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Time Zone: Milwaukee County lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time.

The community of Milwaukee is the Seat for Milwaukee County.

Milwaukee County was founded in 1835.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Milwaukee had a population of 945,726 people. This is a decrease of 0.27% since the last Census (which gave a population of 948,285 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Milwaukee represented 16.67% of the total population of Wisconsin.

Below are some of the communities located in Milwaukee County:

  • Bayside
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Bayside is located in Milwaukee County (WI)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,326 people
  • Brown Deer
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Brown Deer is located in Milwaukee County (WI)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,191 people
  • Cudahy
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Cudahy is located in Milwaukee County (WI)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,077 people
  • Fox Point
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Fox Point is located in Milwaukee County (WI)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,628 people
  • Franklin
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Franklin is located in Milwaukee County (WI)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,925 people
  • Glendale
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Glendale is located in Milwaukee County (WI)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,775 people
  • Greendale
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Greendale is located in Milwaukee County (WI)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,127 people
  • Greenfield
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Greenfield is located in Milwaukee County (WI)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 37,183 people
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    • Hales Corners
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Hales Corners is located in Milwaukee County (WI)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,553 people
    • Milwaukee
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Milwaukee is located in Milwaukee County (WI)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 589,067 people
    • Oak Creek
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Oak Creek is located in Milwaukee County (WI)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 36,469 people
    • River Hills
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • River Hills is located in Milwaukee County (WI)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,575 people
    • Saint Francis
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Saint Francis is located in Milwaukee County (WI)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,725 people
    • Shorewood
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Shorewood is located in Milwaukee County (WI)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,117 people
    • South Milwaukee
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • South Milwaukee is located in Milwaukee County (WI)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,673 people
    • Wauwatosa
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Wauwatosa is located in Milwaukee County (WI)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 48,084 people
    • West Allis
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • West Allis is located in Milwaukee County (WI)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 59,748 people
    • West Milwaukee
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • West Milwaukee is located in Milwaukee County (WI)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,090 people
    • Whitefish Bay
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Whitefish Bay is located in Milwaukee County (WI)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,770 people

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Footnotes ...

<1>On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census.