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Green Bay is the state's third-most populous city. Wisconsin is a state located in the Midwestern United States . As of January 1, 2021, there were 190 cities in Wisconsin, and 1,883 municipalities.
Waukesha-based Carroll University is the state's oldest four-year post-secondary institution as it was founded on January 31, 1846, two years before Wisconsin achieved statehood. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Beloit College , located in the city of Beloit , was established two days later on February 2.
The city is located on the western shore of Lake Michigan. In northern and southern parts of the city, the coastline is characterized by clay bluffs ranging from 80 feet (24 meters) to 130 feet (40 meters) in height with deep ravines where streams flow into the lake.
Racine (/ r ə ˈ s iː n, r eɪ-/ ⓘ rə-SEEN, ray-) [8] is a city in and the county seat of Racine County, Wisconsin, United States.It is located on the shore of Lake Michigan at the mouth of the Root River, situated 22 miles (35 km) south of Milwaukee and 60 miles (97 km) north of Chicago. [9]
It is located on the south bank of the Menominee River, at its mouth at Green Bay, part of Lake Michigan; to the north is Stephenson Island, part of the city preserved as park. [6] During the lumbering boom of the late 19th century, Marinette became the tenth-largest city in Wisconsin in 1900, reaching a peak population of 16,195.
Mequon (/ ˈ m ɛ k w ɒ n /) is the most populous city in Ozaukee County, Wisconsin, United States.The population was 25,142 at the 2020 census.Located on Lake Michigan's western shore with significant commercial developments along Interstate 43, the community is a suburb in the Milwaukee metropolitan area.
Oak Creek is a city in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, United States. It sits on the southwestern shore of Lake Michigan and is located immediately south of Milwaukee. The population was 36,497 at the 2020 census. The city is one of the fastest growing in Milwaukee County and all of Wisconsin. [7]
The clay bluffs on Lake Michigan and the Port Washington Breakwater Light seen from Lion's Den Gorge park in the Town of Grafton.. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 21.4 square miles (55 km 2), of which, 19.8 square miles (51 km 2) of it is land and 1.6 square miles (4.1 km 2) of it (7.47%) is water.