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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.

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Wisconsin (/wɪˈskɒnsɪn/ ^ⓘ) is a state in the upper Midwestern United States. Wisconsin is the 25th-largest state by land area and the 20th-most populous. It is bordered by 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.

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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Wilder in 1970

Jerome Silberman (June 11, 1933 – August 29, 2016), known professionally as Gene Wilder, was an American actor, comedian, writer and filmmaker. He was known mainly for his comedic roles, but also for his portrayal of Willy Wonka in Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971). He collaborated with Mel Brooks on the films The Producers (1967), Blazing Saddles (1974) and Young Frankenstein (1974), and with Richard Pryor in the films Silver Streak (1976), Stir Crazy (1980), See No Evil, Hear No Evil (1989) and Another You (1991).

Wilder began his career on stage, and made his screen debut in an episode of the TV series The Play of the Week in 1961. Although his first film role was portraying a hostage in the 1967 motion picture Bonnie and Clyde, Wilder's first major role was as Leopold Bloom in the 1967 film The Producers, for which he was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. This was the first in a series of collaborations with writer/director Mel Brooks, including Young Frankenstein, which Wilder co-wrote, garnering the pair an Academy Award nomination for Best Adapted Screenplay. He also starred in Woody Allen's Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex* (*But Were Afraid to Ask) (1972). (Full article...)

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Sewer socialism was an originally pejorative term for the American socialist movement that centered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, from around 1892 to 1960. The term was coined by Morris Hillquit at the 1932 Milwaukee convention of the Socialist Party of America as a commentary on the Milwaukee socialists and their perpetual boasting about the excellent public sewer system in the city. (Full article...)

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Image 1Wisconsin is divided into five geographic regions. (from Wisconsin)
Image 2Jean 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 3Privy Seal of Wisconsin (from Wisconsin)
Image 4Wisconsin is divided into five geographic regions. (from Geography of Wisconsin)
Image 5Drawing of a mastodon skeleton by Rembrandt Peale (from History of Wisconsin)
Image 6State welcome sign (from Wisconsin)
Image 7Wisconsin, 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 8Wisconsin is divided into five geographic regions. (from Wisconsin)
Image 9Wisconsin in 1718, Guillaume de L'Isle map, with the approximate state area highlighted (from Wisconsin)
Image 10Wisconsin counties (from Geography of Wisconsin)
Image 11Ethnic origins in Wisconsin (from Wisconsin)
Image 12Wisconsin 2020 Population Density Map (from Wisconsin)
Image 13Drawing of Industrial Milwaukee in 1882 (from Wisconsin)
Image 14The 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 15The Wisconsin State Capitol is located on the isthmus between Lake Mendota and Lake Monona, in the city of Madison. (from Wisconsin)
Image 16The Wisconsin 8th Volunteer Eagle Regiment with Old Abe (from Wisconsin)
Image 17Map Showing Lines of The Milwaukee Electric Railway and Light Company c 1907 (from Wisconsin)
Image 18Map Showing Lines of The Milwaukee Electric Railway and Light Company c 1907 (from Wisconsin)
Image 19French-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 20Köppen climate types of Wisconsin (from Wisconsin)
Image 21Music stage at Summerfest, 1994 (from Wisconsin)
Image 22State welcome sign (from Wisconsin)
Image 23The 2011 Wisconsin Act 10 led to large protests around the state capitol building in Madison. (from Wisconsin)
Image 24St. Croix Falls, 1865, log jam (from History of Wisconsin)
Image 25Corn planting in Wisconsin (from Wisconsin)
Image 26The 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 27Music stage at Summerfest, 1994 (from Wisconsin)
Image 28Timms 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 29Timms 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 30American Family Field is the home stadium of Major League Baseball's Milwaukee Brewers. (from Wisconsin)
Image 31Blackjack Springs Wilderness, in the Chequamegon–Nicolet National Forest. (from Geography of Wisconsin)
Image 32Wisconsin, 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 33The Wisconsin 8th Volunteer Eagle Regiment with Old Abe (from Wisconsin)
Image 34A stone barn built for cows in Wisconsin. The circular silo was used to store feed. (from History of Wisconsin)
Image 35The Daniel E. Krause Stone Barn in Chase was built in 1903, as dairy farming spread across the state. (from Wisconsin)
Image 36Frank Lloyd Wright's Taliesin in Spring Green (from Wisconsin)
Image 37The Wisconsin State Capitol is located on the isthmus between Lake Mendota and Lake Monona, in the city of Madison. (from Wisconsin)
Image 38The 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 39Köppen climate types of Wisconsin, using 1991-2020 climate normals. (from Geography of Wisconsin)
Image 40The color guard of the Wisconsin 8th Infantry with Old Abe (from History of Wisconsin)
Image 41The 2011 Wisconsin Act 10 led to large protests around the state capitol building in Madison. (from Wisconsin)
Image 42American Family Field is the home stadium of Major League Baseball's Milwaukee Brewers. (from Wisconsin)
Image 43Köppen climate types of Wisconsin (from Wisconsin)
Image 44Lambeau Field in Green Bay is home to the NFL's Packers. (from Wisconsin)
Image 451865 map Wisconsin prepared by Increase Lapham (from History of Wisconsin)
Image 46Location of Wisconsin in the United States (from Geography of Wisconsin)
Image 47Wisconsin Governor Robert La Follette addresses an assembly, 1905 (from Wisconsin)
Image 48Map of Wisconsin Territory 1836–1848 (from History of Wisconsin)
Image 49Drawing of Industrial Milwaukee in 1882 (from Wisconsin)
Image 50Frank Lloyd Wright's Taliesin in Spring Green (from Wisconsin)
Image 51The Senate Chamber of the Wisconsin State Capitol (from Wisconsin)
Image 52Wisconsin congressman Paul Ryan was the 2012 Republican Party nominee for vice-president.
Image 53Chief Black Hawk, by George Catlin (from History of Wisconsin)
Image 54The largest platform mound at Aztalan, with modern reconstructions of steps and stockade (from History of Wisconsin)
Image 55Corn planting in Wisconsin (from Wisconsin)
Image 56The 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 57Islands off the Door Peninsula. (from Geography of Wisconsin)
Image 58The Little White Schoolhouse in Ripon, Wisconsin, held the nation's first meeting of the Republican Party. (from Wisconsin)
Image 59Sunset over Lake Winnebago. (from Geography of Wisconsin)
Image 60Wisconsin 2020 Population Density Map (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 62Logs being transported on a sleigh after being cut (from History of Wisconsin)
Image 63On 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 64Wisconsin congressman Paul Ryan was the 2012 Republican Party nominee for vice-president.
Image 65Wisconsin in 1718, Guillaume de L'Isle map, approximate state area highlighted (from History of Wisconsin)
Image 66The 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 67Wisconsin Governor Robert La Follette in 1905 (from History of Wisconsin)
Image 68Lambeau Field in Green Bay is home to the NFL's Packers. (from Wisconsin)
Image 69Wisconsin Governor Robert La Follette addresses an assembly, 1905 (from Wisconsin)
Image 70The Little White Schoolhouse, in Ripon, 1854, which hosted the first meeting of what became the national Republican Party (from History of Wisconsin)
Image 71Jean Nicolet's 1634 landing in Wisconsin (from History of Wisconsin)
Image 72The Milwaukee Art Museum (from Wisconsin)
Image 73Wisconsin counties (from Wisconsin)
Image 74A general map of Wisconsin (from Geography of Wisconsin)
Image 75The Senate Chamber of the Wisconsin State Capitol (from Wisconsin)
Image 76The Driftless Area of southwestern Wisconsin is characterized by bluffs carved in sedimentary rock by water from melting Ice Age glaciers. (from Wisconsin)
Image 77The Milwaukee Art Museum (from Wisconsin)
Image 78Wisconsin counties (from Wisconsin)
Image 79Ethnic origins in Wisconsin (from Wisconsin)
Image 80The state seal of Wisconsin contains a shovel and pickaxe, reflecting the importance of lead mining to Wisconsin's history. (from History of Wisconsin)
Image 81The Driftless Area of southwestern Wisconsin is characterized by bluffs carved in sedimentary rock by water from melting Ice Age glaciers. (from Wisconsin)
Image 82Privy Seal of Wisconsin (from Wisconsin)
Image 83Jean 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 84Timms 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 85On 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 86The Little White Schoolhouse in Ripon, Wisconsin, held the nation's first meeting of the Republican Party. (from Wisconsin)
Image 87Wisconsin in 1718, Guillaume de L'Isle map, with the approximate state area highlighted (from Wisconsin)
Image 88The Daniel E. Krause Stone Barn in Chase was built in 1903, as dairy farming spread across the state. (from Wisconsin)
Image 89Map 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)

Did you know -

... that Bob Harlan was the first president of the Green Bay Packers without any roots in the Green Bay community?
... that two voyageur canoes capsized off of Hog Island in 1976?
... that a Wisconsin radio station used to collect rent from the United States Congress?
... that Bruce Schroeder, who presided over the trial of Kyle Rittenhouse, is the longest-serving state court judge in Wisconsin?
... 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 glaciation in Wisconsin 17 thousand years ago helped create its unique geography?

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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

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[1] "Top 100 Biggest Wisconsin Cities By Population". biggestuscities.com. Archived from the original on February 9, 2019. Retrieved March 3, 2021.

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