<ARTICLE> UT
<LEGEND>
This schedule contains summary financial information extracted from the WICOR,
Inc. FORM 10-Q for the three months ended March 31, 1996 and is qualified in its
entirety by reference to such financial statements and the related footnotes.
</LEGEND>
<MULTIPLIER> 1,000
       
                             
<PERIOD-TYPE>                   3-MOS
<FISCAL-YEAR-END>                          DEC-31-1996
<PERIOD-END>                               MAR-31-1996
<BOOK-VALUE>                                  PER-BOOK
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<OTHER-PROPERTY-AND-INVEST>                     62,159
<TOTAL-CURRENT-ASSETS>                         375,345
<TOTAL-DEFERRED-CHARGES>                       245,505
<OTHER-ASSETS>                                       0
<TOTAL-ASSETS>                               1,055,056
<COMMON>                                        18,350
<CAPITAL-SURPLUS-PAID-IN>                      222,371
<RETAINED-EARNINGS>                            130,616
<TOTAL-COMMON-STOCKHOLDERS-EQ>                 371,337
<PREFERRED-MANDATORY>                                0
<PREFERRED>                                          0
<LONG-TERM-DEBT-NET>                           175,849
<SHORT-TERM-NOTES>                              27,000
<LONG-TERM-NOTES-PAYABLE>                      150,000
<COMMERCIAL-PAPER-OBLIGATIONS>                   9,000
<LONG-TERM-DEBT-CURRENT-PORT>                    4,896
<PREFERRED-STOCK-CURRENT>                            0
<CAPITAL-LEASE-OBLIGATIONS>                          0
<LEASES-CURRENT>                                     0
<OTHER-ITEMS-CAPITAL-AND-LIAB>                 466,974
<TOT-CAPITALIZATION-AND-LIAB>                1,055,056
<GROSS-OPERATING-REVENUE>                      328,747
<INCOME-TAX-EXPENSE>                            19,441
<OTHER-OPERATING-EXPENSES>                     273,804
<TOTAL-OPERATING-EXPENSES>                     293,245
<OPERATING-INCOME-LOSS>                         35,502
<OTHER-INCOME-NET>                                  30
<INCOME-BEFORE-INTEREST-EXPEN>                  35,532
<TOTAL-INTEREST-EXPENSE>                         4,583
<NET-INCOME>                                    30,949
<PREFERRED-STOCK-DIVIDENDS>                          0
<EARNINGS-AVAILABLE-FOR-COMM>                   30,949
<COMMON-STOCK-DIVIDENDS>                         7,502
<TOTAL-INTEREST-ON-BONDS>                          498
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<EPS-PRIMARY>                                     1.69
<EPS-DILUTED>                                     1.69