The Wisconsin Neighborhood Explorer helps you to research any Wisconsin neighborhood (census block group) and get home values, average household income, owner/renter/ occupancy rates, projected growth rates, boundary maps, comparisons to other communities, and much more.
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The area of Wisconsin was part of the original territory of the United States, being part of lands ceded by four states to the United States and designated in 1787 as the “Territory northwest of the River Ohio.” Wisconsin Territory was organized on July 3, 1836, from part of Michigan Territory; it included all of present-day Wisconsin, Iowa, and Minnesota, eastern North Dakota and South Dakota, and a small part of northeastern Nebraska. The territory was reduced in 1838 with the organization of Iowa Territory west of the Mississippi River and a line northward from the river’s source.
Although the territory had not yet been legally established, census data for Wisconsin are available beginning with the 1820 census. The 1840 census population is for the entire territory, including the portion of Minnesota northeast and east of the Mississippi River and a line northward from the river’s source. For an explanation of the revision to the 1820 and 1830 population of Wisconsin, see Richard L. Forstall, Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790- 1990, Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1996, page 184.
Data for the legally established state of Wisconsin are available beginning with the 1850 census.
See: Geographic Terms & Concepts
Interactive Map of Wisconsin Counties | Static Overview Map of Wisconsin Counties
There are 72 counties in Wisconsin. All counties in Wisconsin are functioning governmental entities, each governed by a board of supervisors. Menominee County and Menominee town are governmentally consolidated.
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Adams County
Ashland County
Barron County
Bayfield County
Brown County
Buffalo County
Burnett County
Calumet County
Chippewa County
Clark County
Columbia County
Crawford County
Dane County
Dodge County
Door County
Douglas County
Dunn County
Eau Claire County
Florence County
Fond du Lac County
Forest County
Grant County
Green County
Green Lake County
Iowa County
Iron County
Jackson County
Jefferson County
Juneau County
Kenosha County
Kewaunee County
La Crosse County
Lafayette County
Langlade County
Lincoln County
Manitowoc County
Marathon County
Marinette County
Marquette County
Menominee County
Milwaukee County
Monroe County
Oconto County
Oneida County
Outagamie County
Ozaukee County
Pepin County
Pierce County
Polk County
Portage County
Price County
Racine County
Richland County
Rock County
Rusk County
Sauk County
Sawyer County
Shawano County
Sheboygan County
St. Croix County
Taylor County
Trempealeau County
Vernon County
Vilas County
Walworth County
Washburn County
Washington County
Waukesha County
Waupaca County
Waushara County
Winnebago County
Wood County
Wisconsin has 1,921 county subdivisions known as minor civil divisions (MCDs). There are 1,257 towns with functioning, but not necessarily active, governments. Menominee town is coextensive with Menominee County and has a joint county/MCD government. Towns in Wisconsin are each governed by a board of supervisors. The 594 incorporated places in Wisconsin are independent of MCDs and serve as 651 county subdivisions. In addition, there are 13 undefined MCDs consisting entirely of water area.
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There are 773 places in Wisconsin; 594 incorporated places and 179 census designated places (CDPs). The incorporated places consist of 190 cities and 404 villages. The minimum population required for incorporation in Wisconsin is 150. Incorporated places are independent of county subdivisions.
Alphabetical List of Cities, Towns, CDPs and Other Populated Places A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q, R | S | T | U, V | W, X, Y, Z
Wisconsin Civil Features : Political Subdivisions, Native Areas, Land Grants, etc. - sorted by Census Class Codes .
There are 13 Metropolitan and 13 Micropolitan Statistical Areas in Wisconsin. WI Metopolitan & Micropolitan Areas
There are 774 ZIP Code tabulation areas (ZCTAs) in Wisconsin. View Wisconsin ZIP Codes and ZIP Code Maps .
Wisconsin has 46 elementary school districts, 10 secondary school districts and 371 unified school districts. View Wisconsin Public and Private Schools .
Wisconsin has 8 congressional districts. An interactive map shows the contact information for each Representative as well as the boundaries for each Wisconsin district. View Map of Wisconsin Congressional Districts .
There are 33 state senate districts and 99 assembly districts in Wisconsin.
Wisconsin has 12 federally recognized American Indian areas. There are 11 reservations, 8 with associated off-reservation trust land. There is also one off-reservation trust land associated with a reservation in a neighboring state.
