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The part of Wisconsin that Waukesha County occupies was a part of Michigan Territory when Milwaukee County was organized in September 1834. [6] On July 4, 1836, the Wisconsin Territory was formed, which included land that is now in the state of Minnesota. [6] In January 1846, part of Milwaukee County was split off into Waukesha County.
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Waukesha (/ ˈ w ɔː k ɪ ʃ ɔː / ⓘ WAW-kish-aw) 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 city is adjacent to the Village of Waukesha.
The town had been established by an act of the Wisconsin Territorial Legislature approved January 13, 1840, eight years before Wisconsin was granted statehood. When voting took place to decide the county seat for Waukesha County, Waukesha beat out Pewaukee by two votes. At the time, Governor Tyler Novak represented Pewaukee in court.
The Town of Brookfield is located in Waukesha County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 6,477 at the 2020 census. The population was 6,477 at the 2020 census. The unincorporated community of Goerke's Corners is located in the town.
They drew thousands of visitors to the springs and bath houses located in the county. [12] During the early 1890s, local entrepreneur James M McElroy hatched a plan to pipe water from the Hygeia Spring, located in the Town of Waukesha, more than 100 miles to the Columbian Exposition in Chicago. Despite the fresh water of Lake Michigan, the ...
The town was renamed in 1847, soon after the new Waukesha County was created from the western portion of Milwaukee County. On January 10, 1852, the settled area once known as Prairieville was separated from the Town of Waukesha, and incorporated as the village (later the city) of Waukesha. The remainder of the town continued to bear the name as ...
Summit was initially a part of Milwaukee County. [8] The town was first settled in the spring of 1837 by Andrew Baxter. [8] [9] In 1838, Curtis Reed, who was the first town chairman, [10] became the first postmaster. [11] By 1840, there were 335 settlers in Summit's 36 square miles (93 km 2). [12]