DEMOGRAPHICS / AT A GLANCE

Population      
5,813,568

Total Area
65,503 square miles

Land Area
54,314 square miles

Water Area
11,190 square miles

Highest Point
1,951 feet in elevation

Lowest Point
Lake Michigan shoreline at 581 feet above sea level

Topography
Narrow Lake Superior lowland plains met by northern highland sloping to the sandy crescent central plain; western uplands in the southwest with three broad, north/south, parallel, limestone ridges

Inland Lakes
Approximately 15,000 from acre spring ponds to 137,708-acre Lake Winnebago

Border States
Illinois, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota

Agriculture
Cheese, dairy products, cattle, hogs, vegetables, corn, cranberries.

Industries
Machinery, food processing, paper products, electric equipment, fabricated metal products, tourism

Capital City
Madison

Largest Cities
Milwaukee, Madison, Green Bay, Kenosha, Racine, Appleton, Waukesha, Oshkosh, Eau Claire, West Allis

Area Codes
262, 414, 608, 715, 920

Statehood
May 29, 1848

State Bird
Robin

State Flower
Wood Violet

State Nickname          
Badger State

State Song
On Wisconsin

State Tree
Sugar Maple