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Wisconsin maps: printable and free

5 free maps of Wisconsin: high-resolution PNG (300 dpi) and PDF for US Letter or A4.

PDF = US Letter; A4 for other countries. Tap a map to view it full size. Free for personal, school and commercial use.

Data updated · By Ankit Kumar, compiled from public U.S. government and open datasets · How these numbers are made

1. Wisconsin blank outline map

The state border only, with a scale bar. Good for labeling, coloring and tracing.

Blank outline map of Wisconsin with no labels: about 298 miles wide and 317 miles tall, on a letter-size page.View full size
Blank outline map of Wisconsin with no labels: about 298 miles wide and 317 miles tall, on a letter-size page.
PNG (2,424 × 3,171, 68 KB)PDF, US Letter (23 KB)PDF, A4 (23 KB)

2. Wisconsin county map

All 72 counties, outlined without names.

Map of Wisconsin showing the borders of its 72 counties, without names.View full size
Map of Wisconsin showing the borders of its 72 counties, without names.
PNG (2,424 × 3,171, 103 KB)PDF, US Letter (43 KB)PDF, A4 (43 KB)

3. Wisconsin labeled county map

The same 72 counties, each named. Names that don't fit inside a small area sit just outside, joined by a short line.

Map of Wisconsin's 72 counties with each name printed inside its border, including Marathon County, the largest by land area.View full size
Map of Wisconsin's 72 counties with each name printed inside its border, including Marathon County, the largest by land area.
PNG (2,424 × 3,171, 155 KB)PDF, US Letter (50 KB)PDF, A4 (50 KB)

4. Wisconsin map with major cities

23 cities, chosen by 2024 Census population and spaced so no labels overlap. The capital is marked with a star.

Map of Wisconsin with 23 major cities marked and labeled, including Madison (capital), Milwaukee, Green Bay and Kenosha.View full size
Map of Wisconsin with 23 major cities marked and labeled, including Madison (capital), Milwaukee, Green Bay and Kenosha.
PNG (2,424 × 3,171, 151 KB)PDF, US Letter (62 KB)PDF, A4 (62 KB)

5. Wisconsin elevation map

USGS 3DEP elevation as color plus hillshade. Legend in feet with meters underneath; a triangle marks the high point, a star the capital.

Shaded-relief elevation map of Wisconsin, colored from green lowlands to brown and white high ground, marking Timms Hill (1,951 ft, highest) and Madison, with a legend in feet and meters.View full size
Shaded-relief elevation map of Wisconsin, colored from green lowlands to brown and white high ground, marking Timms Hill (1,951 ft, highest) and Madison, with a legend in feet and meters.
PNG (2,424 × 3,171, 2.0 MB)PDF, US Letter (794 KB)PDF, A4 (783 KB)

Wisconsin: shape, counties and terrain

Wisconsin spans about 298 miles from east to west and 317 miles from north to south, with 54,168 square miles of land. Its outline is irregular: the state fills only 60% of the box drawn around it on the map. The Census boundary file draws it as 31 separate land areas, only one of them larger than 100 square miles.

Wisconsin has 72 counties. The largest by land area is Marathon County (1,545 sq mi) and the smallest is Pepin County (232 sq mi). The capital, Madison, sits at 875 ft downtown (USGS).

Elevation runs from 579 ft (176 m) on the Lake Michigan to 1,951 ft (595 m) at Timms Hill in Price County, a range of 1,372 ft. The sampled average is about 1,082 ft.

On the relief map's elevation grid, under 1% of the state lies below 500 ft, 52% between 500 and 1,000 ft and 36% between 1,000 and 1,500 ft and 12% above 1,500 ft. Split from south to north into thirds, the southern third averages 865 ft, the central third 1,085 ft and the northern third 1,211 ft, so the land is highest in the northern third and lowest in the southern third.

More figures, with sources: Wisconsin elevation: highest, lowest and average points.

How teachers and students can use these maps

  • Blank map: label Madison, the capital, and the largest cities, then check them against the cities map. Older students can draw in rivers or mountain ranges from an atlas.
  • County map: find your own county among the 72. The labeled version works as an answer key; the blank one as a quiz.
  • Cities map: Madison to Eau Claire is about 159 miles in a straight line. Measure it with the scale bar and see how close you get.
  • Elevation map: find Timms Hill (1,951 ft) and the Lake Michigan (579 ft), and work out the difference: 1,372 ft. Then use the legend to estimate the elevation of your town and check it with our elevation tool.
  • Printing: each map has a US Letter PDF and an A4 PDF. The PDFs are vector files, so lines and labels stay sharp at any size. The outline maps use very little ink in black and white.

License: free to use

These maps are free for personal, school and commercial use. Print them, copy them, change them, and use them in worksheets, slides, books, apps or websites. No permission or fee is needed. A credit is appreciated: Map: MyCurrentElevation.org.

The data behind them (US Census Bureau boundaries and population, USGS elevation) is in the public domain. Inter, the typeface on the maps, is licensed under the SIL Open Font License.

Sources

How each number is produced: methodology and data sources.

Other states and the US map: all printable maps · Wisconsin elevation

Data updated · By Ankit Kumar, compiled from public U.S. government and open datasets · How these numbers are made

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