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Waukesha, like much of Wisconsin, would be culturally very continuous with early New England culture for most of its early history. By 1846, the area was incorporated as the Town of Prairie Village (soon changed to Prairieville). On February 8, 1847, the town changed its name to "Waukesha,".
The name that appears most often in Native American history of Waukesha is Potawatomi. The Potawatomi, part of the Anishinaabe, are the Keepers of the Sacred Fire. They grew corn, beans, squash and other crops in the summer months and migrated to warmer climates during the harsh Wisconsin winters.
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The history of Wisconsin encompasses the story not only of the people who have lived in Wisconsin since it became a state of the U.S., but also that of the Native American tribes who made their homeland in Wisconsin, the French and British colonists who were the first Europeans to live there, and the American settlers who lived in Wisconsin when it was a territory.
Population. The first inhabitants of Waukesha County were Native Americans. Paleo-Indians occupied the region following the retreat of the glaciers starting around 11,000 BCE. As the climate warmed starting around 6000 BCE, abundant small game, fish, and edible plants allowed a shift from nomadic patterns toward a more settled society.
Waukesha (/ ˈ w ɔː k ɪ ʃ ɔː /) is a city in and the county seat of Waukesha County, Wisconsin, United States. It is part of the Milwaukee metropolitan area. Its population was 71,158 at the 2020 census. From 1846 to 1847, the city was called Prairieville. In 2021, six people were killed in a vehicle-ramming attack.
The history of the Town of Waukesha parallels that of Waukesha County. It was established originally on January 2, 1838 as part of the Town of Muskego within Milwaukee County (as was the rest of what is now Waukesha County).
