Milwaukee

Milwaukee
City
Clockwise from top: Milwaukee skyline from Discovery World, downtown at night along the Milwaukee Riverwalk, inside the Milwaukee Art Museum, Milwaukee City Hall, Burns Commons in the East Side neighborhood, and the historic Mitchell Building
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Nickname(s):  Cream City,[1] Brew City,[2] Beer Capital of the World,[3] Miltown,[4] The Mil, MKE, The City of Festivals,[5] The German Athens of America,[6] The 414[7]
Location within Milwaukee County
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Coordinates: 43°03′N 87°57′W / 43.05°N 87.95°W / 43.05; -87.95
Country	United States
State	Wisconsin
Counties	Milwaukee, Washington, Waukesha
Incorporated	January 31, 1846; 178 years ago (1846-01-31)
Government
• Type	Strong mayor-council
• Mayor	Cavalier Johnson (D)
Area [8]
• City	96.81 sq mi (250.75 km2)
• Land	96.18 sq mi (249.12 km2)
• Water	0.63 sq mi (1.63 km2)
Elevation	617 ft (188 m)
Population  (2020)[9]
• City	577,222
• Rank	31st in the United States 1st in Wisconsin
• Density	6,001.48/sq mi (2,317.04/km2)
• Metro [10]	1,574,731 (40th)
Demonym	Milwaukeean
Time zone	UTC−6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
ZIP Codes	53172, 53201–53216, 53218–53228, 53233–53234, 53237, 53259, 53263, 53267–53268, 53274, 53278, 53288, 53290, 53293, 53295
Area code	414
FIPS code	55-53000[11]
GNIS feature ID	1577901[12]
Major airport	Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport (MKE)
Interstates
U.S. Routes
Website	city.milwaukee.gov

Milwaukee is the largest city in the state of Wisconsin. Milwaukee is also the 31st largest city in the United States. The city is the county seat of Milwaukee County. It is on the southwestern shore of Lake Michigan, and is about 90 miles (145 kilometers) north of Chicago. As of 2020, about 577,222 people lived in Milwaukee.^[9] Part of Milwaukee is in Washington County. Cavalier Johnson has been the mayor since 2021.

The city got its name from the Indian word "millioke", which is thought to mean "the good land" or "gathering place by the water".^[13]

The city is home to the Milwaukee Brewers of Major League Baseball and the Milwaukee Bucks of the National Basketball Association.

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