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Milwaukee (/ m ɪ l ˈ w ɔː k i / mil-WAW-kee) is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Wisconsin and the county seat of Milwaukee County. [16] With a population of 577,222 at the 2020 census, Milwaukee is the 31st-most populous city in the United States and the fifth-most populous city in the Midwest.
Milwaukee's population peaked in 1960, according to the decennial US Census, with a count of 741,324 and a national ranking as the 11th largest American city. Milwaukee made its final boundary annexations and consolidations in the same year, when it established the configuration of borders seen today.
The U.S. Census Bureau defines the Milwaukee Metropolitan area as containing four counties in southeastern Wisconsin: Milwaukee and the three WOW counties: Ozaukee, Washington, and Waukesha. The Metropolitan population of Milwaukee was 1,575,179 in the Census Bureau's 2019 estimate, making it the 39th largest in the United States.
Milwaukee County (/ m ɪ l ˈ w ɔː k i /) is a county located in the U.S. state of Wisconsin.At the 2020 census, the population was 939,489, down from 947,735 in 2010. [1] [2] It is both the most populous and most densely populated county in Wisconsin, and the 45th most populous county nationwide; Milwaukee, its eponymous county seat, [3] is also the most populous city in the state.
Milwaukee County's Polish population of 30,000 in 1890 rose to 100,000 by 1915. Poles historically have had a strong national cultural and social identity, maintained through the Catholic Church. A view of Milwaukee's South Side Skyline is replete with the steeples of the many churches these immigrants built, churches that are still vital ...
e. The African American community in Milwaukee has a long history, dating back to the city's early days. However, the most significant period for this community was during the Great Migration, when many black southerners moved to northern, industrial, urban centers throughout the twentieth century. Two African American men outside tavern. C. 1905.
Downtown Milwaukee is the central business district of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. [2] The economic and symbolic center of the city and the Milwaukee metropolitan area, it is Milwaukee's oldest district and home to many of region's cultural, financial educational and historical landmarks including Milwaukee City Hall, Fiserv Forum and the Milwaukee Art Museum.
University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee was founded with the belief that Milwaukee needed a great public university to become a great city. [12] In 1955, the Wisconsin state legislature passed a bill to create a large public university that offered graduate programs in Wisconsin's largest city.