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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 Upper Midwestern region 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. Wisconsin is the 25th-largest state by land area and the 20th-most populous.

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 with a beef stick.

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 1Corn planting in Wisconsin (from Wisconsin)
Image 2Frank Lloyd Wright's Taliesin in Spring Green (from Wisconsin)
Image 3Wisconsin counties (from Wisconsin)
Image 4State welcome sign (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 6Timms 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 7The 2011 Wisconsin Act 10 led to large protests around the state capitol building in Madison. (from Wisconsin)
Image 8On 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 9Wisconsin Governor Robert La Follette addresses an assembly, 1905 (from Wisconsin)
Image 10French-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 11The Daniel E. Krause Stone Barn in Chase was built in 1903, as dairy farming spread across the state. (from Wisconsin)
Image 12The Little White Schoolhouse, in Ripon, 1854, which hosted the first meeting of what became the national Republican Party (from History of Wisconsin)
Image 13Drawing of Industrial Milwaukee in 1882 (from Wisconsin)
Image 14Blackjack Springs Wilderness, in the Chequamegon–Nicolet National Forest. (from Geography of Wisconsin)
Image 15The Little White Schoolhouse in Ripon, Wisconsin, held the nation's first meeting of the Republican Party. (from Wisconsin)
Image 16Wisconsin Governor Robert La Follette addresses an assembly, 1905 (from Wisconsin)
Image 17The Driftless Area of southwestern Wisconsin is characterized by bluffs carved in sedimentary rock by water from melting Ice age glaciers. (from Wisconsin)
Image 18The Wisconsin 8th Volunteer Eagle Regiment with Old Abe (from Wisconsin)
Image 19Wisconsin in 1718, Guillaume de L'Isle map, approximate state area highlighted (from History of Wisconsin)
Image 20Sunset over Lake Winnebago. (from Geography of Wisconsin)
Image 21Köppen climate types of Wisconsin (from Wisconsin)
Image 22Islands off the Door Peninsula. (from Geography of Wisconsin)
Image 23Wisconsin 2020 Population Density Map (from Wisconsin)
Image 24Wisconsin counties (from Wisconsin)
Image 25Drawing of Industrial Milwaukee in 1882 (from Wisconsin)
Image 26Wisconsin is divided into five geographic regions. (from Wisconsin)
Image 27The Wisconsin 8th Volunteer Eagle Regiment with Old Abe (from Wisconsin)
Image 28Corn planting in Wisconsin (from Wisconsin)
Image 29Wisconsin in 1718, Guillaume de L'Isle map, with the approximate state area highlighted (from Wisconsin)
Image 30Wisconsin Governor Robert La Follette in 1905 (from History of Wisconsin)
Image 31Ethnic origins in Wisconsin (from Wisconsin)
Image 32The Daniel E. Krause Stone Barn in Chase was built in 1903, as dairy farming spread across the state. (from Wisconsin)
Image 33The Milwaukee Art Museum (from Wisconsin)
Image 34Privy Seal of Wisconsin (from Wisconsin)
Image 35Music stage at Summerfest, 1994 (from Wisconsin)
Image 36Location of Wisconsin in the United States (from Geography of Wisconsin)
Image 37The Senate Chamber of the Wisconsin State Capitol (from Wisconsin)
Image 38The Wisconsin State Capitol is located on the isthmus between Lake Mendota and Lake Monona, in the city of Madison. (from Wisconsin)
Image 39The 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 40Wisconsin in 1718, Guillaume de L'Isle map, with the approximate state area highlighted (from Wisconsin)
Image 41Ethnic origins in Wisconsin (from Wisconsin)
Image 42State welcome sign (from Wisconsin)
Image 43Jean 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 44The Little White Schoolhouse in Ripon, Wisconsin, held the nation's first meeting of the Republican Party. (from Wisconsin)
Image 45Timms 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 46The Driftless Area of southwestern Wisconsin is characterized by bluffs carved in sedimentary rock by water from melting Ice age glaciers. (from Wisconsin)
Image 47The Milwaukee Art Museum (from Wisconsin)
Image 48Map Showing Lines of The Milwaukee Electric Railway and Light Company c 1907 (from Wisconsin)
Image 49The state seal of Wisconsin contains a shovel and pickaxe, reflecting the importance of lead mining to Wisconsin's history. (from History of Wisconsin)
Image 50A stone barn built for cows in Wisconsin. The circular silo was used to store feed. (from History of Wisconsin)
Image 51Köppen climate types of Wisconsin, using 1991-2020 climate normals. (from Geography of Wisconsin)
Image 52A general map of Wisconsin (from Geography of Wisconsin)
Image 53The 2011 Wisconsin Act 10 led to large protests around the state capitol building in Madison. (from Wisconsin)
Image 54Jean Nicolet's 1634 landing in Wisconsin (from History of Wisconsin)
Image 55The 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 56Map of Wisconsin Territory 1836–1848 (from History of Wisconsin)
Image 57Lambeau Field in Green Bay is home to the NFL's Packers. (from Wisconsin)
Image 58Wisconsin is divided into five geographic regions. (from Geography of Wisconsin)
Image 59Wisconsin congressman Paul Ryan was the 2012 Republican Party nominee for vice president, and later served as the speaker of the House of Representatives from 2015 to 2019.
Image 60The Wisconsin State Capitol is located on the isthmus between Lake Mendota and Lake Monona, in the city of Madison. (from Wisconsin)
Image 61The 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 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 63Jean 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 64The Senate Chamber of the Wisconsin State Capitol (from Wisconsin)
Image 65Drawing of a mastodon skeleton by Rembrandt Peale (from History of Wisconsin)
Image 66The largest platform mound at Aztalan, with modern reconstructions of steps and stockade (from History of Wisconsin)
Image 67Lambeau Field in Green Bay is home to the NFL's Packers. (from Wisconsin)
Image 68On 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 69The 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 70Wisconsin congressman Paul Ryan was the 2012 Republican Party nominee for vice president, and later served as the speaker of the House of Representatives from 2015 to 2019.
Image 71Music stage at Summerfest, 1994 (from Wisconsin)
Image 72Wisconsin, 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 73Wisconsin 2020 Population Density Map (from Wisconsin)
Image 74The color guard of the Wisconsin 8th Infantry with Old Abe (from History of Wisconsin)
Image 75Köppen climate types of Wisconsin (from Wisconsin)
Image 76Wisconsin, 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 77American Family Field is the home stadium of Major League Baseball's Milwaukee Brewers. (from Wisconsin)
Image 78Logs being transported on a sleigh after being cut (from History of Wisconsin)
Image 79Timms 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 80Chief Black Hawk, by George Catlin (from History of Wisconsin)
Image 81Frank Lloyd Wright's Taliesin in Spring Green (from Wisconsin)
Image 82Wisconsin counties (from Geography of Wisconsin)
Image 83The 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 84Privy Seal of Wisconsin (from Wisconsin)
Image 85American Family Field is the home stadium of Major League Baseball's Milwaukee Brewers. (from Wisconsin)
Image 86Map Showing Lines of The Milwaukee Electric Railway and Light Company c 1907 (from Wisconsin)
Image 871865 map Wisconsin prepared by Increase Lapham (from History of Wisconsin)
Image 88Wisconsin is divided into five geographic regions. (from Wisconsin)
Image 89St. Croix Falls, 1865, log jam (from History of Wisconsin)

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... 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 local dairy farmers credit morning broadcasts of polka music from a Wisconsin radio station for relaxing their cows?
... that Wisconsin farmer-lawmaker Joseph Mleziva refused to run for a fifth term in 1948, saying, "I can't afford to continue and, besides, I'm tired of taking the abuse that comes with the job"?
... that Frank Avery Hutchins has been called the "father of Wisconsin public libraries"?
... that in 2016, Luke Kunin became the first sophomore captain of the Wisconsin Badgers men's ice hockey team since 1975?
... that there have been ongoing conflicts for decades about whether Sugarbush Hill is the highest point in Wisconsin?

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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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