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Wisconsin
Motto: "Forward"
Nicknames: "The Badger State" - "America's Dairyland" - "The Cheese State"
Capital: Madison
Population: 5,472,299 (Estimate by the US Census Bureau 7/01/03); Ranks 20th in US State Population
Size: 310 miles long and 260 miles wide; covers 65,503 square miles - 23rd largest of the 50 states
State Bird: Robin
State Flower: Wood Violet
Wisconsin was named after the Wisconsin River. In the Chippewa language, Wisconsin means "grassy place."
Wisconsin became a state on May 29, 1848. It was the 30th state to be admitted to the Union.
People who live in or come from Wisconsin are called "Wisconsinites." More recently, in the sports world, they have also been referred to as "Cheese Heads."
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