Facts and Information for Wisconsin

Map of U.S. Fish & Wildlife Refuges in Wisconsin

Reference: www.fws.gov/refuges/refugeLocatorMaps/Wisconsin.html

Official Wisconsin State Website	Wisconsin.gov State of Wisconsin
State Capital	Madison
Origin of State Name	"Wisconsin" is the English spelling of a French version of a Miami Indian name for the river that runs 430 miles through the center of our state. Recent scholarship has concluded that in Miami it meant, "this stream meanders through something red." Historical linguist Michael McCafferty has convincingly argued that this was a reference to the red sandstone bluffs of the Wisconsin Dells.
Joined the Union	Wisconsin became the 30th state on May 29, 1848
State Bird	Migratory Thrush, also known as American Robin
State Fish	Muskellunge
State Dog	American Water Spaniel
State Animal	Badger
State Wildlife Animal	White-tailed Deer
State Domesticated Animal	Dairy Cow
State Insect	Honeybee
State Tree	Sugar Maple
State Flower	Wood Violet
State Grain	Corn
State Mineral	Galena
State Rock	Red Granite
State Soil	Antigo Silt Loam
State Dance	Polka
State Fossil	Trilobite
State Song	"On Wisconsin!" by William T. Purdy
State Symbol of Peace	Mourning Dove
State Motto	"Forward"
State Beverage	Milk
Time Zone Location	CST - Central Standard (GMT - 6 hours)
Population projected estimate for year 2010 based on U.S. Census 2000 results.
Male	2,836,565
Female	2,890,861
Total	5,727,426
Crime Information	Crime Statistics for 1997 - 2006
Median Household Income (latest figures available)	$47,220
Unemployment Rate	5.1
10 Largest Cities by Population	Milwaukee Madison Green Bay Kenosha Racine Appleton Waukesha Oshkosh Eau Claire Janesville
Cities and Towns	Wisconsin Cities & Towns
Counties	Wisconsin Counties
Major Universities	Major Wisconsin Universities
Major Rivers	Major Wisconsin Rivers
Major Lakes	Major Wisconsin Lakes
Total Land Area	54,310.10 Square Miles
Total Water Area	11,187.72 Square Miles
Total of Both Land And Water Area	65,497.82 Square Miles
General Coastline	None
Lowest Elevation	Lake Michigan; 579 feet
Highest Elevation	Timms Hill; 1,951 feet

REFERENCES
• Wisconsin.gov
  State of Wisconsin, 2/16/2008, http://www.wisconsin.gov/
• NWRS - Refuge Locator Map, 2/16/2008, http://www.fws.gov/refuges/refugeLocatorMaps/
• Interim Projections of the Male Population for the United States and States: April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2030, 2/16/2008, http://www.census.gov/population/projections/SummaryTabA2.pdf
• Interim Projections of the Female Population for the United States and States: April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2030, 2/16/2008, http://www.census.gov/population/projections/SummaryTabA3.pdf
• United States Crime Rates 1960 - 2006, 2/16/2008, http://www.disastercenter.com/crime/uscrime.htm
• Wisconsin, http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wisconsin&oldid=194819989 (last visited Mar. 2, 2008).
• Wisconsin's Name: Where It Came From and What It Means, http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/topics/wisconsin-name/ (last visited June. 2, 2008).