FRESH WATER CONSUMPTION: 321 million gallons per day
SOIL EROSION: 67.4 million tons per year
HAZARDOUS WASTE SITES: 40 sites on national priority list
.PEOPLE OF WISCONSIN
POPULATION: 4,867,000
PROJECTED POPULATION YEAR 2000: 4,784,000
POPULATION CHANGE 1980-1988: 3.20%
POPULATION DENSITY: 89.2 persons per sq mi
PERSONS PER HOUSEHOLD: 2.6
METROPOLITAN AREA POPULATION: 66.5%
MARRIAGE RATE: 8.5 marriages per 1,000 population
DIVORCE RATE: 3.5 divorces per 1,000 population
BIRTH RATE: 14.8 births per 1,000 population
BIRTHS TO TEENAGE MOTHERS: 9.9% of total
BIRTHS TO UNMARRIED WOMEN: 20.7% of total
POPULATION UNDER 18 YEARS: 26.2%
POPULATION 65 YEARS OLD AND OVER: 13.2%
LIFE EXPECTANCY, BOTH SEXES: 75.3 years
LIFE EXPECTANCY, MALE: 71.9 years
LIFE EXPECTANCY, FEMALE: 78.9 years
DEATH RATE: 8.8 deaths per 1,000 population
BLACK POPULATION: 4.8%
JEWISH POPULATION: 0.8%
PERSONS BELOW POVERTY LEVEL: 8.7%
FAMILIES BELOW POVERTY LEVEL: 6.3%
CHILDREN BELOW POVERTY LEVEL: 10.4%
VIETNAM VETERANS: 170,000
.EDUCATION IN WISCONSIN
EXPENDITURES FOR PUBLIC SCHOOLS: $792 per resident
PUBLIC SCHOOL EXPENDITURES PER PUPIL: $5,117 per pupil
PUPIL/TEACHER RATIO: 15.7 pupils per teacher
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TEACHERS SALARIES: $30,300 average
SECONDARY SCHOOL TEACHERS SALARIES: $32,200 average
COLLEGE ENROLLMENT: 282,000 total
COLLEGE ENROLLMENT, FRESHMEN: 51,000
COLLEGE ENROLLMENT, FEMALE: 150,000
COLLEGE ENROLLMENT, PART-TIME: 97,000
SPENDING FOR PUBLIC HIGHER EDUCATION: $3,829 per student
TUITION REVENUES FOR HIGHER EDUCATION: $1,693 per student
.HEALTH IN WISCONSIN
HOSPITAL DAILY ROOM CHARGE: $194 average
PHYSICIANS: 181 physicians per 100,000 population
DENTISTS: 71 dentists per 100,000 population
LOW BIRTH WEIGHT BABIES, ALL RACES: 5.4 per 100 live births
LOW BIRTH WEIGHT BABIES, BLACK: 12.4 per 100 live births
LOW BIRTH WEIGHT BABIES, WHITE: 4.7 per 100 live births
INFANT MORTALITY RATE, ALL RACES: 9 deaths per 1,000 live births
INFANT MORTALITY RATE, BLACK: 17.1 deaths per 1,000 live births
INFANT MORTALITY RATE, WHITE: 8.3 deaths per 1,000 live births
LEGAL ABORTION RATE: 246 per 1,000 live births
AIDS CASES REPORTED, 1983-1989: 380 total
AIDS CASES REPORTED, 1989: 93 total
AIDS CASES REPORTED (RATE) 1989: 2.8 per 100,000 population
DEATHS AMONG AIDS CASES, 1983-1989: 216
DEATHS FROM ACCIDENTS: 32.7 per 100,000 resident population
DEATHS FROM CANCER: 196.7 per 100,000 resident population
DEATHS FROM HEART DISEASE: 336.3 per 100,000 resident population
DEATHS FROM HOMICIDE: 3.5 per 100,000 resident population
DEATHS FROM LIVER DISEASE AND CIRRHOSIS: 7.8 per 100,000 resident population
DEATHS FROM PNEUMONIA AND FLU: 33.6 per 100,000 resident population
DEATHS FROM SUICIDE: 12.5 per 100,000 resident population
.GOVERNMENT OF WISCONSIN
OFFICIAL NAME: State of Wisconsin
ADMITTED TO UNION: May 29, 1848
ORDER OF STATEHOOD: 30th
CAPITAL: Madison
MOTTO: Forward
SONG: On, Wisconsin
SYMBOLS: Animal--Badger; Bird--Robin; Flower--Wood violet; Insect--Honeybee; Mineral--Galena; Tree--Sugar maple
FLAG: The state coat of arms with Wisconsin above and 1848 below on a dark blue field.
GOVERNOR: Tommy G. Thompson (R) 1990
EXECUTIVE TERM: 4 years
VOTERS IN 1988 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION: 62% casting votes
ELECTORAL VOTES: 11
SENATORS: Bob Kasten (R) 1992, Herbert Kohl (D) 1994
NUMBER OF U.S. REPRESENTATIVES: 9
AGE OF MAJORITY (FULL CIVIL RIGHTS): 18
AGE OF MARRIAGE W/CONSENT: 16
AGE OF MARRIAGE W/O CONSENT: 18
AGE OF BUYING ALCOHOL: 21
AGE OF LEAVING SCHOOL: 16
STATE FUNDING FOR ART: $0.4 per capita
STATE GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURES: $1,803 per capita
FEDERAL INCOME TAXES PAID: $1,323 per capita
DISTRIBUTION OF FEDERAL FUNDS: $2,702 per capita
FEDERAL SPENDING, DEFENSE PROGRAMS: $1,274 (millions)
FEDERAL EMPLOYEES, CIVILIAN: 27,000
SOCIAL SECURITY RECIPIENTS: 17% of population
PUBLIC AID RECIPIENTS: 7.1% of population
FOOD STAMP RECIPIENTS: 6.1% of population
.CRIME IN WISCONSIN
CRIME RATE, TOTAL: 3,972 offenses per 100,000 population
VIOLENT CRIME RATE: 214 offenses per 100,000 population
MURDERS: 3 per 100,000 population
FORCIBLE RAPE: 20 per 100,000 population
ROBBERY: 67 per 100,000 population
AGGRAVATED ASSAULT: 124 per 100,000 population
PROPERTY CRIME RATE: 3,758 offenses per 100,000 population
BURGLARY: 729 per 100,000 population
LARCENY-THEFT: 2,759 per 100,000 population
MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT: 269 per 100,000 population
PRISON INMATES: 6,161 total
PRISON INMATE RATE: 126 per 100,000 population
PRISONERS EXECUTED, 1980-1988: 0 executed
POLICE PROTECTION: 26.8 police per 10,000 population
LAWYERS: 462 population per lawyer
.ECONOMY OF WISCONSIN
INCOME PER CAPITA: $15,524
DISPOSABLE PERSONAL INCOME: $13,296
GROSS STATE PRODUCT: $76,922 (millions)
GROSS STATE PRODUCT, AGRICULTURE: $3,384 (millions)
GROSS STATE PRODUCT, MINING: $84 (millions)
GROSS STATE PRODUCT, CONSTRUCTION: $2,345 (millions)
GROSS STATE PRODUCT, MANUFACTURING: $21,297 (millions)
GROSS STATE PRODUCT, TRANSPORTATION: $6,076 (millions)
GROSS STATE PRODUCT, WHOLESALE TRADE: $4,602 (millions)
GROSS STATE PRODUCT, RETAIL TRADE: $7,071 (millions)
GROSS STATE PRODUCT, FINANCE: $13,513 (millions)
GROSS STATE PRODUCT, SERVICES: $10,656 (millions)
GROSS STATE PRODUCT, GOVERNMENT: $7,895 (millions)
U.S. EXPORTS: $3,966 (millions)
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE CONTRACTS: $911 (millions)
PATENTS GRANTED: 1,019 (1988)
NEW BUSINESS FAILURES: 91 failures per 10,000 concerns
BLACK-OWNED FIRMS: 2,057 total
EMPLOYED/POPULATION RATIO: 67.4% employed of total population
FEMALE LABOR FORCE: 61.8% of labor force
UNEMPLOYMENT RATE: 4.3% unemployed
UNION MEMBERSHIP IN MANUFACTURING: 24.3% unionized
NEW HOUSING STARTS: 21,000 units
NONRESIDENTIAL CONSTRUCTION: $779 (millions)
MORTGAGE LOANS FORECLOSED: 1.1%
VALUE ADDED BY MANUFACTURE: $31,428 (millions)
MANUFACTURING WORKERS, CHANGE 1982-1987: 6.1%
EXPORT RELATED FACTORY EMPLOYMENT: 11.6% of total employment
RETAIL SALES PER HOUSEHOLD: $17,415
CHANGE IN RETAIL SALES PER HOUSEHOLD 1982-86: 43.7%
MINERALS PRODUCED (NON-FUELS): $192 (millions)
MINERAL FUELS PRODUCED: $0 (millions)
CRUDE PETROLEUM PRODUCTION: 0 million barrels
NATURAL GAS PRODUCTION: 0 billion cubic feet marketed
NET ELECTRICAL ENERGY GENERATION: 45 billion kWh
ELECTRICAL ENERGY INSTALLED CAPACITY: 11.2 million kW
NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS: 3
.AGRICULTURE OF WISCONSIN
PRINCIPAL FARM COMMODITIES: Dairy products, cattle, hogs, corn (85% of total)
PRINCIPAL CROPS: Hay, corn, potatoes
LAND IN FARMS: 18,000,000 acres
CROPLAND HARVESTED: 8,614,000 acres harvested
NUMBER OF FARMS: 81,000
SIZE OF FARMS: 217 acres per farm
CHANGE IN FARMLAND, 1982-87: -3.6%
VALUE OF FARM LAND AND BUILDINGS: $661 per acre
NET FARM INCOME: $1,343 (millions)
NET FARM INCOME/DEBT RATIO: 24.3%
BARLEY PRODUCTION: 3,705 bushels (thousands)
BARLEY YIELD: 57 bushels per acre
CORN PRODUCTION: 310,800 bushels (thousands)
CORN YIELD: 111 bushels per acre
COTTON PRODUCTION: 0 bales (thousands)
COTTON YIELD: 0 pounds per acre
HAY PRODUCTION: 8,080 tons (thousands)
HAY YIELD: 2.24 tons per acre
OATS PRODUCTION: 46,860 bushels (thousands)
OATS YIELD: 66 bushels per acre
POTATO PRODUCTION: 23,460 CWT (thousands)
POTATO YIELD: 345 CWT per acre
RICE PRODUCTION: 0 CWT (thousands)
SOYBEAN PRODUCTION: 15,170 bushels (thousands)
SOYBEAN YIELD: 37 bushels per acre
SUGARBEET PRODUCTION: 0 tons (thousands)
SUGARCANE PRODUCTION: 0 tons
TOBACCO PRODUCTION: 9,445 pounds (thousands)
TOBACCO YIELD: 2,010 pounds per acre
WHEAT PRODUCTION: 9,320 bushels (thousands)
WHEAT YIELD: 51.8 bushels per acre
BROILERS PRODUCED: 13.1 millions
TURKEYS RAISED: 5.5 millions
CATTLE AND CALVES: 4,170 on farms (1,000 head)
HOGS AND PIGS: 1,250 on farms (1,000 head)
SHEEP AND LAMBS: 105 on farms (1,000 head)
MILK COWS: 1,763 on farms (1,000 head)
.COMMUNICATIONS IN WISCONSIN
INTERSTATE HIGHWAYS: 578 miles; 930 kilometers
MOTOR VEHICLE TRAVEL: 369 thousands of miles traveled per road mile
LICENSED DRIVERS: 650.1 per 1,000 population
MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENT DEATHS: 17.4 deaths per 100,000 population
REGISTERED AUTOMOBILES: 489 per 1,000 population
REGISTERED MOTORCYCLES: 39 per 1,000 population
DRIVERS EXCEEDING 55 MPH SPEED LIMIT: 53.6%
COMMERCIAL AM RADIO STATIONS: 111
COMMERCIAL FM RADIO STATIONS: 102
EDUCATIONAL FM RADIO STATIONS: 33
COMMERCIAL TELEVISION STATIONS: 23
EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION STATIONS: 7
DAILY NEWSPAPERS: 36
DAILY NEWSPAPER CIRCULATION: 0.24 papers per capita
.TRAVEL IN WISCONSIN
STATE BOARD OF TOURISM: Wisconsin Tourism Development, Box 7970, Madison, 53702, (608) 266-2147, (800) 432-TRIP
TOURIST ATTRACTIONS: Madison--State Capitol; Milwaukee--art and other museums, County historical center, Villa Terrace Decorative Arts Museum, zoo, brewery tours, Experimental Aircraft Association Air Museum, lake shoreline; Baraboo--Circus Museum; Manitowac--Maritime Museum; Wisconsin Dells resort area; St. Croix Falls; Apostle Islands National Lakeshore; Hericon National Wildlife Refuge (wetlands, Canadian Geese); Rock Island State Park; Peninsula State Park.
