Milwaukee

Summary

Milwaukee is a first-class city^[1]. Milwaukee draws 7,080 Wikipedia views per month (first_class_city category, ranking #1 of 1).^[2]

Key Facts

• Milwaukee is located in Milwaukee County^[3].
• Milwaukee is in the country of United States^[4].
• Milwaukee is on the body of water Lake Michigan^[5].
• Milwaukee's head of government is recorded as Tom Barrett^[6].
• Milwaukee's head of government is recorded as Cavalier Johnson^[7].
• Milwaukee's image is recorded as Milwaukee October 2025 47 (city skyline from Lakeshore State Park) (cropped).jpg^[8].
• Milwaukee's instance of is recorded as first-class city^[9].
• Milwaukee's instance of is recorded as big city^[10].
• Milwaukee's instance of is recorded as county seat^[11].
• Milwaukee's flag image is recorded as Flag of Milwaukee, Wisconsin.svg^[12].
• Milwaukee's shares border with is recorded as St. Francis^[13].
• Milwaukee's shares border with is recorded as Cudahy^[14].
• Milwaukee's shares border with is recorded as Oak Creek^[15].
• Milwaukee's shares border with is recorded as Greenfield^[16].
• Milwaukee's shares border with is recorded as West Allis^[17].
• Milwaukee's shares border with is recorded as West Milwaukee^[18].
• Milwaukee's shares border with is recorded as Wauwatosa^[19].
• Milwaukee's shares border with is recorded as Butler^[20].
• Milwaukee's shares border with is recorded as Menomonee Falls^[21].
• Milwaukee's shares border with is recorded as Mequon^[22].
• Milwaukee's shares border with is recorded as Brown Deer^[23].
• Milwaukee's shares border with is recorded as River Hills^[24].
• Milwaukee's shares border with is recorded as Glendale^[25].
• Milwaukee's shares border with is recorded as Whitefish Bay^[26].
• Milwaukee's shares border with is recorded as Shorewood^[27].

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Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Milwaukee include Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport^[28], an international airport^[29], in United States^[30]; Milwaukie^[31], a city of Oregon^[32], in United States^[33], founded in 1848^[34]; Milwaukee Mile^[35], a motorsport racing track^[36], in United States^[37]; and USS Milwaukee^[38], a light cruiser^[39].

Why It Matters

Milwaukee draws 7,080 Wikipedia views per month (first_class_city category, ranking #1 of 1).^[2] Milwaukee has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[40] Milwaukee is known by 26 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[41]

Entities named for Milwaukee include Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport^[28], an international airport^[29], in United States^[30]; Milwaukie^[31], a city of Oregon^[32], in United States^[33], founded in 1848^[34]; Milwaukee Mile^[35], a motorsport racing track^[36], in United States^[37]; and USS Milwaukee^[38], a light cruiser^[39].