Wisconsin

:This article is on the U.S. state. For other uses see Wisconsin (disambiguation)

Important cities and villages

Cities and villages are incorporated urban areas in Wisconsin. Towns are unincorporated minor civil divisions of counties.

Related Topics:
Minor civil division - Counties

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Cities/Metroplitan areas in Wisconsin with population of 50,000 or more as of 2000 include:

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• Milwaukee, pop. 596,125 (1,709,926 in metropolitan area), nations 33rd largest television market.
• Madison, pop. 220,332 (588,885 in metropolitan area), nations 85th largest television market, state capital, flagship campus of the University of Wisconsin
• Green Bay, pop. 102,263 (226,778 in metropolitan area), nations 69th largest televison market, home of Green Bay Packers football team; other area attractions include the National Railroad Museum and the Neville Public Museum.
• Kenosha, pop. 93,798; considered part of the greater "Chicagoland" area; site of Kenosha Velodrome, opened in 1927, oldest operating velodrome in the U. S.; International HQ of the Barbershop Harmony Society.
• Racine, pop. 81,703, headquarters of S. C. Johnson (Johnson Wax) with Frank Lloyd Wright-designed administration building. Once home of the Racine Belles, an All-American Girls Professional Baseball League team.
• Appleton, pop. 70,293 (372,110 in metropolitan area). Location of Lawrence University and the Harry Houdini Historical Center, controversial for a 2004 exhibit showing the secret of Houdini's famous "Metamorphosis" trick
• Waukesha, pop. 67,258
• Oshkosh, pop. 63,515 (372,110 in metropolitan area). Home of the busiest airport in the world—during the week when the Experimental Aircraft Association, devoted to hobbyist-built aircraft, holds its annual Oshkosh Airshow.
• Eau Claire, pop. 61,702. Home of National Presto and Menards.
• Janesville, pop. 60,294. Home to a major General Motors assembly plant, 3.5 million square feet (325,000 m²) in size.
• West Allis, pop. 60,254. Home of the Pettit National Ice Center (formerly the West Allis Olympic Ice Rink), training center for the U. S. Olympic speedskating team, and the West Allis Speedskating Club, which as of 2005 has nurtured 17 Olympians and 95 national champions.
• La Crosse, pop. 51,907. Wisconsin's main port on the Mississippi River and home of Trane.
• Sheboygan, pop. 50,792.
• Fond du Lac, pop. 42,203 (57,479 in metropolitan area). Nearly equidistant from Green Bay, Madison, and Milwaukee.
• Wausau, pop. 38,469 (157,969 in metropolitan area). Home to Granite Peak Ski Area; located at crossroads of Interstate 39 and State Highway 29.
• Manitowoc, Wisconsin , pop. 34,567 (53,456 in micropolitan area)

Among other municipalities are:

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• Antigo, pop. 8,560,
• Baraboo, pop. 10,717, home of Circus World Museum
• Beloit, pop. 35,821, home of Beloit College
• De Pere pop. 20,559 home of St. Norbert College. West De Pere is not a seperate municipality; but, rather the neighborhoods of De Pere west of the Fox River.
• Portage, pop. 9,728, birthplace of Frederick Jackson Turner, Zona Gale
• Ripon, birthplace of the Republican Party, 1854
• Stevens Point, pop. 24,539, home of the Wisconsin Conservation Hall of Fame, commemorating Aldo Leopold, John Muir, and others
• Superior, pop. 27,389
• Waterloo, pop. 3,259, home to the headquarters of one of the world's largest bicycle manufacturers, Trek Bicycle Corporation
• Watertown, site of the first kindergarten in the United States
• Wauwatosa, pop. 47,271, home to one of two level 1 trauma centers in the state
• Wisconsin Dells, pop. 2,418 (approx. 4,000 including Lake Delton), popular resort area, home of Tommy Bartlett's thrill shows and numerous hotels and themeparks.
• Wisconsin Rapids, pop. 18,435