Wisconsin General Information

Abbreviated as WI on ABBREVIATIONFINDER.ORG, Wisconsin has been the 30th state in the United States since May 29, 1848.

Nickname

Badger State

Capital

Madison

Biggest town

Milwaukee

Area

Rank (within the US): 23rd out of 50 states

Total: 169,790 km²

Land: 140,787 km²

Water (%): 28,006 km² (17%)

Residents

Rank (within the US): 18th out of 50 states

Total (2000): 5,472,299

Density: 31.6 / km²

State membership

Place: 30th

Since: May 29, 1848

GEOGRAPHY

Time zone: Central: UTC –6 / –5

Latitude: 42 ° 30’N to 47 ° 3’N

Longitude 86 ° 49’W to 92 ° 54’W

Width: 420 km

Length: 500 km

Highest position: 595 m

Average location: 320 m

Lowest position: 177 m

Wisconsin is bordered by Lake Superior and Michigan to the north, Lake Michigan to the east, Illinois to the south, and Iowa and Minnesota to the west.

POPULATION

There are 5,472,299 residents in Wisconsin.

HISTORY

Wisconsin has been the 30th state in the United States since May 29, 1848.

ECONOMY

Growing wheat, corn, potatoes, sugar cane, oats and barley; Cattle breeding; Mining of iron, zinc and lead ores; Wood, iron, food industry

CITIES

Milwaukee, Madison

Wisconsin Counties and County Seats

According to Countryaah, there are a total of 72 counties in the state of Wisconsin.

1. Adams County (County Seat: Friendship)
2. Ashland County (County Seat: Ashland)
3. Barron County (County Seat: Barron)
4. Bayfield County (County Seat: Washburn)
5. Brown County (County Seat: Green Bay)
6. Buffalo County (County Seat: Alma)
7. Burnett County (County Seat: Siren)
8. Calumet County (County Seat: Chilton)
9. Chippewa County (County Seat: Chippewa Falls)
10. Clark County (County Seat: Neillsville)
11. Columbia County (County Seat: Portage)
12. Crawford County (County Seat: Prairie du Chien)
13. Dane County (County Seat: Madison)
14. Dodge County (County Seat: Juneau)
15. Door County (County Seat: Sturgeon Bay)
16. Douglas County (County Seat: Superior)
17. Dunn County (County Seat: Menomonie)
18. Eau Claire County (County Seat: Eau Claire)
19. Florence County (County Seat: Florence)
20. Fond du Lac County (County Seat: Fond du Lac)
21. Forest County (County Seat: Crandon)
22. Grant County (County Seat: Lancaster)
23. Green County (County Seat: Monroe)
24. Green Lake County (County Seat: Green Lake)
25. Iowa County (County Seat: Dodgeville)
26. Iron County (County Seat: Hurley)
27. Jackson County (County Seat: Black River Falls)
28. Jefferson County (County Seat: Jefferson)
29. Juneau County (County Seat: Mauston)
30. Kenosha County (County Seat: Kenosha)
31. Kewaunee County (County Seat: Kewaunee)
32. La Crosse County (County Seat: La Crosse)
33. Lafayette County (County Seat: Darlington)
34. Langlade County (County Seat: Antigo)
35. Lincoln County (County Seat: Merrill)
36. Manitowoc County (County Seat: Manitowoc)
37. Marathon County (County Seat: Wausau)
38. Marinette County (County Seat: Marinette)
39. Marquette County (County Seat: Montello)
40. Menominee County (County Seat: Keshena)
41. Milwaukee County (County Seat: Milwaukee)
42. Monroe County (County Seat: Sparta)
43. Oconto County (County Seat: Oconto)
44. Oneida County (County Seat: Rhinelander)
45. Outagamie County (County Seat: Appleton)
46. Ozaukee County (County Seat: Port Washington)
47. Pepin County (County Seat: Durand)
48. Pierce County (County Seat: Ellsworth)
49. Polk County (County Seat: Balsam Lake)
50. Portage County (County Seat: Stevens Point)
51. Price County (County Seat: Phillips)
52. Racine County (County Seat: Racine)
53. Richland County (County Seat: Richland Center)
54. Rock County (County Seat: Janesville)
55. Rusk County (County Seat: Ladysmith)
56. Sauk County (County Seat: Baraboo)
57. Sawyer County (County Seat: Hayward)
58. Shawano County (County Seat: Shawano)
59. Sheboygan County (County Seat: Sheboygan)
60. St. Croix County (County Seat: Hudson)
61. Taylor County (County Seat: Medford)
62. Trempealeau County (County Seat: Whitehall)
63. Vernon County (County Seat: Viroqua)
64. Vilas County (County Seat: Eagle River)
65. Walworth County (County Seat: Elkhorn)
66. Washburn County (County Seat: Shell Lake)
67. Washington County (County Seat: West Bend)
68. Waukesha County (County Seat: Waukesha)
69. Waupaca County (County Seat: Waupaca)
70. Waushara County (County Seat: Wautoma)
71. Winnebago County (County Seat: Oshkosh)
72. Wood County (County Seat: Wisconsin Rapids)