Editing Wisconsin (section)

===Cities===
{{Further|List of municipalities in Wisconsin by population|Administrative divisions of Wisconsin}}
[[File:Wisconsin Municipalities Map.png|thumb|[[Administrative divisions of Wisconsin|Wisconsin Municipalities]] map of [[List of counties in Wisconsin|counties]], [[List of cities in Wisconsin|cities]], [[List of villages in Wisconsin|villages]], and [[List of towns in Wisconsin|towns]].]]

Wisconsin has three types of municipality: cities, villages, and towns. [[City (Wisconsin)|Cities]] and [[Village (Wisconsin)|villages]] are incorporated urban areas. [[Town (Wisconsin)|Towns]] are unincorporated [[minor civil division]]s of [[Political subdivisions of Wisconsin#County|counties]] with limited self-government.

Over two-thirds of Wisconsin residents live in urban areas.<ref name="wi2000">{{cite web|url=http://www.doa.state.wi.us/docs_view2.asp?docid=418|title=Number and Percent of Total Population by Urban/Rural Categories for Wisconsin Counties: April 1, 2000|access-date=March 16, 2007|last=Naylor|format=PDF|publisher=State of Wisconsin, Department of Administration|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070311091426/http://www.doa.state.wi.us/docs_view2.asp?docid=418|archive-date=March 11, 2007}}</ref> [[Milwaukee]], in southeastern Wisconsin, is the state's most populous city, with approximately 580,000 people. The [[Milwaukee metropolitan area]] accounts for 1.57 million of the state's residents. With a population of nearly 280,000, the state capital of [[Madison, Wisconsin|Madison]] is consistently ranked as one of the most livable cities in both the state and country and is the [[population growth|fastest-growing]] city in Wisconsin.<ref>{{cite news |title=Census: Madison, suburbs top list of fastest-growing cities in Wisconsin |url=https://madison.com/wsj/news/local/govt-and-politics/census-madison-suburbs-top-list-of-fastest-growing-cities-in-wisconsin/article_c079b92b-1f18-5ac4-8538-0c74e004e018.html |access-date=July 24, 2020 |work=Madison.com |language=en |archive-date=October 29, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201029202910/https://madison.com/wsj/news/local/govt-and-politics/census-madison-suburbs-top-list-of-fastest-growing-cities-in-wisconsin/article_c079b92b-1f18-5ac4-8538-0c74e004e018.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Wells |first1=Kevin |title=Three Wisconsin cities ranked in top-100 best places to live, per Livability |url=https://www.tmj4.com/news/local-news/three-wisconsin-cities-ranked-in-top-100-best-places-to-live-per-livability |access-date=February 24, 2021 |agency=[[WTMJ-TV]] |date=March 7, 2019 |archive-date=January 18, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210118101812/https://www.tmj4.com/news/local-news/three-wisconsin-cities-ranked-in-top-100-best-places-to-live-per-livability |url-status=live }}</ref> The [[Madison metropolitan area]] in southern Wisconsin has about 680,000 residents.

Medium-size cities dot the state. The largest of these is [[Green Bay, Wisconsin|Green Bay]] in northeastern Wisconsin, with approximately 320,000 people in the metro area. Other metropolitan cities in the state include [[Appleton, Wisconsin|Appleton]], [[Racine, Wisconsin|Racine]], [[Oshkosh, Wisconsin|Oshkosh]], [[Eau Claire, Wisconsin|Eau Claire]], [[Janesville, Wisconsin|Janesville]], [[Wausau, Wisconsin|Wausau]], [[La Crosse, Wisconsin|La Crosse]], [[Sheboygan, Wisconsin|Sheboygan]], and [[Fond du Lac, Wisconsin|Fond du Lac]]. Furthermore, another 12 cities function as centers of [[micropolitan statistical areas]] which typically anchor a network of working farms surrounding them. As of 2011, there were 12 cities in Wisconsin with a population of 50,000 or more, accounting for 73% of the state's employment.<ref>Wisconsin Department of Revenue, "Wisconsin's Metropolitan Statistical Areas", Summer 2011.</ref>

{{anchor|Major cities}}
{{Largest cities
| country = Wisconsin
| stat_ref =<ref>{{cite web |title=Top 100 Biggest Wisconsin Cities By Population |url=https://www.biggestuscities.com/wi |website=biggestuscities.com |access-date=March 3, 2021 |archive-date=February 9, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190209124035/https://www.biggestuscities.com/wi |url-status=live }}</ref>
| list_by_pop =
| div_name =
| div_link = Counties of Wisconsin{{!}}County
| city_1 = Milwaukee
| div_1 = Milwaukee County, Wisconsin{{!}}Milwaukee
| pop_1 = 577,222
| img_1 = Dji fly 20241201 160430 0031 1733092392756 photo.jpg
| city_2 = Madison, Wisconsin{{!}}Madison
| div_2 = Dane County, Wisconsin{{!}}Dane
| pop_2 = 269,840
| img_2 =  Madison 05-26-2012 012 (7398591826).jpg
| city_3 = Green Bay, Wisconsin{{!}}Green Bay
| div_3 = Brown County, Wisconsin{{!}}Brown
| pop_3 = 107,395
| img_3 = Downtown Green Bay CityDeck along the Fox River.jpg
| city_4 = Kenosha, Wisconsin{{!}}Kenosha
| div_4 = Kenosha County, Wisconsin{{!}}Kenosha
| pop_4 = 99,986
| img_4 = Kenosha's Lakefront.jpg
| city_5 = Racine, Wisconsin{{!}}Racine
| div_5 = Racine County, Wisconsin{{!}}Racine
| pop_5 = 77,816
| city_6 = Appleton, Wisconsin{{!}}Appleton
| div_6 = Outagamie County, Wisconsin{{!}}Outagamie
| pop_6 = 75,644
| city_7 = Waukesha, Wisconsin{{!}}Waukesha
| div_7 = Waukesha County, Wisconsin{{!}}Waukesha
| pop_7 = 71,158
| city_8 = Eau Claire, Wisconsin{{!}}Eau Claire
| div_8 = Eau Claire County, Wisconsin{{!}}Eau Claire
| pop_8 = 69,421
| city_9 = Oshkosh, Wisconsin{{!}}Oshkosh
| div_9 = Winnebago County, Wisconsin{{!}}Winnebago
| pop_9 = 66,816
| city_10 = Janesville, Wisconsin{{!}}Janesville
| div_10 = Rock County, Wisconsin{{!}}Rock
| pop_10 = 65,615
| city_11 = West Allis, Wisconsin{{!}}West Allis
| div_11 =  Milwaukee County, Wisconsin{{!}}Milwaukee
| pop_11 = 60,325
| city_12 = La Crosse, Wisconsin{{!}}La Crosse
| div_12 = La Crosse County, Wisconsin{{!}}La Crosse
| pop_12 = 52,680
| city_13 = Sheboygan, Wisconsin{{!}}Sheboygan
| div_13 = Sheboygan County, Wisconsin{{!}}Sheboygan
| pop_13 = 49,929
| city_14 = Wauwatosa, Wisconsin{{!}}Wauwatosa
| div_14 = Milwaukee County, Wisconsin{{!}}Milwaukee
| pop_14 = 46,396
| city_15 = Fond du Lac, Wisconsin{{!}}Fond du Lac
| div_15 = Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin{{!}}Fond du Lac
| pop_15 = 44,678
| city_16 = Brookfield, Wisconsin{{!}}Brookfield
| div_16 = Waukesha County, Wisconsin{{!}}Waukesha
| pop_16 = 41,464
| city_17 = New Berlin, Wisconsin{{!}}New Berlin
| div_17 = Waukesha County, Wisconsin{{!}}Waukesha
| pop_17 = 40,451
| city_18 = Wausau, Wisconsin{{!}}Wausau
| div_18 = Marathon County, Wisconsin{{!}}Marathon
| pop_18 = 39,994
| city_19 = Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin{{!}}Menomonee Falls
| div_19 = Waukesha County, Wisconsin{{!}}Waukesha
| pop_19 = 38,527
| city_20 = Greenfield, Wisconsin{{!}}Greenfield
| div_20 = Milwaukee County, Wisconsin{{!}}Milwaukee
| pop_20 = 37,803
}}