Useful Facts about Wisconsin
Date Wisconsin became a State: May 29, 1848Number: 30th to become a state State Capital: Madison Nickname: Badger State Size/rank: 65,500 square miles, 22nd largest Land size/rank: 54,314 square miles, 25th largest Water size/rank: 11,186 square miles, 3rd largest Inland Water size/rank: 1,831 square miles, 11th largest Great Lakes size/rank: 9,355 square miles, 2nd largest Geographic Center: Wood Highest Point: Timms Hill, 1,952 feet Lowest point: 581 feet (along Lake Michigan) Largest City: Milwaukee Number of Counties: 72 Longest River: Wisconsin River, 430 miles long Population: 4,906,745 (1990), ranks 16th in the US
Useful Information about Wisconsin Weather
Click here for Wisconsin weather by city
Click here for average year-round temps by Wisconsin cities |