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Wisconsin is located in the Great Lakes region. The capital of the state is Madison. Wisconsin is bordered by the states of Iowa, Minnesota, Michigan and Illinois. The Wisconsin Territory was formed on July 3, 1836. Wisconsin ratified its constitution March 13, 1848 and was admitted to the Union on May 29, 1848 as the thirtieth state.
Wisconsin's economy was originally based on farming (especially dairy), mining, and lumbering. In the 20th century tourism became important. Its nickname is the Badger State. The per capita personal income was $32,157 in 2004. |
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| Total population (2007)
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5,601,640 |
| Total Births (2006)
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69,650 |
| Total Deaths (2006)
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46,922 |
| Total natural population increases (2006)
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22,728 |
| Total international migration (2006)
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8,420 |
| Total internal migration (2006)
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-3,089 |
| Net migration (2006)
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5,331 |
| Total male population (2000)
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2,649,041 |
| Total female population (2000)
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2,714,634 |
| Total white population (2000)
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4,769,857 |
| Total black population (2000)
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304,460 |
| Total asian population (2000)
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88,763 |
| American Indian & Alaska Native population (2000)
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47,228 |
| Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander popualtion (2000)
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1,630 |
| Hispanic population (2000)
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192,921 |
| Total population over 18 yrs (2000) |
3,994,919 |
| White population over 18 yrs (2000)
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3,635,741 |
| Black population over 18 yrs (2000) |
189,140 |
| American Indian & Alaska Native population over 18 yrs (2000)
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30,560 |
| Asian population over 18 yrs (2000)
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53,286 |
| Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander population over 18 yrs (2000)
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1,143 |
| Female median age (2000) |
37 |
| Male median age (2000)
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35 |
| Total number households (2000) |
2,084,544 |
| Average household size (2000)
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2.50 |
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| Capital |
Madison |
| Largest City |
Milwaukee |
| State's Total Area Ranking |
23 |
| Total Area |
65 sq mi |
| Width |
260 miles |
| Length |
310 miles |
| Percent Water |
0.17% |
| Latitude |
42°30'N to 47°3'N |
| Longitude |
86°49'W to 92°54'W |
| Highest Elevation |
Timms Hill 1,951 ft (595 m) |
| Mean Elevation |
1 ft |
| Lowest Elevation |
Lake Michigan 579 ft (177 m) |
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| GDP (2005) |
$216,322,000,000 |
| GDP average annual growth rate percent 1997 to 2004 |
2.5% |
| Agriculture, forestry, fishing, and hunting contribution to GDP (2005) |
$2,929,000,000 |
| Mining contribution to GDP (2005) |
$322,000,000 |
| Utilities contribution to GDP (2005) |
$3,475,000,000 |
| Construction contribution to GDP (2005) |
$9,989,000,000 |
| Durable goods manufacturing contribution to GDP (2005) |
$26,918,000,000 |
| Non-durable goods manufacturing contribution to GDP (2005) |
$17,638,000,000 |
| Wholesale trade contribution to GDP (2005) |
$12,611,000,000 |
| Retail trade contribution to GDP (2005) |
$13,888,000,000 |
| Transportation and warehousing contribution to GDP (2005) |
$7,110,000,000 |
| Information contribution to GDP (2005) |
$6,487,000,000 |
| Finance and insurance contribution to GDP (2005) |
$16,033,000,000 |
| Real estate, rental, and leasing contribution to GDP (2005) |
$25,305,000,000 |
| Professional and technical services contribution to GDP (2005) |
$8,943,000,000 |
| Management of companies contribution to GDP (2005) |
$4,684,000,000 |
| Administrative and waste services contribution to GDP (2005) |
$4,665,000,000 |
| Educational services contribution to GDP (2005) |
$1,700,000,000 |
| Health care and social assistance contribution to GDP (2005) |
$17,858,000,000 |
| Arts, entertainment, and recreation contribution to GDP (2005) |
$1,546,000,000 |
| Accomodation and food services contribution to GDP (2005) |
$4,834,000,000 |
| Other services contribution to GDP (2005) |
$5,092,000,000 |
| Government contribution to GDP (2005) |
$24,292,000,000 |
| Total state tax (2005)
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$13,452,250 |
| Total state tax per capita (2005) |
$2,430 |
| Total employees state & local government (2005) |
293,712 |
| Firefighters (2005)
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4,361 |
| Government hospital employees (2005) |
4,445 |
| Government transit employees (2005) |
2,400 |
| Population with health insurance (2000) |
4,821,263 |
| Population without health insurance (2000) |
498,885 |
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| State Flower |
Wood Violet |
| State Bird |
American Robin (Turdus migratorius) |
| Violent crime (2005) |
13,371 |
| Violent crime rate per 100,000 Inhabitants (2005) |
241.5 |
| Murder & nonnegligent manslaughter (2005) |
194 |
| Murder & nonnegligent manslaughter rate per 100,000 Inhabitants (2005) |
3.5 |
| Forcible rape (2005) |
1,142 |
| Forcible rape rate per 100,000 Inhabitants (2005) |
20.6 |
| Robbery (2005) |
4,550 |
| Robbery rate per 100,000 Inhabitants (2005) |
82.2 |
| Aggravated assault (2005) |
7,485 |
| Aggravated assault rate per 100,000 Inhabitants (2005) |
135.2 |
| Property crime (2005) |
147,275 |
| Property crime rate per 100,000 Inhabitants (2005) |
2660.2 |
| Burglary (2005) |
24,406 |
| Burglary rate per 100,000 Inhabitants (2005) |
440.8 |
| Larceny-theft (2005) |
110,323 |
| Larceny-theft rate per 100,000 Inhabitants (2005) |
1992.8 |
| Motor vehicle theft (2005) |
12,546 |
| Motor vehicle theft rate per 100,000 Inhabitants (2005) |
226.6 |
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