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 ( 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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Map of the Milwaukee Mile
The 2007 AT&T 250 was a NASCAR Busch Series stock car race that took place on June 23, 2007. Held at the Milwaukee Mile in West Allis, Wisconsin , the race was the 17th of 35 in the 2007 NASCAR Busch Series season. Aric Almirola of Joe Gibbs Racing (JGR) was the listed winner of the race, Richard Childress Racing 's Scott Wimmer finished second, and Braun Racing 's Jason Leffler finished third.
The race became controversial because of a driver change made by the No.
20 JGR team. Almirola qualified the car on
pole position , though Gibbs intended to have
NASCAR Nextel Cup Series regular
Denny Hamlin run the race. The Cup Series was racing that weekend at
Infineon Raceway in
Sonoma, California , and Hamlin's helicopter could not find a landing spot at Milwaukee Mile in time for the start of the race. Almirola was thus forced to start the race and ran the first 59 laps before he was pulled out of the car under caution; Hamlin finished the race and came from behind to win after losing a lap to the leaders during the driver change. NASCAR rules say the driver who starts the race gets credit for the result, making Almirola the official race winner. The driver change frustrated Almirola, who proceeded to leave the track before the race ended, and it was further criticized by
ESPN writer Terry Blount, who called the substitution "a
Busch-league move". (
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Milwaukee ( mil-WAW -kee ) is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Wisconsin and the county seat of Milwaukee County . With a population of 577,222 at the 2020 census , Milwaukee is the 31st-most populous city in the United States, and the fifth-most populous city in the Midwest . It is the central city of the Milwaukee metropolitan area , the 40th-most populous metro area in the U.S. with 1.57 million residents.
Milwaukee is an
ethnically and
culturally diverse city. However, it continues to be one of the most racially segregated cities, largely as a result of early-20th-century
redlining . Its
history was heavily influenced by German immigrants in the 19th century, and it continues to be a center for
German-American culture, specifically becoming well known for its
brewing industry . In recent years, Milwaukee has undergone several development projects, some of which have added to the city's skyline. Major additions to the city since the turn of the 21st century include the
Wisconsin Center ,
American Family Field ,
The Hop streetcar system , an expansion to the
Milwaukee Art Museum ,
Milwaukee Repertory Theater , the
Bradley Symphony Center , and
Discovery World , as well as major renovations to the
UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena .
Fiserv Forum opened in late 2018, and hosts sporting events and concerts. (
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The following are images from various Wisconsin-related articles on Wikipedia.
Image 1 The
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 3 Ethnic origins in Wisconsin (from
Wisconsin )
Image 4 A stone barn built for cows in Wisconsin. The circular
silo was used to store feed. (from
History of Wisconsin )
Image 5 The
Francois Vertefeuille House in
Prairie du Chien was built in the 1810s by fur traders. (from
Wisconsin )
Image 6 The color guard of the Wisconsin 8th Infantry with Old Abe (from
History of Wisconsin )
Image 7 Logs being transported on a sleigh after being cut (from
History of Wisconsin )
Image 8 Wisconsin 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 9 Wisconsin Governor
Robert M. La Follette addresses an assembly, 1905 (from
Wisconsin )
Image 10 Dairy cows at a
Wisconsin dairy farm (from
Wisconsin )
Image 12 Wisconsin 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 14 Sun City Carnival Tour at
Summerfest , 2009 (from
Wisconsin )
Image 15 Wisconsin is divided into five geographic regions. (from
Wisconsin )
Image 16 Sun City Carnival Tour at
Summerfest , 2009 (from
Wisconsin )
Image 17 The
Daniel E. Krause Stone Barn in
Chase was built in 1903, as dairy farming spread across the state. (from
Wisconsin )
Image 18 Köppen climate types of Wisconsin (from
Wisconsin )
Image 19 Wisconsin 2020 Population Density Map (from
Wisconsin )
Image 21 The
Little White Schoolhouse in
Ripon held the nation's first meeting of the
Republican Party . (from
Wisconsin )
Image 22 Drawing of a mastodon skeleton by
Rembrandt Peale (from
History of Wisconsin )
Image 26 The
Wisconsin State Capitol is located on the
isthmus between
Lake Mendota and
Lake Monona , in the city of
Madison . (from
Wisconsin )
Image 27 Map of Wisconsin Territory 1836–1848 (from
History of Wisconsin )
Image 28 The
2011 Wisconsin Act 10 led to large protests around the state capitol building in Madison. (from
Wisconsin )
Image 29 The
Senate Chamber of the Wisconsin State Capitol (from
Wisconsin )
Image 31 The
Little White Schoolhouse in
Ripon held the nation's first meeting of the
Republican Party . (from
Wisconsin )
Image 32 Jean 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 33 Wisconsin welcome sign (from
Wisconsin )
Image 34 Jean 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 35 Jean Nicolet 's 1634 landing in Wisconsin (from
History of Wisconsin )
Image 38 Wisconsin welcome sign (from
Wisconsin )
Image 39 The
Driftless Area of southwestern Wisconsin is characterized by bluffs carved in
sedimentary rock by water from melting
Ice age glaciers. (from
Wisconsin )
Image 41 The
Apostle Islands are a group of 22 islands in
Lake Superior in northern Wisconsin. (from
Wisconsin )
Image 42 Wisconsin, 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 43 Wisconsin in 1718,
Guillaume de L'Isle map, with the approximate state area highlighted (from
Wisconsin )
Image 44 On 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 45 The largest platform mound at
Aztalan , with modern reconstructions of steps and stockade (from
History of Wisconsin )
Image 46 The
Driftless Area of southwestern Wisconsin is characterized by bluffs carved in
sedimentary rock by water from melting
Ice age glaciers. (from
Wisconsin )
Image 47 Wisconsin is divided into five geographic regions. (from
Wisconsin )
Image 48 Location of Wisconsin in the United States (from
Geography of Wisconsin )
Image 49 The
Little White Schoolhouse , in Ripon, 1854, which hosted the first meeting of what became the national Republican Party (from
History of Wisconsin )
Image 50 The
2011 Wisconsin Act 10 led to large protests around the state capitol building in Madison. (from
Wisconsin )
Image 52 The
Daniel E. Krause Stone Barn in
Chase was built in 1903, as dairy farming spread across the state. (from
Wisconsin )
Image 53 Wisconsin Governor
Robert M. La Follette addresses an assembly, 1905 (from
Wisconsin )
Image 54 The
Apostle Islands are a group of 22 islands in
Lake Superior in northern Wisconsin. (from
Wisconsin )
Image 56 Köppen climate types of Wisconsin (from
Wisconsin )
Image 57 1865 map Wisconsin prepared by
Increase Lapham (from
History of Wisconsin )
Image 58 Wisconsin, 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 61 A general map of Wisconsin (from
Geography of Wisconsin )
Image 63 Map of counties in Wisconsin by racial plurality, per the 2020 U.S. census
Non-Hispanic White 40–50%
60–70%
70–80%
80–90%
90%+
Native American 80–90%
(from
Wisconsin )
Image 65 The
Senate Chamber of the Wisconsin State Capitol (from
Wisconsin )
Image 66 On 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 67 Wisconsin 2020 Population Density Map (from
Wisconsin )
Image 68 Wisconsin counties (from
Geography of Wisconsin )
Image 69 Wisconsin Governor
Robert La Follette in 1905 (from
History of Wisconsin )
Image 70 Map of counties in Wisconsin by racial plurality, per the 2020 U.S. census
Non-Hispanic White 40–50%
60–70%
70–80%
80–90%
90%+
Native American 80–90%
(from
Wisconsin )
Image 71 Ethnic origins in Wisconsin (from
Wisconsin )
Image 74 The
state seal of Wisconsin contains a shovel and pickaxe, reflecting the importance of lead mining to Wisconsin's history. (from
History of Wisconsin )
Image 75 Timms 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 77 Chief Black Hawk, by
George Catlin (from
History of Wisconsin )
Image 78 Dairy cows at a
Wisconsin dairy farm (from
Wisconsin )
Image 79 Wisconsin counties (from
Wisconsin )
Image 80 Wisconsin counties (from
Wisconsin )
Image 81 Wisconsin in 1718,
Guillaume de L'Isle map, with the approximate state area highlighted (from
Wisconsin )
Image 82 The
Wisconsin State Capitol is located on the
isthmus between
Lake Mendota and
Lake Monona , in the city of
Madison . (from
Wisconsin )
Image 83 The
Francois Vertefeuille House in
Prairie du Chien was built in the 1810s by fur traders. (from
Wisconsin )
Image 84 Wisconsin is divided into five geographic regions. (from
Geography of Wisconsin )
Image 85 Wisconsin in 1718,
Guillaume de L'Isle map, approximate state area highlighted (from
History of Wisconsin )
Largest cities or towns in Wisconsin
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
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