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Facts Origin of State Name : Probably from the Ojibwa word wishkonsing, meaning "place of the beaver."
Nickname : The Badger State.
Capital : Madison.
County : 72 counties
Location : 43.044N, 89.409W
Entered Union : 29 May 1848 (30th).
Song : "On, Wisconsin!"
Motto : Forward.
Flag : A dark-blue field, fringed in yellow on three sides, surrounds the state coat of arms on each side, with "Wisconsin" in white letters above the coat of arms and "1848" below.
Animal : Badger.
Wildlife Animal : White-tailed deer.
Domestic Animal : Dairy cow.
Bird : Robin.
Symbol Of Peace : Mourning dove.
Fish : Muskellunge.
Insect : Honeybee.
Flower : Wood violet.
Tree : Sugar maple.
Rock : Red granite.
Mineral : Galena.
Soil : Antigo silt loam.
Beverage : Milk.
Grain : Corn.
Dance : Polka.
Population : 5,536,201 as on 2005
Agriculture : cheese, dairy products, cattle, hogs, vegetables, corn, cranberries.
Industry : Machinery, food processing, paper products, electric equipment, fabricated metal products, tourism.