Milwaukee
| Milwaukee, Wisconsin | |||||
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| City of Milwaukee | |||||
Clockwise from top left: Milwaukee skyline and Lake Michigan, Milwaukee Art Museum, Milwaukee Central Library, Allen-Bradley Clock Tower, Marquette Hall at Marquette University, Milwaukee City Hall, Miller Park, and the Basilica of St. Josaphat.
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| Nickname(s): Cream City, Brew City, Beer City, Brew Town, Beertown, Miltown, The Mil, MKE, The City of Festivals, Deutsch-Athen (German Athens) | |||||
 Location of Milwaukee in Milwaukee County and in the state of Wisconsin |
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 Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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| Coordinates: 43°03′8″N 87°57′21″W / 43.05222°N 87.95583°W | |||||
| Country | United States of America | ||||
| State | Wisconsin | ||||
| Counties | Milwaukee, Washington, Waukesha | ||||
| Incorporated | January 31, 1846 | ||||
| Government | |||||
| • Type | Strong mayor-council | ||||
| • Mayor | Tom Barrett (D) | ||||
| Area | |||||
| • City | 96.80 sq mi (250.71 km2) | ||||
| • Land | 96.12 sq mi (248.95 km2) | ||||
| • Water | 0.68 sq mi (1.76 km2) | ||||
| Elevation | 617 ft (188 m) | ||||
| Population (2010) | |||||
| • City | 594,833 | ||||
| • Estimate (2015) | 600,155 | ||||
| • Rank |
US: 31st WI: 1st |
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| • Density | 6,188.4/sq mi (2,389.4/km2) | ||||
| • Urban | 1,376,476 (US: 35th) | ||||
| • Metro | 1,572,245 (US: 39th) | ||||
| • CSA | 2,043,904 (US: 29th) | ||||
| Demonym(s) | Milwaukeean | ||||
| Time zone | CST (UTC-6) | ||||
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) | ||||
| Zip code | 532XX | ||||
| Area code(s) | 414 | ||||
| FIPS code | 55-53000 | ||||
| GNIS feature ID | 1577901 | ||||
| Major airport | General Mitchell International Airport (MKE) | ||||
| Website | city |
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US: 31st
Milwaukee (/mɪlˈwɔːkiː/, /ˈmwɔːki/) is the largest city in the state of Wisconsin and the fifth-largest city in the Midwestern United States. The county seat of Milwaukee County, it is on Lake Michigan's western shore. Milwaukee's estimated population in 2015 was 600,155. Milwaukee is the main cultural and economic center of the Milwaukee–Racine–Waukesha Metropolitan Area with an estimated population of 2,043,904 as of 2014. Ranked by estimated 2014 population, Milwaukee is the 31st largest city in the United States.
The first Europeans to pass through the area were French Catholic missionaries and fur traders. In 1818, the French Canadian explorer Solomon Juneau settled in the area, and in 1846 Juneau's town combined with two neighboring towns to incorporate as the city of Milwaukee. Large numbers of German immigrants helped increase the city's population during the 1840s, with Poles and other immigrants arriving in the following decades.
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