Wisconsin , US

Wisconsin: State of the United States of America

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Population :	5,832,655
Country :	United States of America
Head of government :	Governor of Wisconsin
Area :	169640 km²
Water as percent of area :	17.31%
Land as percent of area :	82.69%
Easternmost point :	Point(-86.249722222 45.236388888)
Northernmost point :	Point(-90.654444444 47.31)
Legislative body :	Wisconsin Legislature
Named for :	Wisconsin River
Altitude :	1,050 feet / 320 meters
Capital :	Madison
Establishment :	May 05, 1848 (173 years ago)
Time Zone :	America/Chicago, UTC−06:00, Central Time Zone
Local time :	02:38:22 (17th May 2022)

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Geography

Wisconsin is located at 44°30'1"N 90°0'1"W (44.5002368, -90.0004077). It has 5 neighbors: Iowa, Illinois, Michigan, Minnesota and Ontario.

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The largest city of Wisconsin is Milwaukee with a population of 589,067. Other cities include, Kenosha population 99,570, Racine population 76,237, Eau Claire population 67,065 and City of Janesville population 64,128. See all Wisconsin cities & populated places.

Largest Cities in Wisconsin (more)

Cities, Towns, Villages, Neighborhoods & Other Populated Places in Wisconsin.

City Name	Title	County	Population
Milwaukee	City in and county seat of Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, United States	Milwaukee	589,067
Kenosha	City in and county seat of Kenosha County, Wisconsin and part of the Chicago metropolitan area, known as Chicagoland	Kenosha	99,570
Racine	City in and county seat of Racine County, Wisconsin, United States	Racine	76,237
Eau Claire	City in Eau Claire and Chippewa counties in Wisconsin, United States, that is the county seat of Eau Claire County	Eau Claire	67,065
City of Janesville	City in and county seat of Rock County, Wisconsin	Rock	64,128
West Allis	City in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, USA	Milwaukee	59,748
La Crosse	City in and county seat of La Crosse County, Wisconsin	La Crosse	51,163
North La Crosse	City in La Crosse County, Wisconsin, United States of America	La Crosse	50,470
Wauwatosa	City in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin	Milwaukee	48,084
New Berlin	City in Waukesha County, Wisconsin	Waukesha	39,812
Menomonee Falls	City in Waukesha County, Wisconsin, United States of America	Waukesha	38,243
Oak Creek	City in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin	Milwaukee	36,469
Franklin	Third-class city in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin	Milwaukee	36,222
Fitchburg	City in Dane County, Wisconsin, United States	Dane	30,866
Stevens Point	City in Portage County, Wisconsin	Portage	25,949
Muskego	Third-class city in Waukesha County, Wisconsin	Waukesha	25,317

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Official website of Wisconsin

Official Website

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Hesse

Wisconsin has 5 neighbours.

Iowa midwestern state in the United States
Illinois state of the United States of America
Michigan state of the United States of America
Minnesota state of the United States of America
Ontario province of Canada

St. Croix County
Barron County
Richland County
Marathon County
Racine County
Winnebago County
Outagamie County
Adams County
Taylor County
Dunn County
Grant County
Waushara County
Vilas County
Sawyer County
Portage County
Pepin County
Juneau County
Florence County
Waukesha County
Oneida County
Green Lake County
Shawano County
Pierce County
Ozaukee County
Vernon County
Ashland County
Marquette County
Lafayette County
Rusk County
Door County
Burnett County
Sheboygan County
Menominee County
Milwaukee County
Trempealeau County
Walworth County
Calumet County
Buffalo County
Kenosha County
Lincoln County
Manitowoc County
Eau Claire County
Polk County
Clark County
Columbia County
Kewaunee County
Fond du Lac County
Wood County
Brown County
Green County
Rock County
Monroe County
Dane County
Marinette County
Washington County
Washburn County
Jackson County
Langlade County
La Crosse County
Iowa County
Chippewa County
Dodge County
Crawford County
Price County
Sauk County
Douglas County
Forest County
Jefferson County
Oconto County
Iron County
Bayfield County
Waupaca County

Demographics

Year	Population	% Change	Method
1820	1,444	-	census
1830	3,635	60.28%	census
1840	30,945	88.25%	demographic balance
1850	305,391	89.87%	census
1860	775,881	60.64%	census
1870	1,054,670	26.43%	demographic balance
1880	1,315,457	19.82%	census
1890	1,693,330	22.32%	census
1910	2,333,860	27.45%	census
1920	2,632,067	11.33%	census
1930	2,939,006	10.44%	census
1940	3,137,587	6.33%	census
1950	3,434,575	8.65%	census
1960	3,951,777	13.09%	census
1970	4,417,731	10.55%	census
1980	4,705,767	6.12%	census
1990	4,891,769	3.8%	census
2000	5,363,675	8.8%	census
2010	5,686,986	5.69%	census
2011	5,705,288	0.32%	estimation process
2012	5,719,960	0.26%	estimation process
2013	5,736,754	0.29%	estimation process
2014	5,751,525	0.26%	estimation process
2015	5,760,940	0.16%	estimation process
2016	5,772,628	0.2%	estimation process
2017	5,790,186	0.3%	estimation process
2018	5,807,406	0.3%	estimation process
2019	5,822,434	0.26%	estimation process
2020	5,832,655	0.18%	estimation process

Map of countries with a smaller population than Wisconsin

Estado de Wisconsin, State of Wisconsin, Wisconsin

People born in Wisconsin (200)

People born in Wisconsin, including artist Arthur Frank Mathews, stage and screen actor Dominic Fumusa, activist in global trade issues Lori Wallach, .

List

Laura Ingalls Wilder (American children's writer, diarist, and journalist) she was born in 07/02/1867
Dominick Fernow (musician) he was born in 13/03/1981
Ben Peterson (Olympic wrestler) he was born in 27/06/1950
John Peterson (Olympic wrestler) he was born in 22/10/1948
Jon Morton Aase (American physician) he was born in 01/01/1936
David Filo (American businessman) he was born in 20/04/1966
Kevin Gage (American actor) he was born in 26/05/1959
Howard Wales (American musician) he was born in 08/02/1943
Mary Ingalls (elder sister of author Laura Ingalls Wilder) she was born in 10/01/1865
Eugenie Scott (anthropologist) she was born in 24/10/1945
Walter Bradford Cannon (American physiologist) he was born in 19/10/1871
Francis J. Pettijohn (geologist) he was born in 20/06/1904
Earnest Hooton (American anthropologist) he was born in 20/11/1887
Lucian Pulvermacher (pope) he was born in 20/04/1918
Andrés Waissbluth (Chilean film director) he was born in 10/03/1973
Evelyn Frechette (American singer, waitress, convict, and lecturer) she was born in 15/09/1907
Marc Mitscher (United States admiral) he was born in 26/01/1887
Hildegarde (American singer) she was born in 01/02/1906

Wisconsin Counties (more)

Milwaukee County

Milwaukee County, county in Wisconsin, United States

Dane County

Dane County, county in Wisconsin, United States

Waukesha County

Waukesha County, county in Wisconsin, United States

County Name	Population
Milwaukee County	945,016
Dane County	552,536
Waukesha County	406,172
Brown County	264,610
Racine County	195,802
Outagamie County	188,766
Winnebago County	171,631
Kenosha County	169,671
Rock County	163,084
Washington County	136,445
Marathon County	135,593
La Crosse County	118,502
Sheboygan County	115,240
Eau Claire County	105,260
Walworth County	103,953
Fond du Lac County	102,902