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Milwaukee County

county in Wisconsin, United States
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Milwaukee County

Summary

Milwaukee County is a county of Wisconsin[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of county_of_wisconsin entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (343 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Milwaukee County is located in Wisconsin[3].
  • Milwaukee County is in the country of United States[4].
  • Milwaukee County's instance of is recorded as county of Wisconsin[5].
  • Milwaukee County's capital is recorded as Milwaukee[6].
  • Milwaukee County's shares border with is recorded as Ozaukee County[7].
  • Milwaukee County's shares border with is recorded as Racine County[8].
  • Milwaukee County's shares border with is recorded as Waukesha County[9].
  • Milwaukee County's shares border with is recorded as Washington County[10].
  • Milwaukee County's shares border with is recorded as Muskegon County[11].
  • Milwaukee County's shares border with is recorded as Ottawa County[12].
  • Milwaukee County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Milwaukee[13].
  • Milwaukee County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Brown Deer[14].
  • Milwaukee County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as River Hills[15].
  • Milwaukee County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Bayside[16].
  • Milwaukee County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Fox Point[17].
  • Milwaukee County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Glendale[18].
  • Milwaukee County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Whitefish Bay[19].
  • Milwaukee County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Shorewood[20].
  • Milwaukee County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Wauwatosa[21].
  • Milwaukee County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as West Allis[22].
  • Milwaukee County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as West Milwaukee[23].
  • Milwaukee County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Greenfield[24].
  • Milwaukee County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Hales Corners[25].
  • Milwaukee County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Greendale[26].
  • Milwaukee County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as St. Francis[27].

Body

Geography

Milwaukee County is in the country of United States[4]. It is located in Wisconsin[3].

Physical Characteristics

Milwaukee County covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+3081'}[28]. Population counts include {'amount': '+947735'}[29], {'amount': '+948264'}[30], {'amount': '+951566'}[31], {'amount': '+954115'}[32], {'amount': '+956023'}[33], and {'amount': '+957735'}[34].

Designation and Status

Milwaukee County's instance of is recorded as county of Wisconsin[5].

History and Context

1835 marks the founding of Milwaukee County[35].

Why It Matters

Milwaukee County ranks in the top 4% of county_of_wisconsin entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (343 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[36] It is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.[37]

Related Entities

United States Wisconsin

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . Gazetteer. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . Gazetteer. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [3] ↑ . Gazetteer. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . 2010 United States Census. Retrieved . census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [31] ↑ . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [32] ↑ . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [33] ↑ . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  32. [34] ↑ . Population Estimates Program. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  33. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [36] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [37] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 8d ago · Mahir256 · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Umls cui → C3829064
    Taxonomicon id → 1808424
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  2. 8d ago · Mahir256 · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Category for people born here → Category:Births in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin
    Topic's main category → Category:Milwaukee County, Wisconsin
    Water as percent of area → {'unit': 'Q11229', 'amount': '+80'}
    Instance of → county of Wisconsin
    + 29 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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