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City and State Information for Wisconsin
Wisconsin
Badger State
Motto: Forward
Population (2005): 5,536,201
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Cities and Towns |
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Wisconsin Facts and Statistics |
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| Capital |
Madison |
| Date entered the Union |
May 29, 1848 (30th) |
| Land Area |
54,310 sq mi. (140,673 sq km) |
| Population Density |
98.8 people per square mile |
| Record High Temperature (F) |
114 (July 13, 1936) |
| Record High Temperature (C) |
46 |
| Record Low Temperature (F) |
–55 (February 04, 1996) |
| Record Low Temperature (C) |
–48 |
| Average Elevation |
1,050 feet |
| High Elevation |
1,951 feet |
| Low Elevation |
579 feet |
Origin of the name Wisconsin: French corruption of an Indian word whose meaning is disputed
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State Symbols |
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A state's official symbols represent the composition and culture of the land and people who live and have lived here. Below are the symbols of Wisconsin along with the year they became official.
| Flower | Wood Violet (1949) | | Tree | Sugar Maple (1949) | | Grain | Corn (1990) | | Bird | Robin (1949) | | Animal | Badger | | Wild Life Animal | White-Tailed Deer (1957) | | Domestic Animal | Dairy Cow (1971) | | Insect | Honeybee (1977) | | Fish | Musky (Muskellunge) (1955) | | Song | “On Wisconsin” | | Mineral | Galena (1971) | | Rock | Red Granite (1971) | | Symbol Of Peace | Mourning Dove (1971) | | Soil | Antigo Silt Loam (1983) | | Fossil | Trilobite (1985) | | Dog | American Water Spaniel (1986) | | Beverage | Milk (1988) | | Dance | Polka (1994) | | Waltz | “The Wisconsin Waltz” (2001) | | Ballad | “Oh Wisconsin, Land Of My Dreams” (2001) |
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