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The Green Bay Packers have been part of the National Football League since the league’s second IL IN season in 1921 and currently hold the record for the most NFL titles, he state of Wisconsin is located in the upper Midwest earning the city of Green Bay the nickname “Titletown”. region. Wisconsin is bordered by the states of Iowa, TMinnesota, Michigan and Illinois, as well as Lakes Michigan and Superior. Today 42.6% of the population is of German ancestry, making Wisconsin one of the most German-American states in the United States, although there are many other major ethnic groups, Fun Facts including one of the larger Hmong populations in the nation. POPULATION: 5,536,201 ( in 2005) Since its’ founding, Wisconsin has been ethnically CAPITAL: Madison heterogeneous, with New Englanders being among the first to LARGEST CITIES: Madison, Green Bay, Milwaukee arrive; for many years they dominated the state’s industry, finance, politics and education. 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