaukee Airport Railroad Station is an Amtrak railway station located near the western edge of Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States. It is served by the six daily round trips of the Hiawatha and the single daily round trip of the Borealis with a free shuttle between the station and the airport terminal. The Empire Builder also uses these tracks but does not stop. The station opened on January 18, 2005. (Full article...)

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The University of Wisconsin Dairy Barn is a building located on the campus of the University of Wisconsin–Madison. Built in 1897, the building played an important role in the field of dairy science during the 20th century. It has been used both as a teaching facility and as a site for agricultural research. It is significant for its association with the single-grain experiment, performed from 1907 to 1911 by Stephen Babcock. The UW Dairy Barn was declared a National Historic Landmark in 2005. (Full article...)

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Image 1A stone barn built for cows in Wisconsin. The circular silo was used to store feed. (from History of Wisconsin)
Image 2Road America, near Elkhart Lake, has hosted motorsport races since the 1950s. (from Wisconsin)
Image 3Wisconsin 2020 Population Density Map (from Wisconsin)
Image 4The American badger is the state animal of Wisconsin. (from Wisconsin)
Image 5Wisconsin in 1718, Guillaume de L'Isle map, approximate state area highlighted (from History of Wisconsin)
Image 6Chief Black Hawk, by George Catlin (from History of Wisconsin)
Image 7The Daniel E. Krause Stone Barn in Chase was built in 1903, as dairy farming spread across the state. (from Wisconsin)
Image 8Köppen climate types of Wisconsin (from Wisconsin)
Image 9Dairy cows at a Wisconsin dairy farm (from Wisconsin)
Image 10Köppen climate types of Wisconsin (from Wisconsin)
Image 11The Little White Schoolhouse in Ripon held the nation's first meeting of the Republican Party. (from Wisconsin)
Image 12Wisconsin is divided into five geographic regions. (from Geography of Wisconsin)
Image 13Wind Point Lighthouse on Lake Michigan (from Wisconsin)
Image 14The U.S. Bank Center in downtown Milwaukee is home to the main headquarters of Baird, Foley & Lardner, and Sensient Technologies, as well as regional headquarters for U.S. Bank and IBM. (from Wisconsin)
Image 151865 map Wisconsin prepared by Increase Lapham (from History of Wisconsin)
Image 16Dairy cows at a Wisconsin dairy farm (from Wisconsin)
Image 17The Senate Chamber of the Wisconsin State Capitol (from Wisconsin)
Image 18Wisconsin counties (from Geography of Wisconsin)
Image 19The 8th Wisconsin Infantry Regiment with Old Abe (from Wisconsin)
Image 20Ethnic origins in Wisconsin (from Wisconsin)
Image 21The 2011 Wisconsin Act 10 led to large protests around the state capitol building in Madison. (from Wisconsin)
Image 22Wisconsin Governor Robert M. La Follette addresses an assembly, 1905 (from Wisconsin)
Image 23Taliesin was the studio of architect Frank Lloyd Wright. (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 25The University of Wisconsin–Madison is the flagship campus of the University of Wisconsin System. (from Wisconsin)
Image 26Lambeau Field is home to the publicly owned Green Bay Packers of the National Football League. (from Wisconsin)
Image 27The Wisconsin State Capitol is located on the isthmus between Lake Mendota and Lake Monona, in the city of Madison. (from Wisconsin)
Image 28The Driftless Area of southwestern Wisconsin is characterized by bluffs carved in sedimentary rock by water from melting Ice age glaciers. Pictured is the confluence of the Mississippi and Wisconsin rivers. (from Wisconsin)
Image 29Sea caves are located on the shorelines of the Apostle Islands in Lake Superior. (from Wisconsin)
Image 30Cheesehead hats at the 2024 Summer Olympics (from Wisconsin)
Image 31The state seal of Wisconsin contains a shovel and pickaxe, reflecting the importance of lead mining to Wisconsin's history. (from History of Wisconsin)
Image 32Location of Wisconsin in the United States (from Geography of Wisconsin)
Image 33Islands off the Door Peninsula (from Geography of Wisconsin)
Image 34Jean 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 35The Miller Brewery in Milwaukee (from Wisconsin)
Image 36Wisconsin Governor Robert M. La Follette addresses an assembly, 1905 (from Wisconsin)
Image 37The Miller Brewery in Milwaukee (from Wisconsin)
Image 38The Francois Vertefeuille House in Prairie du Chien was built in the 1810s by fur traders. (from Wisconsin)
Image 39Wind Point Lighthouse on Lake Michigan (from Wisconsin)
Image 40Map of Wisconsin Territory 1836–1848 (from History of Wisconsin)
Image 41On 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 42Sea caves are located on the shorelines of the Apostle Islands in Lake Superior. (from Wisconsin)
Image 43The largest platform mound at Aztalan, with modern reconstructions of steps and stockade (from History of Wisconsin)
Image 44The American badger is the state animal of Wisconsin. (from Wisconsin)
Image 45Lambeau Field is home to the publicly owned Green Bay Packers of the National Football League. (from Wisconsin)
Image 46The 2011 Wisconsin Act 10 led to large protests around the state capitol building in Madison. (from Wisconsin)
Image 47The 8th Wisconsin Infantry Regiment with Old Abe (from Wisconsin)
Image 48The color guard of the Wisconsin 8th Infantry with Old Abe (from History of Wisconsin)
Image 492024 U.S. presidential election results by county in Wisconsin
Democratic
Republican
(from Wisconsin)
Image 50Wisconsin counties (from Wisconsin)
Image 51The Little White Schoolhouse, in Ripon, 1854, which hosted the first meeting of what became the national Republican Party (from History of Wisconsin)
Image 52Jean Nicolet's 1634 landing in Wisconsin (from History of Wisconsin)
Image 53The Driftless Area of southwestern Wisconsin is characterized by bluffs carved in sedimentary rock by water from melting Ice age glaciers. Pictured is the confluence of the Mississippi and Wisconsin rivers. (from Geography of Wisconsin)
Image 54The University of Wisconsin–Madison is the flagship campus of the University of Wisconsin System. (from Wisconsin)
Image 55Timms 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 56Wisconsin 2020 Population Density Map (from Wisconsin)
Image 57Wisconsin counties (from Wisconsin)
Image 58Jean 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 59Cheesehead hats at the 2024 Summer Olympics (from Wisconsin)
Image 60Suffragists campaigning, 1916. Wisconsin was among the earliest states to ratify the Nineteenth Amendment. (from Wisconsin)
Image 61Road America, near Elkhart Lake, has hosted motorsport races since the 1950s. (from Wisconsin)
Image 62Map 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 63The Senate Chamber of the Wisconsin State Capitol (from Wisconsin)
Image 64On 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 65Taliesin was the studio of architect Frank Lloyd Wright. (from Wisconsin)
Image 66The Daniel E. Krause Stone Barn in Chase was built in 1903, as dairy farming spread across the state. (from Wisconsin)
Image 67A general map of Wisconsin (from Geography of Wisconsin)
Image 68Fried cheese curds (from Wisconsin)
Image 69French-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 70The Dells of the Wisconsin River form a tourism region focused on river features and nearby theme parks. (from Wisconsin)
Image 71The Driftless Area of southwestern Wisconsin is characterized by bluffs carved in sedimentary rock by water from melting Ice age glaciers. Pictured is the confluence of the Mississippi and Wisconsin rivers. (from Wisconsin)
Image 72The Little White Schoolhouse in Ripon held the nation's first meeting of the Republican Party. (from Wisconsin)
Image 73Fried cheese curds (from Wisconsin)
Image 74American Family Insurance Amphitheater is the largest venue at the annual Summerfest music festival in Milwaukee. (from Wisconsin)
Image 75Wisconsin is divided into five geographic regions. (from Wisconsin)
Image 76The U.S. Bank Center in downtown Milwaukee is home to the main headquarters of Baird, Foley & Lardner, and Sensient Technologies, as well as regional headquarters for U.S. Bank and IBM. (from Wisconsin)
Image 77The Dells of the Wisconsin River form a tourism region focused on river features and nearby theme parks. (from Wisconsin)
Image 78The Pabst Building was the first skyscraper in Milwaukee, Completed in 1891, Demolished in 1981. (from History of Wisconsin)
Image 79Devils Island shoreline, Apostle Islands National Lakeshore (from Geography of Wisconsin)
Image 80Drawing of a mastodon skeleton by Rembrandt Peale (from History of Wisconsin)
Image 812024 U.S. presidential election results by county in Wisconsin
Democratic
Republican
(from Wisconsin)
Image 82Wisconsin Governor Robert La Follette in 1905 (from History of Wisconsin)
Image 83The Wisconsin State Capitol is located on the isthmus between Lake Mendota and Lake Monona, in the city of Madison. (from Wisconsin)
Image 84Ethnic origins in Wisconsin (from Wisconsin)
Image 85Köppen climate types of Wisconsin, using 1991-2020 climate normals. (from Geography of Wisconsin)
Image 86The Francois Vertefeuille House in Prairie du Chien was built in the 1810s by fur traders. (from Wisconsin)
Image 87Sunset over Lake Winnebago (from Geography of Wisconsin)
Image 88American Family Insurance Amphitheater is the largest venue at the annual Summerfest music festival in Milwaukee. (from Wisconsin)
Image 89Suffragists campaigning, 1916. Wisconsin was among the earliest states to ratify the Nineteenth Amendment. (from Wisconsin)
Image 90Logs being transported on a sleigh after being cut (from History of Wisconsin)
Image 91Wisconsin in 1718, Guillaume de L'Isle map, with the approximate state area highlighted (from Wisconsin)
Image 92Wisconsin in 1718, Guillaume de L'Isle map, with the approximate state area highlighted (from Wisconsin)
Image 93Wisconsin is divided into five geographic regions. (from Wisconsin)
Image 94St. Croix Falls, 1865, log jam (from History of Wisconsin)

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... that the oldest surviving synagogue building in Wisconsin was almost razed in the 1970s?
... that two Wisconsin radio stations purchased and reassembled the Wisconsin Pavilion from the 1964 New York World's Fair for use as their studios?
... that the first Hindu temple in Wisconsin was built "in the middle of nowhere"?
... that William Beck emigrated to the US from Germany, became a policeman at 19, was wounded by a Native American tribe, and was shipwrecked before becoming Milwaukee's first police chief?
... that the operators of a Wisconsin radio station received unsolicited checks and food deliveries?
... that the radio station at the University of Wisconsin–Eau Claire would go off the air in the middle of the day?

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Largest cities

v t e 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

See List of cities in Wisconsin for a full list.

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