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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. It is divided into 72 counties and as of the 2020 census had a population of nearly 5.9 million. Its most populous city is Milwaukee, while its capital and second-most populous city is Madison. Other large population centers include Green Bay, Kenosha, Racine, and the Fox Cities.

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 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 most permissive alcohol laws in the country and is well 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 the state's 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 more recent years, Wisconsin has been a battleground state in presidential elections, notably in 2016 and 2020. (Full article...)

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Helen Constance White (November 26, 1896 – June 7, 1967) was an American academic who was a professor of English at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. White twice served as the English department chair and was the first woman to become a full professor in the university's College of Letters and Science. She was also the first woman elected president of the American Association of University Professors, and a president of the American Association of University Women (AAUW), University of Wisconsin Teachers' Union, and University Club. White wrote six novels and numerous nonfiction books and articles.

White was raised in Boston in a Roman Catholic household, and kept the faith for the rest of her life. She graduated from the Girls' High School and Radcliffe College. After completing her master's degree, she taught at Smith College for two years before moving West to study for her doctorate in Madison. White loved the city and became an assistant professor there upon completing her Ph.D. in 1924 with a dissertation on William Blake. She taught courses including freshman English and metaphysical poetry graduate seminars. White's students included writers such as August Derleth, Herbert Kubly, and Mark Schorer. Graduate students called her "the Purple Goddess" partly due to her predominantly purple wardrobe and exceptional height: she was over six feet tall. (Full article...)

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Milwaukee County (/mɪlˈwɔːki/) is located in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. At the 2020 census, the population was 939,489, down from 947,735 in 2010. It is both the most populous and most densely populated county in Wisconsin, and the 45th most populous county nationwide; Milwaukee, its eponymous county seat, is also the most populous city in the state. The county was created in 1834 as part of Michigan Territory and organized the following year.

Milwaukee County is the most populous county of the Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area, as well as of the Milwaukee-Racine-Waukesha, WI Combined Statistical Area (See Milwaukee metropolitan area). (Full article...)

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Image 1Sun City Carnival Tour at Summerfest, 2009 (from Wisconsin)
Image 2Blackjack Springs Wilderness, in the Chequamegon–Nicolet National Forest. (from Geography of Wisconsin)
Image 3A general map of Wisconsin (from Geography of Wisconsin)
Image 4Wisconsin in 1718, Guillaume de L'Isle map, with the approximate state area highlighted (from Wisconsin)
Image 5Location of Wisconsin in the United States (from Geography of Wisconsin)
Image 6American Family Field is the home stadium of Major League Baseball's Milwaukee Brewers. (from Wisconsin)
Image 7Wisconsin welcome sign (from Wisconsin)
Image 8Ethnic origins in Wisconsin (from Wisconsin)
Image 9On 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 10The state seal of Wisconsin contains a shovel and pickaxe, reflecting the importance of lead mining to Wisconsin's history. (from History of Wisconsin)
Image 11The Milwaukee Art Museum (from Wisconsin)
Image 12Ethnic origins in Wisconsin (from Wisconsin)
Image 13The largest platform mound at Aztalan, with modern reconstructions of steps and stockade (from History of Wisconsin)
Image 14Wisconsin Governor Robert M. La Follette addresses an assembly, 1905 (from Wisconsin)

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

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Non-Hispanic White

40–50%

60–70%

70–80%

80–90%

90%+

Native American

80–90%

(from Wisconsin)

Image 16Wisconsin in 1718, Guillaume de L'Isle map, approximate state area highlighted (from History of Wisconsin)
Image 17Wisconsin counties (from Wisconsin)
Image 18The Wisconsin State Capitol is located on the isthmus between Lake Mendota and Lake Monona, in the city of Madison. (from Wisconsin)
Image 19The Apostle Islands are a group of 22 islands in Lake Superior in northern Wisconsin. (from Wisconsin)
Image 20The 8th Wisconsin Infantry Regiment with Old Abe (from Wisconsin)
Image 21A stone barn built for cows in Wisconsin. The circular silo was used to store feed. (from History of Wisconsin)
Image 22Map 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 23The Francois Vertefeuille House in Prairie du Chien was built in the 1810s by fur traders. (from Wisconsin)
Image 24The Senate Chamber of the Wisconsin State Capitol (from Wisconsin)
Image 25Wisconsin 2020 Population Density Map (from Wisconsin)
Image 26On 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 27American Family Field is the home stadium of Major League Baseball's Milwaukee Brewers. (from Wisconsin)
Image 28Wisconsin Governor Robert M. La Follette addresses an assembly, 1905 (from Wisconsin)
Image 29The 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 30Wisconsin Governor Robert La Follette in 1905 (from History of Wisconsin)
Image 31Wisconsin welcome sign (from Wisconsin)
Image 32Wisconsin is divided into five geographic regions. (from Wisconsin)
Image 33University of Wisconsin–Madison (from Wisconsin)
Image 34The Little White Schoolhouse in Ripon held the nation's first meeting of the Republican Party. (from Wisconsin)
Image 35The 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 36Wisconsin 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 37Wisconsin counties (from Geography of Wisconsin)
Image 38Wisconsin 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 39Islands off the Door Peninsula. (from Geography of Wisconsin)
Image 40Sunset over Lake Winnebago. (from Geography of Wisconsin)
Image 41Jean Nicolet's 1634 landing in Wisconsin (from History of Wisconsin)
Image 42The 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 43Frank Lloyd Wright's Taliesin in Spring Green (from Wisconsin)
Image 441865 map Wisconsin prepared by Increase Lapham (from History of Wisconsin)
Image 45The Little White Schoolhouse, in Ripon, 1854, which hosted the first meeting of what became the national Republican Party (from History of Wisconsin)
Image 46The Wisconsin State Capitol is located on the isthmus between Lake Mendota and Lake Monona, in the city of Madison. (from Wisconsin)
Image 47French-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 48Wisconsin, 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 49The 8th Wisconsin Infantry Regiment with Old Abe (from Wisconsin)
Image 50The Senate Chamber of the Wisconsin State Capitol (from Wisconsin)
Image 51Chief Black Hawk, by George Catlin (from History of Wisconsin)
Image 52The Driftless Area of southwestern Wisconsin is characterized by bluffs carved in sedimentary rock by water from melting Ice age glaciers. (from Wisconsin)
Image 53Wisconsin is divided into five geographic regions. (from Geography of Wisconsin)
Image 54Lambeau Field in Green Bay is home to the National Football League's Packers. (from Wisconsin)
Image 55Dairy cows at a Wisconsin dairy farm (from Wisconsin)
Image 56The 2011 Wisconsin Act 10 led to large protests around the state capitol building in Madison. (from Wisconsin)
Image 57Logs being transported on a sleigh after being cut (from History of Wisconsin)
Image 58The Francois Vertefeuille House in Prairie du Chien was built in the 1810s by fur traders. (from Wisconsin)
Image 59Köppen climate types of Wisconsin, using 1991-2020 climate normals. (from Geography of Wisconsin)
Image 60The Daniel E. Krause Stone Barn in Chase was built in 1903, as dairy farming spread across the state. (from Wisconsin)
Image 61The Apostle Islands are a group of 22 islands in Lake Superior in northern Wisconsin. (from Wisconsin)
Image 62The Daniel E. Krause Stone Barn in Chase was built in 1903, as dairy farming spread across the state. (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 64Lambeau Field in Green Bay is home to the National Football League's Packers. (from Wisconsin)
Image 65Wisconsin 2020 Population Density Map (from Wisconsin)
Image 66Map of Wisconsin Territory 1836–1848 (from History of Wisconsin)
Image 67Wisconsin counties (from Wisconsin)
Image 68Wisconsin is divided into five geographic regions. (from Wisconsin)
Image 69The Milwaukee Art Museum (from Wisconsin)
Image 70Sun City Carnival Tour at Summerfest, 2009 (from Wisconsin)
Image 71Köppen climate types of Wisconsin (from Wisconsin)
Image 72Dairy cows at a Wisconsin dairy farm (from Wisconsin)
Image 73Drawing of a mastodon skeleton by Rembrandt Peale (from History of Wisconsin)
Image 74Timms 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 75Frank Lloyd Wright's Taliesin in Spring Green (from Wisconsin)
Image 76The color guard of the Wisconsin 8th Infantry with Old Abe (from History of Wisconsin)
Image 77Wisconsin in 1718, Guillaume de L'Isle map, with the approximate state area highlighted (from Wisconsin)
Image 78Köppen climate types of Wisconsin (from Wisconsin)
Image 79Wisconsin, 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 80Jean 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 81St. Croix Falls, 1865, log jam (from History of Wisconsin)
Image 82The 2011 Wisconsin Act 10 led to large protests around the state capitol building in Madison. (from Wisconsin)
Image 83University of Wisconsin–Madison (from Wisconsin)
Image 84The Driftless Area of southwestern Wisconsin is characterized by bluffs carved in sedimentary rock by water from melting Ice age glaciers. (from Wisconsin)
Image 85The Little White Schoolhouse in Ripon held the nation's first meeting of the Republican Party. (from Wisconsin)

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... 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 several attempts to make Colby cheese the official state cheese of Wisconsin?
... that firefighters had to wade through deep pools of viscous, slippery butter and cheese spawned by the great butter fire?
... that Thomas Binger, the lead prosecutor in the trial of Kyle Rittenhouse, unsuccessfully ran for district attorney of Racine County, Wisconsin, in 2016?
... that local dairy farmers credit morning broadcasts of polka music from a Wisconsin radio station for relaxing their cows?
... that Bruce Schroeder, who presided over the trial of Kyle Rittenhouse, is the longest-serving state court judge in Wisconsin?

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Largest cities

v t e Largest cities or towns in Wisconsin ^[1]
	Rank	Name	County	Municipal 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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