Search results
262. FIPS code. 55-84250. Website. waukesha-wi .gov. Waukesha ( / ˈwɔːkɪʃɔː / WAW-ki-shaw) is the seat of government of Waukesha County, Wisconsin, United States. It is part of the Milwaukee metropolitan area. Its population was 71,158 at the 2020 census, making it the seventh-most populous city in Wisconsin. The city is adjacent to the ...
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.
People also ask
When was Waukesha County created?
What is Waukesha County Wisconsin known for?
How many people live in Waukesha County Wisconsin?
Is Waukesha County a part of Milwaukee County?
Waukesha County was carved out of Milwaukee County in 1846. It is now bordered on the east by Milwaukee County, to the south by Racine County and Walworth County, to the west by Jefferson County, and to the north by Dodge County and Washington County. Within Waukesha County’s 549.6 square miles there are eleven towns, nineteen villages, and ...
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.
- Pilar Melero
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 ...
Waukesha County History 1870-1920. The materials in this digital collection depict the industries, people and structures important to the development of Waukesha County from 1870-1920. Many of the images come from the collection of Warren S. O’Brien (1898-1988), a prolific Waukesha photographer. View Collection.
