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The history of Wisconsin includes the story of the people who have lived in Wisconsin since it became a state of the U.S., but also that of the Native American tribes who made their homeland in Wisconsin, the French and British colonists who were the first Europeans to live there, and the American settlers who lived in Wisconsin when it was a territory.
Wisconsin (/ w ɪ ˈ s k ɒ n s ɪ n / ⓘ wiss-KON-sin) [12] is a state in the Great Lakes region of the Upper Midwest of the United States. It borders Minnesota to the west, Iowa to the southwest, Illinois to the south, Lake Michigan to the east, Michigan to the northeast, and Lake Superior to the north.
Map of the United States with Wisconsin highlighted. ... As of January 1, 2021, there were 190 cities in Wisconsin, and 1,883 municipalities. [1] List of cities
The maps of the Milwaukee area and the rest of Wisconsin are covered in towns, villages and cities — some of them with the same names, right next to each other.
By 1850, more than half of Wisconsin's Norwegian population of 5,000 lived in the Koshkonong Settlement, which served for a time as the largest Norwegian-American community in the U.S. [5] It was the sixth Norwegian settlement in the U.S. and the third to be founded in Wisconsin.
When Wisconsin became a state on May 29, 1848, no provision was made for the section of land between the St. Croix River and the Mississippi River which had previously been organized as part of Wisconsin Territory. Additionally when Iowa became a state on December 28, 1846, no provision was made for official organization of the remainder of ...
In Wisconsin, a city is an autonomous incorporated area within one or more counties. It provides almost all services to its residents and has the highest degree of home rule and taxing jurisdiction of all municipalities. Cities are generally more urbanized than towns. [4] As of 2015, Wisconsin had 190 cities. [1]
The following is a list showing the largest municipalities in the U.S. state of Wisconsin according to the 2000, 2010, and 2020 censuses. [1] [2] This list includes all cities and villages with more than 10,000 inhabitants.