<ARTICLE> UT
<LEGEND>
This schedule contains summary financial information extracted from the WICOR,
Inc. FORM 10-Q for the six months ended June 30, 1998 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-31-1998
<PERIOD-END>                               JUN-30-1998
<BOOK-VALUE>                                  PER-BOOK
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<OTHER-PROPERTY-AND-INVEST>                     65,742
<TOTAL-CURRENT-ASSETS>                         310,059
<TOTAL-DEFERRED-CHARGES>                       208,193
<OTHER-ASSETS>                                       0
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<COMMON>                                        37,330
<CAPITAL-SURPLUS-PAID-IN>                      215,994
<RETAINED-EARNINGS>                            162,857
<TOTAL-COMMON-STOCKHOLDERS-EQ>                 404,961
<PREFERRED-MANDATORY>                                0
<PREFERRED>                                          0
<LONG-TERM-DEBT-NET>                           149,042
<SHORT-TERM-NOTES>                                   0
<LONG-TERM-NOTES-PAYABLE>                      110,000
<COMMERCIAL-PAPER-OBLIGATIONS>                   9,070
<LONG-TERM-DEBT-CURRENT-PORT>                   43,667
<PREFERRED-STOCK-CURRENT>                            0
<CAPITAL-LEASE-OBLIGATIONS>                          0
<LEASES-CURRENT>                                     0
<OTHER-ITEMS-CAPITAL-AND-LIAB>                 352,617
<TOT-CAPITALIZATION-AND-LIAB>                  959,357
<GROSS-OPERATING-REVENUE>                      523,206
<INCOME-TAX-EXPENSE>                            18,983
<OTHER-OPERATING-EXPENSES>                     466,317
<TOTAL-OPERATING-EXPENSES>                     485,300
<OPERATING-INCOME-LOSS>                         37,906
<OTHER-INCOME-NET>                               1,666
<INCOME-BEFORE-INTEREST-EXPEN>                  39,572
<TOTAL-INTEREST-EXPENSE>                         8,585
<NET-INCOME>                                    30,987
<PREFERRED-STOCK-DIVIDENDS>                          0
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<COMMON-STOCK-DIVIDENDS>                        16,029
<TOTAL-INTEREST-ON-BONDS>                          476
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<EPS-PRIMARY>                                     0.83
<EPS-DILUTED>                                     0.82