<ARTICLE> UT
<LEGEND>
This schedule contains summary financial information extracted from the WICOR,
Inc. FORM 10-Q for the six months ended June 30, 1997 and is qualified
in its entirety by reference to such financial statements and the related
footnotes.
</LEGEND>
<MULTIPLIER> 1,000
       
                             
<PERIOD-TYPE>                   6-MOS
<FISCAL-YEAR-END>                          DEC-31-1997
<PERIOD-END>                               JUN-30-1997
<BOOK-VALUE>                                  PER-BOOK
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<OTHER-PROPERTY-AND-INVEST>                     62,591
<TOTAL-CURRENT-ASSETS>                         313,445
<TOTAL-DEFERRED-CHARGES>                       240,380
<OTHER-ASSETS>                                       0
<TOTAL-ASSETS>                                 992,199
<COMMON>                                        18,443
<CAPITAL-SURPLUS-PAID-IN>                      225,970
<RETAINED-EARNINGS>                            143,702
<TOTAL-COMMON-STOCKHOLDERS-EQ>                 388,115
<PREFERRED-MANDATORY>                                0
<PREFERRED>                                          0
<LONG-TERM-DEBT-NET>                           169,056
<SHORT-TERM-NOTES>                              27,000
<LONG-TERM-NOTES-PAYABLE>                      150,000
<COMMERCIAL-PAPER-OBLIGATIONS>                   5,840
<LONG-TERM-DEBT-CURRENT-PORT>                    3,652
<PREFERRED-STOCK-CURRENT>                            0
<CAPITAL-LEASE-OBLIGATIONS>                          0
<LEASES-CURRENT>                                     0
<OTHER-ITEMS-CAPITAL-AND-LIAB>                 398,536
<TOT-CAPITALIZATION-AND-LIAB>                  992,199
<GROSS-OPERATING-REVENUE>                      570,670
<INCOME-TAX-EXPENSE>                            20,720
<OTHER-OPERATING-EXPENSES>                     507,364
<TOTAL-OPERATING-EXPENSES>                     528,084
<OPERATING-INCOME-LOSS>                         42,586
<OTHER-INCOME-NET>                                  12
<INCOME-BEFORE-INTEREST-EXPEN>                  42,598
<TOTAL-INTEREST-EXPENSE>                         8,375
<NET-INCOME>                                    34,223
<PREFERRED-STOCK-DIVIDENDS>                          0
<EARNINGS-AVAILABLE-FOR-COMM>                   34,223
<COMMON-STOCK-DIVIDENDS>                        15,468
<TOTAL-INTEREST-ON-BONDS>                          231
<CASH-FLOW-OPERATIONS>                          90,013
<EPS-PRIMARY>                                     1.86
<EPS-DILUTED>                                     1.86