City of Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, United States

Overview of Milwaukee

• Name:
  Milwaukee
• Official Name:
  City of Milwaukee
• Place Type:
  Incorporated City (county subdivision)
• Located In:
  Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, United States (100%)
  
• History (GNIS):
  Name is derived from "Mil-wah-kie", a Pottawatomie word meaning "good land". Ranked 16th by population in the 1980 Federal Census.
• Surveys:
  Fourth Principal Extended Meridian
  

  Range 21 East
  

  Townships: 6 North, 7 North, 8 North

  Range 22 East
  

  Townships: 5 North, 6 North, 7 North, 8 North
• County Seat of:
  Milwaukee County
• Coordinates:
  Latitude:43.038902543° 02' 20.0"N

  Longitude:-87.906473687° 54' 23.3"W
• Nearby Cities:
  • Shorewood 3.6 mi. N
  • West Milwaukee 3.8 mi. SW
  • Saint Francis 5.1 mi. S
  • Whitefish Bay 5.2 mi. N
  • Wauwatosa 5.2 mi. W
  • West Allis 5.3 mi. W
• Nearby Cemeteries:
  • Union 3.1 mi. NW
  • Forest Home 3.4 mi. SW
  • Forest Home Cemetery Soldiers' Lot 3.5 mi. SW
  • Greenwood 3.7 mi. SW
  • Pilgrims Rest 3.7 mi. SW
  • Calvary 3.8 mi. W
  • Wood National 3.9 mi. W
  • Beth Hamedrosh Hagodel 3.9 mi. W
  • Spring Hill 4 mi. W
  • Evergreen (Glendale) 4.2 mi. N
  • Glen Oaks (Glendale) 4.3 mi. N
  • Saint Adalberts 4.3 mi. S
• Population:
  579,180
• Elevation:
  188 m
• Histopolis Place ID:
  212167772
• Updated May 5, 2020