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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.
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. [8]
Milwaukee skyline, 2023. The city of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, is home to 119 high-rise buildings or skyscrapers, [1] 55 of which stand at 200 ft (61 m) or taller. The majority of the city's tallest buildings are located north of the Interstate 794, south of Juneau Avenue, east of Interstate 43, and west of Lincoln Memorial Drive.
Milwaukee Pierhead Light ; Location: Milwaukee, Wisconsin: Coordinates: 1]: Tower; Constructed: 1872: Foundation: concrete pier: Construction: Steel: Automated: circa 1939: Height: 41 feet (12 m) [2]: Shape: Frustum of a cone, decagonal lantern room: Markings: Red with black lantern and parapet [4]: Heritage: National Register of Historic Places listed place : Light; First lit: 1872: Focal ...
The following people were born and spent a significant number of their growing-up years in Milwaukee. Les Aspin Tony Evers Diante Garrett Tom Snyder Spencer Tracy George A. Abert , member of the Wisconsin State Assembly and the Wisconsin State Senate
Milwaukee Harbor entry N. pier, SE. corner of H.W. Maier Festival Park 43°01′34″N 87°53′43″W / 43.0260°N 87.8953°W / 43.0260; -87.8953 ( Milwaukee Pierhead 42-foot lighthouse built in 1906 on the end of a pier in Milwaukee's harbor.
Milwaukee in 1898 Milwaukee in 1912 Milwaukee slums in 1936 Milwaukee in 1955 During the first half of the 20th century, Milwaukee was the hub of the socialist movement in the United States . Milwaukeeans elected three Socialist mayors during this time: Emil Seidel (1910–1912), Daniel Hoan (1916–1940), and Frank Zeidler (1948–1960), and ...
The Wisconsin Gas Building (originally Milwaukee Gas Light Building) is a classic stepped Art Deco tower located in downtown Milwaukee, Wisconsin at 626 East Wisconsin Avenue. It was designed by architects Eschweiler & Eschweiler and completed in 1930 using differing materials on the exterior to graduate from dark to light.