In tables 2 and 3 the population of Wisconsin is shown by counties and cities with some comparative figures from previous censuses.

INCORPORATED PLACES OF 10,000 OR MORE

There are 33 incorporated places in the State that had a population of 10,000 or more in 1940. Table 2 shows the population of these incorporated places at each census for which figures are available, together with the increase or decrease during each decade. Milwaukee, the largest city, had a population in 1940 of 587,472; and Madison, the capital of the State, had a population of 67,447.

TABLE 2.-Population of incorporated places of 10,000 or more from earliest census to 1940

[A minus sign (-) denotes decrease. Percent not shown where less than 0.1]

TABLE 2.-Population of incorporated places of 10,000 or more from earliest census to 1940-Continued

[A minus sign (-) denotes decrease. Percent not shown where less than 0.1]

TABLE 2.-Population of incorporated places of 10,000 or more from earliest census to 1940-Continued

[A minus sign (-) denotes decrease. Percent not shown where less than 0.1]

Table 3 shows the population of the 71 counties of Wisconsin from 1920 to 1940, together with the land area of each county and its population per square mile in 1940. The land areas given here are the result of new measurements recently compiled and differ somewhat from those published in earlier census reports. Of the 69 counties whose boundaries remained unchanged since 1930, 63 increased in population between 1930 and 1940, and 6 decreased. Part of Monroe County was annexed to Vernon County in 1939. This table also presents the urban and rural population of each county for 1940 and 1930.

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