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262. FIPS code. 55-84250. Website. waukesha-wi .gov. Waukesha ( / ˈwɔːkɪʃɔː / WAW-ki-shaw) is the county seat of Waukesha County, Wisconsin, United States, along the Fox River. Its population was 71,158 at the 2020 census, making it the seventh-most populous city in Wisconsin. It is part of the Milwaukee metropolitan area.
The area that became Waukesha County was originally included within Milwaukee County. What is now the city of Waukesha was identified in the late 1830s as Prairie Village; the settlement soon was renamed Prairieville. The surrounding Town of Prairieville was created in 1842, with the first town meeting held on April 5.
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Apr 25, 2024 · Phone: 262-896-8525. Waukesha County Website. Vital records were not required until 1907. Before that time some civil records are available according to the dates below: Births are available circa 1860 - present; death records are available circa 1872 - present; marriage records are available circa 1846 - present.
The village was incorporated as Sussex on September 12, 1924 with a population of 387. Sussex’s industry and population have grown steadily since incorporation, surpassing 1,000 residents in 1960, 5,000 in 1980, and 10,500 in 2010. The population is projected to grow another 50% by 2035. In 2000, Sussex employed almost 7,000 people, including ...
July 7, 1981. ( #81000063) 103 Main Street. 42°51′42″N 88°19′57″W. / 42.861667°N 88.3325°W / 42.861667; -88.3325 ( Sewall Andrews House) Mukwonago. Andrews was a co-founder of Mukwonago who came from Vermont in 1836 to open a store and serve as a civic leader. In 1842 he built this modest but elegant Greek Revival home ...
The Town of Waukesha’s population doubled from 4,408 in 1970 to 8,832 in 2005. There were 9,133 inhabitants in the town in 2010. About 98 percent of the housing in the Town of Waukesha is owner-occupied, and the average adjusted gross income per tax return was close to $60,000 in 2004; the US Census Bureau’s American Community Survey put ...
