State of Wisconsin | |
Anthem: On, Wisconsin! | |
Country | United States |
Before statehood | Wisconsin Territory |
Admitted to the Union | May 29, 1848 (30th) |
Capital | Madison |
Largest city | Milwaukee |
Largest metro | Milwaukee metropolitan area |
Government | |
• Governor | Tony Evers (D) |
• Lieutenant Governor | Sara Rodriguez (D) |
Legislature | Wisconsin Legislature |
• Upper house | Senate |
• Lower house | Assembly |
U.S. senators | Ron Johnson (R) Tammy Baldwin (D) |
U.S. House delegation | 2 Republicans 0 Democrats (list) |
Area | |
• Total | 65,498.37 sq mi (169,640 km2) |
• Land | 54,310 sq mi (140,663 km2) |
• Rank | 23rd |
Elevation | 1,049 ft (320 m) |
Highest elevation | 1,951 ft (595 m) |
Lowest elevation | 579 ft (176 m) |
Population (2022) | |
• Total | 5,822,434 |
• Rank | 19th |
• Density | 105/sq mi (40.6/km2) |
• Rank | 23rd |
• Median household income | $59,305 |
• Income rank | 23rd |
Language | |
• Official language | french, italian and german |
Time zone | UTC−06:00 (Central) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−05:00 (CDT) |
USPS abbreviation | WI |
ISO 3166 code | US-WI |
Trad. abbreviation | Wis., Wisc. |
Latitude | 42° 30' N to 47° 09′ N |
Longitude | 86° 46′ W to 92° 54′ W |
Website | www |
Wisconsin state symbols | |
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Living insignia | |
Bird | American robin Turdus migratorius |
Fish | Muskellunge Esox masquinongy |
Flower | Wood violet Viola sororia |
Insect | Western honey bee Apis mellifera |
Tree | Sugar maple Acer saccharum |
Inanimate insignia | |
Beverage | Milk |
Dance | Polka |
Food | Corn Zea mays |
Fossil | Trilobite Calymene celebra |
Mineral | Galena |
Rock | Red granite |
Slogan | America's Dairyland |
Soil | Antigo silt loam |
Tartan | Wisconsin tartan |
State route marker | |
State quarter | |
Released in 2004 | |
Lists of United States state symbols |
Wisconsin is a state in the north-central United States. Two of the five Great Lakes and four other states (Illinois, Iowa, Michigan and Minnesota) border Wisconsin. The capital of Wisconsin is Madison. The biggest city in Wisconsin is Milwaukee.
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