StateMaster - Wisconsinite Geography statistics

Geographic regions The Midwest
Land Acreage > Total	34.761 million acres	[24th of 45]
Land Acreage > Total Cropland	11.313 million acres	[14th of 43]
Land Acreage > Total Forest Land	15.965 million acres	[17th of 44]
Land Acreage > Total Pasture or Range Land	1.815 million acres	[28th of 43]
Land area	54,310 sq mi	[25th of 56]
Land borders Minnesota, Iowa, Illinois, Michigan
Largest cities (with populations)	Milwaukee - 583,624
May 2004 tornado outbreak sequence tornadoes > Number	4	[15th of 26]
Mean County Area	2,356.1 sq.km.	[21st of 49]
Percentage of area water	17.08%	[8th of 50]
State capitals (with populations)	Madison - 220,332
Tornadoes > Fatalities	94	[17th of 55]
Tornadoes > Injuries	1,442	[20th of 55]
Tornadoes > Total cost of damage	$410,756,864.00	[19th of 55]
Tornadoes > Total number	844	[17th of 55]
Total area	65,498 sq mi	[23rd of 50]
US National Historic Landmarks > Number	39	[22nd of 51]
US National Historic Landmarks > Number, non-duplicated	39	[22nd of 51]
Water area	11,188 sq mi	[4th of 50]

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SOURCES: US Census Bureau.; National Association of State Foresters, 2004.; US Census Bureau, 2006.; Wikipedia: List of May 2004 tornado outbreak sequence tornadoes; Wikipedia: County statistics of the United States; Storm Prediction Center (SPC); Wikipedia: List of U.S. National Historic Landmarks by state

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