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On Sunday, May 29, 1848, President James Polk officially admitted Wisconsin as the nation's 30th state.
Hence, in 1998, we celebrated our state's sesquicentennial!
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| Statistics
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| Population |
5,363,675 (16th of 50) |
| Area |
56,153 sq mi (34.8 million acres, 26th of 50) |
| Capitol |
Madison (Pop. 191,262) |
| Largest City |
Milwaukee (Pop. 596,974) |
| Largest County |
Marathon (1,036,402 acres) |
| Counties |
72 |
| Water Area |
1.1 million acres |
| Largest Inland Lake |
Lake Winnebago (137,708 acres) |
| Lakes |
15,000 |
| State Parks |
44 (60,570 acres) |
| National Forests |
Chequamegon and Nicolet (1.5 million acres total) |
| State Forests |
10 (471,329 acres) |
| Highest Elevation |
Timm's Hill, Price County (1,951½ feet) |
| Average Rainfall |
30 inches |
| Average Snowfall |
45 inches |
| U.S. Representatives |
9 |
| State Motto |
Forward. |
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| Official State Symbols
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| State Song |
On Wisconsin!  (1959) |
| State Flower |
Butterfly Violet (1949) |
| State Animal |
Badger (1957) |
| State Wild Animal |
White-Tail Deer (1957) |
| State Symbol of Peace |
Mourning Dove (1971) |
| State Fish |
Muskellunge (1955) |
| State Tree |
Sugar Maple (1949) |
| State Bird |
Robin (1949) |
| State Domestic Animal |
Dairy Cow (1971) |
| State Beverage |
Milk (1987) |
| State Mineral |
Galena (1971) |
| State Rock |
Red Granite (1971) |
| State Fossil |
Trilobite Calymene Celebra (1971) |
| State Soil |
Antigo Silt Loam (1983) |
| State Grain |
Corn (1989) |
| State Insect |
Honey Bee (1977) |
| State Dog |
American Water Spaniel (1985) |
| State Dance |
Polka (1993) |
| State Flag |
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| Wisconsin is the birthplace of: |
- the first automobile
- the first car race
- the typewriter
- the outboard motor
- Vitamin D
- the hamburger
- the malt
- the fountain pen
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- Jockey shorts
- the automatic clothes dryer
- the circus
- the hydroelectric power plant
- the Republican party
- the Green Bay Packers
- Lambeau Field
- the first Super Bowl Champions
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We are also proud to be the first state to:
- end welfare
- insure the working poor
- eliminate legal discrimination against minorities
- allow women to vote
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