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Counties in Wisconsin that I have Visited

There are 72 counties in Wisconsin
The Badger State

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Wisconsin County Outline Map

Wisconsin, courtesy of: Mob Rule

I have visited 58 Counties = 80.6% of Counties in Wisconsin

Wisconsin Map

Quick facts about Wisconsin

  • Location: See map on the right side of the page.
  • Size(1): 54,310 square miles. Wisconsin is the 25th largest state. The next larger state is Illinois and the next smaller state is Florida.
  • Population(2): 5,536,201 people. Wisconsin is the 20th most populous state. The next more populous state is Maryland and the next less populous state is Minnesota.
  • Population Density: 101.94 people per square mile. Wisconsin is the 24th most densely populated state. The next more densely populated state is Louisiana and the next less densely populated state is Washington.
  • Bordering States: Wisconsin shares a border with 4 states: Minnesota; Iowa; Illinois and Michigan.
  • Admission to the Union: May 29, 1848. Wisconsin was the 30th state admitted to the Union, after Iowa and before California.
  • Capital: Madison.
  • Highest Point: 1,951 feet at Timms Hill. See My Timms Hill page.
  • Lowest Point: 579 feet at the Lake Michigan.
  • Government website: Wisconsin.gov - Portal Home.
  • Official Tourism website: Wisconsin Department of Tourism.
  • Still not enough? See Wikipedia's Wisconsin page.

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Counties in Wisconsin

Below are the 72 counties in Wisconsin. Although infrequent, counties sometimes do change so please let me know if any of this information is out of date and I will update it. Those counties that I have visited are in bold. If I have a photograph or other item associated with a county somewhere else on my website, there will also be a link.
  1. Adams
  2. Ashland: Apostle Islands / Bayfield Peninsula Map & Index (Madeline Island / Bayfield Ferry, Madeline Island's Big Bay, Madeline Island Historical Museum, Miscellaneous Locations); South Shore Brewery
  3. Barron
  4. Bayfield: Apostle Islands / Bayfield Peninsula Map & Index (Bayfield; Little Sand Bay & Hokenson Brothers Fishery, Madeline Island / Bayfield Ferry, Mawikwe Sea Caves, Miscellaneous Locations; Raspberry Island; Sand Island & Eagle Island).
  5. Brown: Atlas: Brown County in 1850
  6. Buffalo: Mississippi River Lock & Dam Number 4
  7. Burnett
  8. Calumet: Rowland's Calumet Brewing Co.
  9. Chippewa
  10. Clark
  11. Columbia: Moosejaw Pizza & Brewery
  12. Crawford
  13. Dane: Ale Asylum; Angelic Brewing Co.; Capital Brewery; Granite City Food & Brewery; Great Dane Pub & Brewing Co.; Grumpy Troll Brew Pub; J. T. Whitney's Pub & Brewery
  14. Dodge
  15. Door: Cana Island Lighthouse; Fewest County Borders – Part II: Peninsulas (Door Co., WI); Washington Island; Shipwrecked Brew Pub
  16. Douglas
  17. Dunn
  18. Eau Claire: Northwoods Brewpub Grill
  19. Florence
  20. Fond Du Lac
  21. Forest
  22. Grant: Cassville Ferry; The Point of Beginning
  23. Green
  24. Green Lake
  25. Iowa: The Sylvester Family Journey to Wisconsin in 1844; Brewery Creek Brewing
  26. Iron
  27. Jackson
  28. Jefferson: Bellows Brew Pub; Tyranena Brewing Company
  29. Juneau
  30. Kenosha
  31. Kewaunee
  32. La Crosse: Pearl Street Brewery; Sunny the Sunfish (statue)
  33. Lafayette: Wisconsin’s Original Capitol
  34. Langlade
  35. Lincoln
  36. Manitowoc: Lake Michigan Car Ferry
  37. Marathon: Largest county in Wisconsin (1,545 square miles); The 45+90 Spot
  38. Marinette
  39. Marquette
  40. Menominee: Smallest county population in Wisconsin (4,562 people in 2000 Census); Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin.
  41. Milwaukee: Largest county population in Wisconsin (940,164 people in 2000 Census); Milwaukee Ale House; Milwaukee Breakwater Light; Water Street Brewery
  42. Monroe
  43. Oconto
  44. Oneida: Minocqua Brewing Company
  45. Outagamie: Fox River Brewing Company - Appleton
  46. Ozaukee: Smallest county in Wisconsin (232 square miles).
  47. Pepin: Fort St. Antoine
  48. Pierce
  49. Polk
  50. Portage
  51. Price: Timm's Hill - The Highest Point in Wisconsin
  52. Racine
  53. Richland
  54. Rock
  55. Rusk
  56. St. Croix
  57. Sauk: The House on the Rock
  58. Sawyer: The Big Musky (statue)
  59. Shawano
  60. Sheboygan
  61. Taylor
  62. Trempealeau
  63. Vernon
  64. Vilas
  65. Walworth: Randy's Fun Hunters Brewery
  66. Washburn
  67. Washington
  68. Waukesha: Old World Wisconsin; Delafield Brewhaus
  69. Waupaca: Atlas: Brown County in 1850 (note - Waupaca was part of Brown in 1850)
  70. Waushara
  71. Winnebago: Fox River Brewing Company - Oshkosh
  72. Wood: Central Waters BrewPub


Sources:

(1) U.S. Census Bureau American FactFinder: 2005 Population Estimates; Table GCT-T1.
(2) U.S. Census Bureau FedStats - MapStats: 2000 Land Area; United States.


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