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 WISCASSET WISCASSET, a port of entry and the shire town of Lincoln co., Maine, on the "W. bank of Sheepscot river, 16 m. from its mouth, and on the Knox and Lincoln railroad, 40 m. N. E. of Portland; pop. in 1870, 1,977. It is noted for its fine scenery, and is much frequented as a watering place. It has a good harbor, deep enough for vessels of the largest class, and sel- dom obstructed by ice. There is a large coast- ing trade and considerable foreign commerce, the shipments consisting of hay, deals, ice, and box shocks. During the year ending June 30, 1875, the number of entrances in the district in the coasting trade was 32, tonnage 9,921 ; clearances, 21, tonnage 3,993 ; vessels engaged in the cod and mackerel fisheries, 113, ton- nage 3,860; vessels built, 7, tonnage 1,203; belonging in the district on the above date, 196 vessels, tonnage 9,816. There are manu- factories of lumber, bricks, marble, and shoes, a national bank, a savings bank, eight public schools, an academy, a weekly newspaper, a library, and three churches (Congregational, Episcopal, and Methodist). The town was first settled in 1663, and was known as Pow- nalborough till 1801, when the name was changed to Wiscasset. WISCONSIN, one of the N. W. states of the American union, the 17th admitted under the federal constitution, between lat. 42 30' and 46 58' N., and Ion. 87 8' and 92 54' W., exclusive of the Apostle islands in Lake Supe- rior, and the islands near the N. E. coast in Green bay and Lake Michigan. It is bounded N". by Lake Superior, N. E. by Michigan, E. by Lake Michigan, S. by Illinois, 'and W. by Iowa and Minnesota. The Montreal and Meno- monee rivers form parts of the boundary line WISCONSIN 679 State Seal of Wisconsin. between this state and Michigan, and the Mis- sissippi and St. Croix rivers most of the W. boundary line. Its greatest length N. and S. is about 300 m. ; greatest breadth E. and W. about 260 m. ; area, according to the federal census, 53,924 sq. m. It is divided into 60 counties, which, with their populationaccord- ing to the state census of 1875, are as follows: COUNTIES. Population. COUNTIES. Population. 6,602 Ashland 780 Barren 8,787 Bayfleld.- 1 082 Brown 85,878 1 9'> M'/7 Buffalo 14,219 21 026 Burnett 1,450 18 812 Calumet 15,065 -, -,, Chippewa... 18,995 16,.'45 Clark 7,282 Pepln, ] ,; Columbia 28,808 16101 Crawford 15,085 Polk 6786 Dane 52,798 1 j --,,; Dodge 48,894 2^702 Door 8,020 Kichland 17858 Douglas 741 Rock 89 089 Dunn 18,427 St. Crolx 1 1 ' <:,<', Eau Claire 15,991 8auk 26982 Fond du Lac 50,241 Shawano 6,685 Grant 89,086 84021 Green 22,027 Taylor 849 Green Lake Iowa 15,274 24,183 Trempealeau.. .. 14,992 21 524 Jackson 11,839 26 259 Jefferson 84,908 28862 Juneau 15800 29425 Kenosba 18,907 19646 Kewaunee 14,405 11,528 La Crosse 28,945 Winnebago. . 45,083 Lafayette 22,169 Wood. 6048 The capital is Madison, and the largest city Milwaukee; in 1875 the former had 10,093 in- habitants, and the latter 100,775. The other principal cities were Appleton, 6,730 ; Beaver Dam, 3,455 ; Beloit, 4,605 ; Berlin, 3,341 ; Chippewa Falls, 5,050 ; Eau Claire, 8,440 ; Fond du Lac, 15,308; Fort Howard, 3,610; Green Bay, 8,037; Janesville, 10,115; Keno- sha, 4,959; La Crosse, 11,012; Manitowoc, 5,724; Menasha, 3,170; Mineral Point, 3,054; Neenah, 4,023; Oconto, 4,457; Oshkosh, 17,- 015; Portage, 4,337; Prairie du Chien, 2,948; Racine, 13,274; Ripon, 3,501; Sheboygan, 6,828 ; Stevens Point, 3,363 ; Watertown, 9,424; and Wausau, 2,820. The population of Wis- consin and its rank in the Union, according to the federal census, have been as follows : YEARS. White. Colored. Total. Rank. 1840 80,749 196 80,945 29 1850 804,756 685 805,891 24 1860 773,698 1,171 775,881 15 1870 1,051,851 2,118 1,054,670 15 Included in the total for 1870 were 1,206 In- dians, and in that for 1860, 1,017. The pop- ulation in 1875, as returned by the state cen- sus, was 1,236,729. Of the total population in 1870, 544,886 were males and 509,784 fe- males; 690,171 were of native and 364,499 of foreign birth. Of the natives, 450,272 we're born in the state, 5,714 in Connecticut, 12,234 in Illinois, 6,415 in Indiana, 8,931 in Maine, 10403 in Massachusetts, 5,302 in Michigan, 105,697 in New York, 23,164 in Ohio, 21,358 in Pennsylvania, and 16,421 in Vermont. Of the foreigners, 25,666 were born in British America, 28,192 in England, 48,479 in Ireland, 6590 in Scotland, 6,550 in Wales, 5,21 Denmark, 40,046 in Norway, 2,799 in Sweden, 5990 in Holland, 162,314 in Germany, and