Brookfield, Wisconsin
| Brookfield, Wisconsin | |
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| City | |
From top left clockwise: Brookfield Central High School, Veterans Memorial Fountain, Brookfield Square Mall, Brookfield City Hall, and the Brookfield Safety Building
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| Motto: Minutes from Milwaukee, Miles from Expected | |
 Location in Waukesha County and the state of Wisconsin. |
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| Coordinates: 43°3′29″N 88°6′53″W / 43.05806°N 88.11472°WCoordinates: 43°3′29″N 88°6′53″W / 43.05806°N 88.11472°W | |
| County | Waukesha |
| Incorporated | August 14, 1954 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Steven V. Ponto |
| Area | |
| • City | 27.59 sq mi (71.46 km2) |
| • Land | 27.09 sq mi (70.16 km2) |
| • Water | 0.50 sq mi (1.29 km2) 1.812% |
| Elevation | 830 ft (253 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • City | 37,920 |
| • Estimate (2012) | 37,977 |
| • Density | 1,399.8/sq mi (540.5/km2) |
| • Metro | 1,760,268 |
| The population figure given for the metropolitan area is for the Milwaukee metropolitan area, which includes Brookfield | |
| Time zone | Central (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | Central (UTC-5) |
| Postal Code | 53005, 53008, 53045 |
| Area code(s) | 262 |
| Website | www |
Brookfield is a city located in Waukesha County, Wisconsin, United States. It had a population of 37,920 in the 2010 census. Brookfield is the third largest city in Waukesha County.
Brookfield is located west of Milwaukee in Waukesha County in an area originally inhabited by Potawatomi Indians. The first known white settler was Robert Curren who built the first log cabin in 1836. Farms dominated the landscape into the mid-20th century.
The City of Brookfield was incorporated on August 14, 1954 from the Town of Brookfield, a portion of which still survives along the city's western edge.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 27.59 square miles (71.46 km2), of which 27.09 square miles (70.16 km2) is land and 0.50 square miles (1.29 km2) is water. The sub-continental divide passes through Brookfield; on the eastern side of this divide, easily marked by the crest at Calhoun Road and Capitol Drive, water flows to Lake Michigan on its way to the Gulf of Saint Lawrence; on the western side of this divide, water flows to the Fox River of Illinois and Wisconsin on its way to the Mississippi River and the Gulf of Mexico.
There is a heron rookery on a site northwest of Capitol Drive and Brookfield Road.
As of the census of 2010, there were 37,920 people, 14,576 households, and 10,999 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,399.8 inhabitants per square mile (540.5/km2). There were 15,317 housing units at an average density of 565.4 per square mile (218.3/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 90.0% White, 1.2% African American, 0.2% Native American, 6.7% Asian, 0.5% from other races, and 1.4% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.2% of the population.
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