AGSL GeoDiscovery

Wisconsin Legislative Technology Services Bureau - WI Municipal Wards (July 2026)

Description:

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Wisconsin municipal ward data collected in July 2026 by LTSB. [Attribute Definitions].This data has been collected in regards to state statute 15(4)(br)1.County clerks will transmit municipal, municipal ward, and county supervisory districts in GIS format to LTSB by January 15th and July 15th* per statute 5.15(4)(br)1:Municipal clerks need to notify the county clerk within 5 days of any boundary change per statute 5.15(4)(b):Municipal data collected in the January collections will be used by LTSB to update municipal boundaries the U.S. Census Bureau’s TIGER database via the Boundary Annexation Survey (BAS). Counties and municipalities are no longer required to submit boundary changes directly to the Census Bureau. LTSB will submit data to the Census Bureau for the state as a whole.Section 13.96(1)(b) of the Wisconsin Statutes requires LTSB to “upon receipt of municipal boundary information at each reporting interval, reconcile and compile the information received to produce a statewide data base consisting of municipal boundary information for the entire state”.Section 13.96(1)(c) states that LTSB shall “Participate, on behalf of this state, in geographic boundary information programs when offered by the U.S. bureau of the census”.LTSB will publish Municipal Wards, Municipal Boundaries (cities, towns, villages), and County Supervisory Districts to the LTSB HUB Data Portal.This data has been collected with the LTSB GeoData Collector.

Resource Link:

https://gis-ltsb.hub.arcgis.com/datasets/LTSB::wi-municipal-wards-july-2026

Identifier:

https://www.arcgis.com/home/item.html?id=01b5863f24ff4f28bc104125e9deb268&sublayer=0

Language:

English

Creator:

Wisconsin State Legislature

Publisher:

Wisconsin State Legislature

Provider:

American Geographical Society Library – UWM Libraries

Resource Class:

Datasets

Resource Type:

Digital maps

Temporal Coverage:

Issued 2025

Date Issued:

2025-08-08

Spatial Coverage:

Wisconsin and United States

Rights:

Although this data is being distributed by the American Geographical Society Library at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Libraries, no warranty expressed or implied is made by the University as to the accuracy of the data and related materials. The act of distribution shall not constitute any such warranty, and no responsibility is assumed by the University in the use of this data, or related materials.

Access Rights:

Public

Format:

Shapefile