Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
| Milwaukee, Wisconsin | |||||
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| City of Milwaukee | |||||
Clockwise from top: Milwaukee skyline from Lakeshore State Park, East Side neighborhood with University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee in the distance, North Point Water Tower, Gesu Church and Marquette University, Milwaukee Art Museum, and Miller Park
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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 (/mᵻlˈwɔːki/, locally /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. Ranked by estimated 2014 population, Milwaukee was the 31st largest city in the United States. The city's estimated population in 2015 was 600,155. Milwaukee is the main cultural and economic center of the Milwaukee metropolitan area. It is also part of the larger Milwaukee-Racine-Waukesha, WI combined statistical area, which had an estimated population of 2,026,243 in the 2010 census.
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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