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Also known as: Badger State
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Wisconsin: flag
flag of Wisconsin
state seal of Wisconsin
Seal of Wisconsin
The American robin is the state bird of Wisconsin.
The American robin is the state bird of Wisconsin.
The violet is the state flower of Wisconsin.
The violet is the state flower of Wisconsin.
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Category: Geography & Travel
Capital:
Madison
Population:
(2020) 5,893,718; (2023 est.) 5,910,955
Governor:
Tony Evers (Democrat)
Date Of Admission:
May 29, 1848
U.S. Senators:
Tammy Baldwin (Democrat)
Ron Johnson (Republican)
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Wisconsin, constituent state of the United States of America. Wisconsin was admitted to the union as the 30th state on May 29, 1848. One of the north-central states, it is bounded by the western portion of Lake Superior and the Upper Peninsula of Michigan to the north and by Lake Michigan to the east. The state of Illinois lies to the south, and Minnesota and Iowa lie to the west and southwest, respectively. The name Wisconsin is an Anglicized version of a French rendering of an Algonquin name, Meskousing, said to mean “this stream of red stone,” referring to the ...(100 of 6417 words)

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