WISCONSIN QUICK WISCONSIN FACTS 23 1848 Name The name Wisconsin probably comes from an Ojibwe Native American word that describes the Wisconsin River State Capital Madison population 248 951 Date of Statehood May 29 1848 30th state SCONSIN Population 5 771 337 20h most populous state Area Total Land and Water 65 496 square miles 169 634 sq km 23rd largest state Largest City Milwaukee population 600 155 Nickname The Badger State America's Dairyland Motto Forward State Bird Robin WISCONSIN
THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA State Flower Wood Violet State Rock Red Granite State Tree Sugar Maple State Song On Wisconsin Highest Point Timms Hill 1 951 feet 595 m Lowest Point Lake Michigan 579 feet 176 m Average July High Temperature 81°F 27°C Record High Temperature 114°F 46°C in Wisconsin Dells on July 13 1936 Timms HII Average January Low Temperature 6°F 14°C Lake Michigan Record Low Temperature 55°F 48°C in Couderay on February 4 1996 Average Annual Precipitation 33 inches 84 cm Number of U S Senators 2 GREETINGS FROM Number of U S Representatives 8 MicroSI E U S Postal Service Abbreviation WI QUICK FACTS
WISCONSIN GEOGRAPHY Wisconsin Wisconsin is in the Upper Midwest region of the United States Its land and water area is 65 496 square miles 169 634 sq km That makes it the 23rd largest state Bordering Wisconsin to the south is the state of Illinois To the west are Iowa and Minnesota To the north is Michigan Wisconsin borders two of the Great Lakes Lake Michigan is to the east and Lake Superior is to the north Thousands of years ago Ice Age glaciers slowly crept over Wisconsin They scoured huge areas of land creating flat plains and gently rolling hills When the glaciers melted and retreated they left behind clay sediment and silt fertile soil for farming Some of the glacier meltwater created the Great Lakes Ice Age glaciers created Wisconsin's flat plains and gently rolling hills WISCONSIN
THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA MICHIGAN WISCONSIN Eau Claire Green Bay MINNESOTA MICHIGAN IOWA Madison Milwaukee Kenosha ILLINOIS Wisconsin's total land and water area is 65 496 square miles 169 634 sq km It is the 231 largest state The state capital is Madison GEOGRAPHY
