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'''Milwaukee''' ({{IPAc-en|m|ɪ|l|ˈ|w|ɔː|k|i|audio=LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-Milwaukee.wav}} {{respell|mil|WAW|kee}})
Milwaukee is an [[ethnically]] and [[culturally diverse]] city.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Mak|first1=Adrian|title=Most Diverse Cities in the U.S.|url=https://advisorsmith.com/data/most-diverse-cities-in-the-u-s/|website=advisorsmith.com|access-date=March 7, 2021|date=June 24, 2020}}</ref> However, it continues to be one of the most racially segregated cities, largely as a result of early-20th-century [[redlining]].<ref name="Leah Foltman & Malia Jones">{{cite web|url=https://www.wiscontext.org/how-redlining-continues-shape-racial-segregation-milwaukee|date=February 28, 2019|title=How Redlining Continues To Shape Racial Segregation In Milwaukee|website=Wiscontext|publisher=PBS Wisconsin/Wisconsin Public Radio|first1=Leah|last1=Foltman|first2=Malia|last2=Jones}}</ref> Its [[History of Milwaukee|history]] was heavily influenced by German immigrants in the 19th century, and it continues to be a center for [[German-American]] culture,<ref>{{Cite web|title=Germans|url=https://emke.uwm.edu/entry/germans/|access-date=January 11, 2023|website=Encyclopedia of Milwaukee|language=en-US}}</ref> specifically becoming well known for its [[Beer in Milwaukee|brewing industry]]. In recent years, Milwaukee has undergone several development projects.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.jsonline.com/story/money/real-estate/commercial/2017/03/04/extraordinary-building-boom-reshaping-milwaukees-skyline/98477354/|title=Extraordinary building boom is reshaping Milwaukee's skyline|newspaper=Milwaukee Journal Sentinel|access-date=March 21, 2017}}</ref> Major additions to the city since the turn of the 21st century include the [[Wisconsin Center]], [[American Family Field]], [[The Hop (streetcar)|The Hop streetcar system]], an expansion to the [[Milwaukee Art Museum]], [[Milwaukee Repertory Theater]], the [[Bradley Symphony Center]],<ref>{{Cite web|date=March 25, 2021|title=First Look: Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra's Bradley Symphony Center|url=https://onmilwaukee.com/articles/mso-first-look|access-date=April 28, 2021|website=OnMilwaukee}}</ref> and [[Discovery World]], as well as major renovations to the [[UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena]]. [[Fiserv Forum]] opened in late 2018, and hosts sporting events and concerts.
Milwaukee is
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===Name===
The etymological origin of the name ''Milwaukee'' is disputed.<ref name="MilMagMilwaukeeMean"><!--supports the disputed origin-->{{Cite magazine|first=Matthew|last=Prigge|date=January 29, 2018|title=What Does 'Milwaukee' Mean, Anyway?|url=https://www.milwaukeemag.com/what-does-milwaukee-mean/|access-date=October 5, 2023|website=Milwaukee Magazine|language=en-US}}</ref><ref><!--supports the disputed origin-->{{Cite web|date=August 8, 2017|title=Milwaukee County [origin of place name]|url=https://www.wisconsinhistory.org/Records/Article/CS10647|access-date=October 5, 2023|website=Wisconsin Historical Society|language=en}}</ref> Wisconsin academic Virgil J. Vogel has said, "the name [...] Milwaukee is not difficult to explain, yet there are a number of conflicting claims made concerning it.<ref name="Vogel134">{{Cite book|last=Vogel|first=Virgil J.|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=xrYfektNvoQC&pg=PA34|title=Indian Names on Wisconsin's Map|date=1991|publisher=Univ of Wisconsin Press|page=34|isbn=978-0-299-12984-2|language=en}}</ref>
One theory says it comes from the [[Ojibwe language|Anishinaabemowin/Ojibwe]] word ''mino-akking'', meaning "good land",<ref name="MilMagMilwaukeeMean"/><ref name="WUWM origin">{{Cite news|date=October 14, 2016|title=Mino-akking, Mahn-a-waukke: What's The Origin Of The Word 'Milwaukee'?|url=https://www.wuwm.com/regional/2016-10-14/mino-akking-mahn-a-waukke-whats-the-origin-of-the-word-milwaukee|access-date=October 5, 2023|website=WUWM 89.7 FM - Milwaukee's NPR|language=en}}</ref> or words in closely related languages that mean the same. These included Menominee and Potawatomi.<ref name="Vogel134"/> Another theory is that it stems from the [[Meskwaki]] or [[Algonquian languages|Algonquian]] languages, whose term for "gathering place" is ''mahn-a-waukee''.<ref name="MilMagMilwaukeeMean"/><ref name="WUWM origin"/> The city of Milwaukee itself claims that the name is derived from ''mahn-ah-wauk'', a Potawatomi word for "council grounds".<ref>{{Cite web|title=Milwaukee History|url=https://city.milwaukee.gov/cityclerk/MilwaukeeHistory|access-date=January 24, 2024|website=City of Milwaukee}}</ref>
Some sources have claimed that Milwaukee stems from an [[Algonquian languages|Algonquian]] word meaning "the good land",<ref>{{Cite book|last=Bright|first=William|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=5XfxzCm1qa4C&pg=PA284|title=Native American Placenames of the United States|date=2004|publisher=University of Oklahoma Press|page=284|isbn=978-0-8061-3598-4|language=en}}</ref> popularized by a line by [[Alice Cooper]] in the 1992 comedy film ''[[Wayne's World (film)|Wayne's World]]''.<ref name="MilMagMilwaukeeMean"/>
The name of the future city was spelled in many ways prior to 1844.<ref name="Legler">{{Cite book|first=Henry|last=Legler|author-link=Henry Eduard Legler|title=Origin and Meaning of Wisconsin Place-names: With Special Reference to Indian Nomenclature|publisher=Wisconsin Academy of Sciences, Arts, and Letters|date=1903|page=24|url=https://search.library.wisc.edu/digital/AZ2O57KPOUDGBE8I}}</ref> People living west of the [[Milwaukee River]] preferred the modern-day spelling, while those east of the river often called it ''Milwaukie''.<ref name="MilMagMilwaukeeMean"/> Other spellings included ''Melleokii'' (1679), ''Millioki'' (1679), ''Meleki'' (1684), ''Milwarik'' (1699), ''Milwacky'' (1761), ''Milwakie'' (1779), ''Millewackie'' (1817), ''Milwahkie'' (1820), and ''Milwalky'' (1821). The ''[[Milwaukee Sentinel]]'' used ''Milwaukie'' in its headline until it switched to ''Milwaukee'' on November 30, 1844.<ref name="Legler" />
===Native American peoples===
Indigenous cultures lived along the waterways for thousands of years. The first recorded inhabitants of the Milwaukee area were various [[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] tribes: the [[Menominee]], [[Fox (tribe)|Fox]], [[Mascouten]], [[Sauk people|Sauk]], [[Potawatomi]], and [[Ojibwe]] (all Algic/Algonquian peoples), and the [[Ho-Chunk]] (Winnebago, a Siouan people). Many of these people had lived around [[Green Bay, Wisconsin|Green Bay]]<ref>{{cite book|last=White|first=Richard|title=The Middle Ground|year=1991|publisher=Cambridge University Press|location=New York|page=146|isbn=9781139495684|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=fHLfiOZVzmMC&pg=PA146}}</ref> before migrating to the Milwaukee area about the time of European contact.
In the second half of the 18th century, the Native Americans living near Milwaukee played a role in all the major European wars on the American continent. During the [[French and Indian War]], a group of "Ojibwas and Pottawattamies from the far [Lake] Michigan" (i.e., the area from Milwaukee to Green Bay) joined the French-Canadian [[Daniel Liénard de Beaujeu]] at the [[Battle of the Monongahela]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Fowler|first=William|title=Empires at War|year=2005|publisher=Walker & Company
After the [[American Revolutionary War]], the Native Americans fought the United States in the [[Northwest Indian War]] as part of the [[Council of Three Fires]]. During the [[War of 1812]], they held a council in Milwaukee in June 1812, which resulted in their decision to attack [[Chicago]]<ref>{{cite book|last=Keating|first=Ann|title=Rising Up from Indian Country|year=2012|publisher=University of Chicago Press|location=Chicago|page=137}}</ref> in retaliation against American expansion. This resulted in the [[Battle of Fort Dearborn]] on August 15, 1812, the only known armed conflict in
===European settlement and thereafter===
[[File:Solomon Juneau.jpg|thumb|left|Statue of [[Solomon Juneau]], who helped establish the city of Milwaukee]]
Europeans
One story on the origin of Milwaukee's name says,
{{blockquote|[O]ne day during the thirties of the last century [1800s] a newspaper calmly changed the name to Milwaukee, and Milwaukee it has remained until this day.<ref name="WGBruce">{{cite book|last=
The spelling "Milwaukie" lives on in [[Milwaukie]], [[Oregon]], named after the Wisconsin city in 1847, before the current spelling was universally accepted.<ref>{{Cite web|date=August 3, 2016|title=From Milwaukee, Wis. to Milwaukie, Ore.|url=https://onmilwaukee.com/articles/milwaukieore|access-date=March 2, 2021|website=OnMilwaukee}}</ref>
Milwaukee has three "[[Father of the Nation|founding fathers]]": [[Solomon Juneau]], [[Byron Kilbourn]], and [[George H. Walker]]. Solomon Juneau was the first of the three to come to the area, in 1818. He founded a town called Juneau's Side, or Juneautown, that began attracting more settlers. In competition with Juneau, Byron Kilbourn established Kilbourntown west of the [[Milwaukee River]]. He ensured the roads running toward the river did not join with those on the east side. This accounts for the large number of angled bridges that still exist in Milwaukee today.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://emke.uwm.edu/entry/bridges/|title=Bridges {{!}} Encyclopedia of Milwaukee|website=emke.uwm.edu|access-date=October 3, 2018}}</ref> Further, Kilbourn distributed maps of the area which only showed Kilbourntown, implying Juneautown did not exist or the river's east side was uninhabited and thus undesirable. The third prominent developer was George H. Walker. He claimed land to the south of the Milwaukee River, along with Juneautown, where he built a log house in 1834. This area grew and became known as Walker's Point.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Walker's Point|url=https://emke.uwm.edu/entry/walkers-point/|access-date=March 2, 2021|website=Encyclopedia of Milwaukee}}</ref>
The first large wave of settlement to the areas that would later become Milwaukee County and the City of Milwaukee began in 1835, following removal of the tribes in the Council of Three Fires. Early that year it became known that Juneau and Kilbourn intended to lay out competing town-sites. By the year's end both had purchased their lands from the government and made their first sales. There were perhaps 100 new settlers in this year, mostly from New England and other Eastern states. On September 17, 1835, the first election was held in Milwaukee; the number of votes cast was 39.<ref>{{Source-attribution|sentence=yes|{{Cite book|title
By 1840, the three towns had grown, along with their rivalries. There were intense battles between the towns, mainly Juneautown and Kilbourntown, which culminated with the [[Milwaukee Bridge War]] of 1845. Following the Bridge War, on January 31, 1846, the towns were combined to incorporate as the City of Milwaukee, and elected Solomon Juneau as Milwaukee's first mayor.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://192.159.83.40/SOS/pdf/THEOSOS_025/images/00014104.pdf
[[File:Milwaukee birdseye map by Bailey (1872). loc call no g4124m-pm010450.jpg|thumb|Illustrated map of Milwaukee in 1872]]
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<blockquote>"It is true, similar things [cultural events and societies] were done in other cities where the Forty-eighters {{sic}} had congregated. But so far as I know, nowhere did their influence so quickly impress itself upon the whole social atmosphere as in 'German Athens of America' as Milwaukee was called at the time."<ref>"[http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/Content.aspx?dsNav=Ny:True,Ro:0,N:4294963828-4294963788&dsNavOnly=Ntk:All%7cMilwaukee+and+Watertown+as+Seen+by+Schurz+in+1854%7c3%7c,Ny:True,Ro:0&dsRecordDetails=R:BA4176&dsDimensionSearch=D:Milwaukee+and+Watertown+as+Seen+by+Schurz+in+1854,Dxm:All,Dxp:3&dsCompoundDimensionSearch=D:Milwaukee+and+Watertown+as+Seen+by+Schurz+in+1854,Dxm:All,Dxp:3 Milwaukee and Watertown as Seen by Schurz in 1854]". ''The Milwaukee Journal'', October 21, 1941. Accessed February 5, 2013.</ref></blockquote>
Schurz was referring to the various clubs and societies Germans developed in Milwaukee. The pattern of German immigrants
Milwaukee's German element is still strongly present today. The city celebrates its German culture by annually hosting a German Fest in July<ref>{{Cite web|date=February 5, 2021|title=Milwaukee's German Fest canceled over COVID-19 concerns|url=https://www.tmj4.com/news/local-news/milwaukees-german-fest-canceled-over-covid-19-concerns|access-date=March 2, 2021|website=TMJ4|language=en}}</ref> and an [[Oktoberfest]] in October. Milwaukee boasts a number of German restaurants, as well as a traditional German beer hall. A German language [[immersion school]] is offered for children in grades [[K-5 (education)|K–5]].<ref name=immersionschool>{{cite web|title=Milwaukee German Immersion School|url=http://www5.milwaukee.k12.wi.us/school/mgis/|website=5.milwaukee.k12.wi.us|access-date=April 24, 2015|archive-date=April 25, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150425215726/http://www5.milwaukee.k12.wi.us/school/mgis/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
[[File:Lake Front Depot 1898 LOC ds.00203.jpg|thumb|Milwaukee's [[Lake Front Depot]] in 1898]]
Although the German presence in Milwaukee after the Civil War remained strong and their largest wave of immigrants had yet to land, other groups also made their way to the city. Foremost among these were [[Polish people|Polish]] immigrants. The Poles had many reasons for leaving their homeland, mainly poverty and political oppression. Because Milwaukee offered the Polish immigrants an abundance of low-paying entry
For many residents, [[Neighborhoods of Milwaukee#South Side|Milwaukee's South Side]] is synonymous with the [[#Polish immigrants|Polish community]] that developed here. The group maintained a high profile here for decades, and it was not until the 1950s and 1960s that families began to disperse to the southern suburbs.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Poles|url=https://emke.uwm.edu/entry/poles/|access-date=March 2, 2021|website=Encyclopedia of Milwaukee|language=en-US}}</ref>
By 1850, there were seventy-five Poles in [[
[[File:Pabst Building Milwaukee from LOC ID Service-pnp-det-4a00000-4a08000-4a08000-4a08079v.jpg|thumb|Wisconsin Street and the [[Pabst Building]] in the early 20th century]]
[[St. Stanislaus Catholic Church (Milwaukee, Wisconsin)|St. Stanislaus Catholic Church]] and the surrounding [[Neighborhoods of Milwaukee|neighborhood]] was the center of [[Polish people|Polish]] life in Milwaukee. As the Polish community surrounding St. Stanislaus continued to grow, Mitchell Street became known as the "Polish Grand Avenue". As Mitchell Street grew more dense, the Polish population started moving south to the [[Lincoln Village, City of Milwaukee, Wisconsin|Lincoln Village neighborhood]], home to the [[Basilica of St. Josaphat]] and [[Lincoln Village, City of Milwaukee, Wisconsin#Kosciuszko Park|Kosciuszko Park]]. Other Polish communities started on [[The East Side (Milwaukee)|the East Side of Milwaukee]]. [[Neighborhoods of Milwaukee#Jones Island|Jones Island]] was a major [[commercial fishing]] center settled mostly by [[Kashubians]] and other Poles from around the [[Baltic Sea]].<ref>{{Cite news|last=Beutner|first=Jeff|title=Yesterday's Milwaukee: Jones Island Fishing Village, 1898|url=https://urbanmilwaukee.com/2016/04/13/yesterdays-milwaukee-jones-island-fishing-village-1898/|access-date=March 2, 2021|website=Urban Milwaukee|language=en}}</ref>
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Milwaukee has the fifth-largest Polish population in the U.S. at 45,467, ranking behind [[New York City]] (211,203), [[Chicago]] (165,784), [[Los Angeles]] (60,316) and [[Philadelphia]] (52,648).<ref name="factfinder2.census.gov">{{cite web|url=http://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=ACS_12_3YR_B04003&prodType=table|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212213036/http://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=ACS_12_3YR_B04003&prodType=table|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 12, 2020|title=American FactFinder – Results|author=Data Access and Dissemination Systems (DADS)|access-date=April 5, 2020}}</ref> The city holds [[Polish Fest]], an annual celebration of [[Polish culture]] and [[Polish food|cuisine]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.jsonline.com/story/entertainment/events/2018/06/13/polish-fest-100th-anniversary-poland/673094002/|title=Polish Fest celebrates the 100th anniversary of the rebirth of a nation|work=Milwaukee Journal Sentinel|access-date=October 3, 2018|language=en}}</ref>
In addition to the Germans and Poles, Milwaukee received a large influx of other [[Europe]]an immigrants from [[Lithuania]], [[Italy]], [[Ireland]], [[France]], [[Russia]], [[Bohemia]], and [[Sweden]], who included [[American Jews|Jews]], [[Lutherans]], and [[Catholics]]. [[Italian Americans]] total 16,992 in the city, but in Milwaukee County, they number at 38,286.<ref name="factfinder2.census.gov" /> The largest Italian-American festival in the area, ''Festa Italiana'', is held in the city, while ''Irishfest'' is the largest Irish-American festival in southeast Wisconsin.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~gbhs/resources/unitedstates/Milwaukee.html
Milwaukee also has a large [[Serbs|Serbian]] population, who have developed Serbian restaurants, a [[St. Sava Orthodox School|Serbian K–8 School]], and Serbian churches, along with an American Serb Hall. The American Serb Hall in Milwaukee is known for its Friday fish fries and popular events. Many U.S. presidents have visited Milwaukee's Serb Hall in the past. The Bosnian population is growing in Milwaukee as well due to late-20th
During this time, a small community of [[African American]]s migrated from the [[Southern United States|South]] in the [[Great Migration (African American)|Great Migration]]. They settled near each other, forming a community that came to be known as [[Neighborhoods of Milwaukee#Bronzeville|Bronzeville]]. As industry boomed, more migrants came, and African-American influence grew in Milwaukee.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Geenen|first=Paul H.|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=dwc40zNjW9MC&q=Milwaukee+bronzeville&pg=PA6|title=Milwaukee's Bronzeville, 1900–1950|date=2006|publisher=Arcadia Publishing|isbn=978-0-7385-4061-0|language=en}}</ref>
[[File:Slums in milwaukee 1936.png|thumb|left|A [[slum]] area of Milwaukee from 1936]]
By 1925, around 9,000 [[Mexican Americans|Mexicans]] lived in Milwaukee, but the [[Great Depression]] forced many of them to move back south. In the 1950s, the Hispanic community was beginning to emerge. They arrived for jobs, filling positions in the manufacturing and agricultural sectors. During this time there were labor shortages due to the immigration laws that had reduced immigration from
In the mid-20th century, African
During the first sixty years of the 20th century, Milwaukee was the major city in which the [[Socialist Party of America]] earned the highest votes. Milwaukee elected three [[mayor]]s who ran on the ticket of the Socialist Party: [[Emil Seidel]] (1910–1912), [[Daniel Hoan]] (1916–1940), and [[Frank Zeidler]] (1948–1960). Often referred to as "[[
===Historic neighborhoods===
{{Main|Neighborhoods of Milwaukee}}
[[File:Milwaukee Boat Line tour July 2022 50 (Historic Third Ward
In 1892, [[Whitefish Bay, Wisconsin|Whitefish Bay]], [[South Milwaukee]], and [[Wauwatosa]] were incorporated. They were followed by [[Cudahy, Wisconsin|Cudahy]] (1895), North Milwaukee (1897) and East Milwaukee, later known as [[Shorewood, Wisconsin|Shorewood]], in 1900. In the early 20th century, [[West Allis]] (1902), and [[West Milwaukee]] (1906) were added, which completed the first generation of "inner-ring" suburbs. In the 1920s, [[Chicago]] gangster activity came north to Milwaukee during the [[Prohibition era]]. [[Al Capone]], noted Chicago mobster, owned a home in the Milwaukee suburb [[Brookfield, Wisconsin|Brookfield]], where [[moonshine]] was made. The house still stands on a street named after Capone.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.brookfieldnow.com/news/102435199.html|date=November 11, 2010|title=It's everyday life that keeps local historian fascinated: But the Hollywood- worthy moments aren't bad, either?|author=Nan Bialek}}</ref>
In the 1930s the city was severely segregated via [[redlining]]. In 1960, African-American residents made up 15 percent of Milwaukee's population, yet the city was still among the most segregated of that time. As of 2019, at least three out of four black residents in Milwaukee would have to move to create racially integrated neighborhoods.<ref name="Leah Foltman & Malia Jones"/>
Milwaukee's population peaked at 741,324 in 1960, where the Census Bureau reported the city's population as 91.1% white and 8.4% black.<ref>{{cite web|title=Race and Hispanic Origin for Selected Cities and Other Places: Earliest Census to 1990|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|url=https://www.census.gov/population/www/documentation/twps0076/twps0076.html|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120812191959/http://www.census.gov/population/www/documentation/twps0076/twps0076.html|archive-date=August 12, 2012}}</ref> By the late 1960s, Milwaukee's population had started to decline as people moved to suburbs, aided by ease of highways and offering the advantages of less crime, new housing, and lower taxation.<ref>Glabere, Michael. "Milwaukee:A Tale of Three Cities" in, ''From Redlining to Reinvestment: Community Responses to Urban Disinvestment'' edited by Gregory D. Squires. Philadelphia: Temple University Press, 2011; p. 151 and ''passim''</ref> Milwaukee had a population of 594,833 by 2010, while the population of the overall metropolitan area increased. Given its large immigrant population and historic neighborhoods, Milwaukee avoided the severe declines of some of its fellow "[[Rust Belt]]" cities.
Since the 1980s, the city has begun to make strides in improving its economy, neighborhoods, and image, resulting in the revitalization of neighborhoods such as the [[Historic Third Ward]], [[Lincoln Village, City of Milwaukee, Wisconsin|Lincoln Village]], the [[East Side, Milwaukee|East Side]], and more recently Walker's
[[File:Milwaukee 05741u.jpg|thumb|center|upright=3.55|Panorama map of Milwaukee, with a view of the [[Milwaukee City Hall|City Hall]] tower, {{circa|1898}}]]
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[[File:Milwaukee aerial.jpg|thumb|Aerial view from the north – the [[Menomonee River]], [[Kinnickinnic River (Milwaukee River tributary)|Kinnickinnic River]], and [[Milwaukee River]] are visible in the foreground; [[Wind Point]] in the background.]]
Milwaukee lies along the shores and bluffs of [[Lake Michigan]] at the [[confluence]] of three rivers: the [[Menomonee River|Menomonee]], the [[Kinnickinnic River (Milwaukee River)|Kinnickinnic]], and the [[Milwaukee River|Milwaukee]]. Smaller rivers, such as the [[Root River (Wisconsin)|Root River]] and Lincoln Creek, also flow through the city.
Milwaukee's terrain is sculpted by the glacier path and includes steep bluffs along Lake Michigan that begin about a mile (1.6 km) north of downtown. In addition, {{convert|30|mi|km}} southwest of Milwaukee is the Kettle Moraine and lake country that provides an industrial landscape combined with inland lakes.
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|96.80|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which, {{convert|96.12|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is land and {{convert|0.68|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is water.<ref name="Gazetteer files">{{cite web|title=US Gazetteer files 2010
===Cityscape===
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[[File:Downtown Milwaukee from the Milwaukee River.jpg|thumb|[[Downtown Milwaukee]] from the Milwaukee River]]
North–south streets are numbered, and east–west streets are named. However, north–south streets east of 1st Street are named, like east–west streets. The north–south numbering line is along the Menomonee River (east of Hawley Road) and Fairview Avenue/Golfview Parkway (west of Hawley Road), with the east–west numbering line defined along 1st Street (north of Oklahoma Avenue) and Chase/Howell Avenue (south of Oklahoma Avenue). This numbering system is also used to the north by [[
Milwaukee is crossed by [[Interstate 43]] and [[Interstate 94]], which come together [[Downtown Milwaukee|downtown]] at the [[Marquette Interchange]]. The [[Interstate 894]] bypass (which as of May 2015 also contains [[Interstate 41]]) runs through portions of the city's southwest side, and [[Interstate 794]] comes out of the Marquette interchange eastbound, bends south along the lakefront and crosses the harbor over the [[Hoan Bridge]], then ends near the [[Bay View, Milwaukee|Bay View]] [[Neighborhoods of Milwaukee|neighborhood]] and becomes the "Lake Parkway" ([[Wisconsin Highway 794|WIS-794]]).
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One of the distinctive traits of Milwaukee's residential areas are the neighborhoods full of so-called [[Polish flat]]s. These are two-[[family]] [[home]]s with separate entrances, but with the units stacked one on top of another instead of side-by-side. This arrangement enables a family of limited means to purchase both a home and a modestly priced [[rental]] [[apartment]] unit. Since [[Polish-American]] immigrants to the area prized land ownership, this solution, which was prominent in their areas of settlement within the city, came to be associated with them.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Cross|first=John A.|title=Ethnic Landscapes of America|publisher=Springer|year=2017|isbn=978-3-319-54009-2|location=Cham, Switzerland|pages=310}}</ref>
The tallest building in the city is the [[U.S. Bank Center (Milwaukee)|U.S. Bank Center]], completed in 1973. In 2024 ''[[Architectural Digest]]'', a prominent design publication, rated Milwaukee’s skyline as the 15th most beautiful skyline in the world.<ref>{{Cite web|last=McLaughlin|first=Katherine|date=2024-06-26|title=The 17 Most Beautiful Skylines in the World|url=https://www.architecturaldigest.com/gallery/the-most-beautiful-skylines-in-the-world|access-date=2024-07-03|website=Architectural Digest|language=en-US}}</ref>
{{wide image|CityscapeMilwaukee2023.jpg|750px|align-cap=center|[[Downtown Milwaukee]]}}
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===Climate===
{{see also|Climate change in Wisconsin}}
[[File:Milwaukee November 2022 17 (W. Wisconsin Avenue from Milwaukee Skywalk).jpg|thumb|right|220px|West Wisconsin Avenue from the Milwaukee Skywalk]]
Milwaukee's location in the [[Great Lakes Region]] often has rapidly changing weather, producing a [[humid continental climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification|Köppen]] ''Dfa''), with cold, snowy winters, and hot, humid summers. The warmest month of the year is July, with a mean temperature of {{convert|73.3|F|1}}, while January is the coldest month, with a mean temperature of {{convert|24.0|F|1}}.
Because of Milwaukee's proximity to Lake Michigan, a convection current forms around mid-afternoon in light wind, resulting in the so-called "lake breeze" – a smaller scale version of the more common [[sea breeze]]. The lake breeze is most common between
As the sun sets, the convection current reverses and an offshore flow ensues causing a land breeze. After a land breeze develops, warmer temperatures flow east toward the lakeshore, sometimes causing high temperatures during the late evening. The lake breeze is not a daily occurrence and will not usually form if a southwest, west, or northwest wind generally exceeds {{convert|15|mi/h|km/h|abbr=on}}. The lake moderates cold air outbreaks along the lakeshore during winter months.
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Thunderstorms in the region can be dangerous and damaging, bringing [[hail]] and high winds. In rare instances, they can bring a [[tornado]]. However, almost all summer rainfall in the city is brought by these storms. In spring and fall, longer events of prolonged, lighter rain bring most of the [[precipitation]]. A moderate snow cover can be seen on or linger for many winter days, but even during meteorological winter, on average, over 40% of days see less than {{convert|1|in|cm|1}} on the ground.<ref name="NOAA txt" />
Milwaukee tends to experience highs that are {{convert|90|°F|0}}
{{cite web |url = http://www.crh.noaa.gov/mkx/?n=norm-extreme |title = Normals and Extremes for Milwaukee and Madison |publisher = [[National Weather Service]] |accessdate = 2012-01-09}}</ref> The 1982 event, also known as [[Cold Sunday]], featured temperatures as low as {{convert|−40|°F|0}} in some of the [[suburb]]s as little as {{convert|10|mi}} to the north of Milwaukee. {{Milwaukee weatherbox}}
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===Water===
In the 1990s and 2000s, Lake Michigan experienced large [[
==Demographics==
{{See also|Irish in Milwaukee|Germans in Milwaukee|African Americans in Milwaukee}}
{{US Census population
| 1840 = 1700
| 1850 = 20061
| 1860 = 45246
| 1870 = 71440
| 1880 = 115587
| 1890 = 204468
| 1900 = 285315
| 1910 = 373857
| 1920 = 457147
| 1930 = 578249
| 1940 = 587472
| 1950 = 637392
| 1960 = 741324
| 1970 = 717099
| 1980 = 636212
| 1990 = 628088
| 2000 = 596974
| 2010 = 594833
| 2020 = 577222
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Milwaukee is the [[List of United States cities by population|31st
===2020 census===
As of the [[2020 United States census
The 2020 census population of the city included 1,198 people incarcerated in adult correctional facilities and 9,625 people in university student housing.<ref name="2020-P5-5553000">{{cite web|title=Group Quarters Population, 2020 Census: Milwaukee city, Wisconsin
According to the [[American Community Survey]] estimates for 2016-2020, the median income for a household in the city was $43,125, and the median income for a family was $51,170. Male full-time workers had a median income of $42,859 versus $37,890 for female workers. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $24,167. About 19.6% of families and 24.6% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 35.1% of those under age 18 and 14.5% of those age 65 or over.<ref name="2020-EconChar-5553000">{{cite web|title=Selected Economic Characteristics, 2020 American Community Survey: Milwaukee city, Wisconsin
===Racial and ethnic groups===
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According to the 2010 Census, 44.8% of the population was White (37.0% [[non-Hispanic white]]), 40.0% was Black or African American, 0.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 3.5% Asian, 3.4% from two or more races. 17.3% of Milwaukee's population was of Hispanic, Latino, or Spanish origin (they may be of any race) (11.7% Mexican, 4.1% Puerto Rican).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/55/5553000.html
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According to the 2006–2008 American Community Survey, 38.3% of Milwaukee's residents reported having [[African American]] ancestry and 20.8% reported [[German American|German]] ancestry. Other significant population groups include [[Polish American|Polish]] (8.8%), [[Irish American|Irish]] (6.5%), [[Italian American|Italian]] (3.6%), [[English American|English]] (2.8%), and [[French American|French]] (1.7%). According to the 2010 United States Census, the largest Hispanic backgrounds in Milwaukee as of 2010 were: Mexican (69,680), Puerto Rican (24,672), Other Hispanic or Latino (3,808), Central American (1,962), South American (1,299), Cuban (866) and Dominican (720).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=DEC_10_SF1_QTP10|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212214535/http://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=DEC_10_SF1_QTP10|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 12, 2020|title=American FactFinder – Results|author=Data Access and Dissemination Systems (DADS)|access-date=April 5, 2020}}</ref>
The [[Milwaukee metropolitan area]] was cited as being the most segregated in the U.S. in a ''Jet Magazine'' article in 2002.<ref name="hypersegregation">{{cite news|
In 2015, Milwaukee was rated as the "worst city for black Americans" based on disparities in employment and income levels.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.citylab.com/crime/2015/10/why-milwaukee-is-the-worst-place-to-live-for-african-americans/413218/|title=Why Milwaukee Is the Worst Place to Live for African Americans|newspaper=Bloomberg.com|date=October 30, 2015}}</ref> The city's black population experiences high levels of [[Incarceration in the United States|incarceration]] and a severe [[Achievement gap in the United States|educational achievement gap]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.npr.org/sections/codeswitch/2015/03/05/390723644/why-is-milwaukee-so-bad-for-black-people|title=Why Is Milwaukee So Bad For Black People?|newspaper=NPR|date=March 5, 2015|last1=Downs|first1=Kenya}}</ref>
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In 2013, Mark Pfeifer, the editor of the ''[[Hmong Studies Journal]]'', stated [[Hmong people|Hmong]] in Milwaukee had recently been moving to the northwest side of Milwaukee; they historically lived in the north and south areas of Milwaukee.<ref name=Pabst>Pabst, Georgia. "[http://www.jsonline.com/news/milwaukee/report-shows-growth-in-hmong-community-a388pb6-185823661.html Report shows growth in Hmong community]". ''Milwaukee Journal Sentinel'', January 6, 2013. Retrieved March 2, 2014.</ref> The [[Hmong American Peace Academy]]/[[International Peace Academy (Milwaukee)|International Peace Academy]], a K–12 school system in Milwaukee centered on the [[Hmong in Wisconsin|Hmong community]], opened in 2004.<ref name=Pabst />
Polish people, Slavs, European Jews, people from the Mediterranean including Greeks, Italians, and Syrians immigrated to Milwaukee after 1880.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://emke.uwm.edu/entry/peoples/#:~:text=After+1880,+Milwaukee's+migrant+streams,Greeks,+Italians,+and+Syrians.|title=Peoples}}</ref>
===Significant ethnic communities===
====Hmong community====
{{see|Hmong in Wisconsin}}
Per the 2022 [[American Community Survey]] five-year estimates, the [[Hmong American]] population was 11,469,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://data.census.gov/table/ACSDT5Y2022.B02018?q=B02018&g=160XX00US5553000|title=B02018 Total Asian Alone or in Any Combination Population – 2022 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates – Milwaukee, Wisconsin|date=July 1, 2022|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]] |access-date=November 17, 2024}}</ref> the largest Hmong population in Wisconsin.
====German community====
Milwaukee is known for its large ethnic German population comprising roughly 16% of the population, the single largest European group in the city. Per the 2022 [[American Community Survey]] five-year estimates, the [[German American|German American]] population was 87,601.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://data.census.gov/table/ACSDT5Y2022.B04006?t=Ancestry&g=160XX00US5553000|title=B04006 People Reporting Ancestry 2022 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates – Milwaukee, Wisconsin|date=July 1, 2022|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]] |access-date=November 17, 2024}}</ref>
====Mexican community====
Milwaukee has a large Mexican community. Per the 2023 [[American Community Survey]] one-year estimates, the [[Mexican American|Mexican American]] population was 82,845 comprising over 60% of the Latino population<ref>{{cite web|url=https://data.census.gov/table/ACSDT1Y2023.B03001?q=B03001&g=160XX00US5553000|title=B03001 Hispanic or Latino Origin by Specific Origin – 2022 American Community Survey 1-Year Estimates – Milwaukee, Wisconsin |date=July 1, 2022 |publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]] |access-date=December 10, 2024}}</ref> making it the 3rd largest racial or ethnic group in the city after African-Americans and those of German descent.
===Religion===
[[File:Milwaukee Cathedral 3.jpg|thumb|[[Basilica of St. Josaphat]] in Milwaukee's historic [[Lincoln Village, Milwaukee|Lincoln Village]] ]]
As of 2010, approximately 51.8% of residents in the Milwaukee area said they regularly attended religious services. 24.6% of the Milwaukee area population identified as [[Catholic]], 10.8% as [[Lutheran]], 1.6% as [[Methodist]], and 0.6% as [[Judaism|Jewish]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thearda.com/rcms2010/r/m/33340/rcms2010_33340_metro_name_2010.asp|title=Metro-Area Membership Report: Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI CMSA|access-date=September 11, 2015|year=2012|publisher=[[Association of Religion Data Archives]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151016085038/http://www.thearda.com/rcms2010/r/m/33340/rcms2010_33340_metro_name_2010.asp|archive-date=October 16, 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref> The Milwaukee metro area contains the majority of the state's Jewish population,<ref name="Sheskin">{{cite book|last1=Sheskin|first1=Ira M.|last2=Dashefsky|first2=Arnold|title=American Jewish Year Book 2017|chapter=United States Jewish Population, 2017|chapter-url=https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-319-70663-4_5|date=2018|volume=117|pages=179–284|doi=10.1007/978-3-319-70663-4_5|isbn=978-3-319-70662-7|access-date=October 5, 2023|issn=0065-8987}}</ref> and has a long [[Jews in Milwaukee|history of Jewish immigration]] from German-speaking and Eastern European countries.<ref name="Cohen">{{cite web|last1=Cohen|first1=Sheila Terman|title=What Happened To Wisconsin's Once-Thriving Smaller Jewish Communities?|url=https://www.wiscontext.org/what-happened-wisconsins-once-thriving-smaller-jewish-communities|website=WisContext|access-date=August 1, 2022|language=en|date=September 25, 2019}}</ref>
The [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Milwaukee]] is headquartered in the city. The [[School Sisters of St. Francis]] have their [[motherhouse]] in Milwaukee, and several other religious orders have a significant presence in the area, including the [[Jesuits]] and [[Franciscan]]s. Milwaukee, where [[Joseph Kentenich]] was exiled for 14 years from 1952 to 1965, is also the center for the [[Schoenstatt Movement]] in the US. Milwaukee is home to numerous historic Catholic parishes, including the [[Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist (Milwaukee)|Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist]]. The oldest church building in Milwaukee is [[St. Joan of Arc Chapel]], which was built {{circa|1420}} in France and presently located on the [[Marquette University]] campus. The [[Basilica of St. Josaphat]] was the first church to be given [[Basilicas in the Catholic Church|basicila designation]] in Wisconsin and the third in the US. [[Holy Hill National Shrine of Mary, Help of Christians]], northwest of Milwaukee in [[Hubertus, Wisconsin]], was also made a basilica in 2006.
The [[Episcopal Diocese of Milwaukee]] is based in the city, as are several [[Lutheran]] bodies, including the [[Greater Milwaukee Synod]] of the [[Evangelical Lutheran Church in America]]; the [[South Wisconsin District of the Lutheran Church – Missouri Synod|South Wisconsin District]] of the [[Lutheran Church – Missouri Synod]], which operates [[Concordia University Wisconsin]] in the suburb of [[Mequon, Wisconsin|Mequon]]; and the [[Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod]], which was founded in Milwaukee in 1850 and has headquarters in the suburb of [[Waukesha, Wisconsin|Waukesha]]. [[Milwaukee Lutheran High School]] and [[Wisconsin Lutheran High School]] are the nation's oldest Lutheran high schools.
The [[St. Sava Serbian Orthodox Cathedral (Milwaukee)|St. Sava Serbian Orthodox Cathedral]] is a landmark of the Serbian community in Milwaukee, located by the American Serb hall, which the congregation also operated until putting it up for sale in January 2021 due to financial challenges caused by the [[COVID-19 pandemic]].<ref>{{Cite news|last=Meyer|first=Maredithe|date=January 26, 2021|title=Iconic Milwaukee venue Serb Hall up for sale|url=https://biztimes.com/iconic-milwaukee-venue-serb-hall-up-for-sale/|access-date=March 2, 2021|website=BizTimes – Milwaukee Business News|language=en-US}}</ref>
[[The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]] has a presence in the Milwaukee area. The Milwaukee area has two stakes, with fourteen wards and four branches among them. The closest temple is the [[Chicago Illinois Temple]]. The area is part of the [[Mission (LDS Church)|Wisconsin Milwaukee Mission]].<ref name="LDS">{{cite web|url=http://www.lds.org|title=The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Official Website|access-date=April 11, 2011|year=2011}}</ref>
==Economy==
===Early economy===
Milwaukee was situated as a port city and a center for collecting and distributing produce. Some of the new [[immigrants]] who were settling into the new state of Wisconsin during the middle of the 19th century were wheat farmers
There was intense competition for markets with [[Chicago]], situated across the state line in [[Illinois]], and, to a lesser degree, with [[Racine, Wisconsin|Racine]] and [[
[[File:Menomonee Valley.jpg|thumb|[[Rail tracks]] along the industrial [[Menomonee Valley]], ancestral home of the [[Menominee]] Indians]]
Because of its easy access to Lake Michigan and other waterways, Milwaukee's [[Menomonee Valley]] has historically been home to [[manufacturing]], [[Meat packing industry|stockyards]], [[Rendering (food processing)|rendering plants]], [[shipping]], and other [[heavy industry]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Menomonee River Valley – History|url=https://www.thevalleymke.org/history|access-date=March 2, 2021|website=Menomonee River Valley|language=en-US}}</ref> Manufacturing was concentrated on the north side, with a peak of over 50 manufacturers in that industrialized area.<ref name="master">{{Cite news|newspaper=[[The Guardian]]|date=June 29, 2023|access-date=June 29, 2023|language=en-GB|url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/jun/29/master-lock-milwaukee-plant-closure-manufacturing-holdout|title=Master Lock's Milwaukee plant to close after 100 years and send jobs abroad|first=Michael|last=Sainato|oclc=60623878|issn=1756-3224}}</ref>
Reshaping of the valley began with the [[
In 1843 George Burnham and his brother Jonathan opened a [[brickyard]] near 16th Street. When a durable and distinct cream-colored brick came out of the clay beds, other brickyards sprang up to take advantage of this resource. Because many of the city's buildings were built using this material it earned the nickname "Cream City", and consequently the brick was called [[Cream City brick]]. By 1881 the Burnham brickyard, which employed 200 men and peaked at 15 million bricks a year, was the largest in the world.
[[
Along with the processing industries, bulk commodity storage, machining, and manufacturing entered the scene. The valley was home to the [[
Early in the 20th century, Milwaukee was home to several pioneer [[brass era]] [[automobile]] makers, including Ogren (1919–1922).<ref>{{cite book
===Brewing===
{{further|Beer in Milwaukee}}
[[File:Miller Brewery.png|thumb|The [[Miller Brewing Company|Miller Brewery]] viewed from the Wisconsin Avenue Bridge]]
Milwaukee became synonymous with [[Germans]] and [[beer]] beginning in the 1840s. The Germans had long enjoyed beer and set up breweries when they arrived in Milwaukee. By 1856, there were more than two dozen breweries in Milwaukee, most of them owned and operated by Germans. Besides making beer for the rest of the nation, Milwaukeeans enjoyed consuming the various beers produced in the city's breweries. As early as 1843, pioneer historian James Buck recorded 138 taverns in Milwaukee, an average of one per forty residents. Today, [[beer hall]]s and taverns are abundant in the city, but only one of the major breweries—[[Miller Brewing Company|Miller]]—remains in Milwaukee.<ref name="milwaukeehistory.net">{{cite web|url=http://www.milwaukeehistory.net/milwaukee_timeline/1800s.html|title=Milwaukee County Historical Society – Milwaukee Timeline 1800s|publisher=Milwaukeehistory.net|access-date=July 2, 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100610215529/http://www.milwaukeehistory.net/milwaukee_timeline/1800s.html|archive-date=June 10, 2010}}</ref>
[[File:Former brewery Pabst Brewing Company in Milwaukee Wisconsin.jpg|thumb|The [[Pabst Brewery Complex]], closed in 1997, before its redevelopment]]
Milwaukee was once the home to four of the world's largest beer breweries ([[Joseph Schlitz Brewing Company|Schlitz]], [[Valentin Blatz Brewing Company|Blatz]], [[Pabst Brewing Company|Pabst]], and Miller), and was the number one beer producing city in the world for many years. As late as 1981, Milwaukee had the greatest brewing capacity in the world.<ref name="Breweries Shut Off Tap">{{cite web|url=http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1985-04-01-8501180549-story.html|title=Milwaukee Loses 'Beer Capital' Title as Breweries Shut off Tap|website=Chicago Tribune|date=April 1985|access-date=April 25, 2021}}</ref> Despite the decline in its position as the world's leading beer producer after the loss of two of those breweries, Miller Brewing Company remains a key employer by employing over 2,200 of the city's workers.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.millerbrewing.com/images/inthecommunity/pdf/millerWIimpact.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060822162035/http://www.millerbrewing.com/images/inthecommunity/pdf/millerWIimpact.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-date=August 22, 2006|title=Connected to Wisconsin – its people and its economy|publisher=Miller Brewing Company|date=February 2005}}</ref> Because of Miller's position as the second-largest beer-maker in the U.S., the city remains known as a beer town. The city and surrounding areas are seeing a resurgence in microbreweries, nanobreweries and brewpubs with the craft beer movement.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://archive.jsonline.com/entertainment/beer/demand-for-better-beer-foments-a-new-brewery-boom-in-milwaukee-b99723919z1-386980631.html|title=Demand for better beer foments a new brewery boom in Milwaukee|website=Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel|access-date=February 9, 2017}}</ref>
The historic Milwaukee Brewery in "Miller Valley" at 4000 West State Street, is the oldest functioning major brewery in the United States. In 2008, [[Coors Brewing Company|Coors]] beer also began to be brewed in Miller Valley. This created additional brewery jobs in Milwaukee, but the company's world headquarters moved from Milwaukee to Chicago.
In addition to Miller and the heavily automated [[
Three beer brewers with Wisconsin operations made the 2009 list of the 50 largest beermakers in the United States, based on beer sales volume. Making the latest big-breweries list from Wisconsin is [[MillerCoors]] at No. 2. MillerCoors is a joint venture formed in 2008 by Milwaukee-based Miller Brewing Co. and Golden, Colorado-based [[Molson Coors Brewing Company]]. The [[Joseph Huber Brewing Company|Minhas Craft Brewery]] in [[Monroe, Wisconsin]], which brews Huber, Rhinelander and Mountain Crest brands, ranked No. 14 and [[New Glarus Brewing Company]], [[New Glarus, Wisconsin]], whose brands include Spotted Cow, Fat Squirrel and Uff-da, ranked No. 32.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://milwaukee.bizjournals.com/milwaukee/stories/2009/04/13/daily23.html
===Present economy===
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Milwaukee is the home to the international headquarters of seven [[Fortune 500]] companies: [[Johnson Controls]], [[Northwestern Mutual]], [[Fiserv]], [[Manpower Inc.|Manpower]], [[Rockwell Automation]], [[Harley-Davidson]] and [[WEC Energy Group]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://host.madison.com/business/ten-wisconsin-companies-make-the-fortune-list-for/article_b0bf5377-7fa6-5eef-95bb-1deb8a3352e8.html|title=Ten Wisconsin companies make the Fortune 500 list for 2013|author=Judy Newman – Wisconsin State Journal|date=May 10, 2013|work=madison.com}}</ref> Other companies based in Milwaukee include [[Briggs & Stratton]], [[Brady Corporation]], [[Baird (investment bank)]], [[Alliance Federated Energy]], [[Sensient Technologies]], [[Marshall & Ilsley]] (acquired by [[BMO Harris Bank]] in 2010),<ref>[https://blogs.wsj.com/deals/2010/12/20/marshall-ilsleys-shotgun-marriage/ Marshall & Ilsley's Shotgun Marriage – Deal Journal – WSJ]. Blogs.wsj.com (December 20, 2010). Retrieved on July 12, 2013.</ref> [[Hal Leonard]], [[Direct Supply]], [[Rite-Hite]], the [[American Society for Quality]], [[A. O. Smith]], [[Rexnord]], [[Master Lock]], [[Marcus Corporation]], [[REV Group]], [[American Signal Corporation]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aosmith.com/about/Locations/Locations.htm|title=A.O. Smith|access-date=March 23, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081024140701/http://www.aosmith.com/about/Locations/Locations.htm|archive-date=October 24, 2008|url-status=dead}}</ref> [[GE Healthcare]], Diagnostic Imaging and Clinical Systems, and [[MGIC Investment Corporation|MGIC Investments]]. The Milwaukee metropolitan area ranks fifth in the United States in terms of the number of [[Fortune 500]] company headquarters as a share of the population. Milwaukee also has a large number of financial service firms, particularly those specializing in mutual funds and transaction processing systems, and a number of publishing and printing companies.
Service and managerial jobs are the fastest-growing segments of the Milwaukee economy, and [[health care]] alone makes up 27% of the jobs in the city.<ref>{{cite web|title=Milwaukee's 10 largest employers|url=http://www.uwm.edu/Course/448-440/employers.html|date=2004|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071012193317/http://www.uwm.edu/Course/448-440/employers.html|archive-date=October 12, 2007|website=UWM.edu|access-date=February 28, 2022}}</ref>
==Culture==
[[File:Rough waters lake michigan with milwaukee at horizon.jpg|thumb|Milwaukee's skyline visible from a sailboat out on [[Lake Michigan]]]]
Milwaukee is a popular location for sailing, boating, and kayaking on Lake Michigan, ethnic dining, and cultural festivals. Often referred to as the City of Festivals
===Museums===
[[File:Milwaukee Art Museum January 2023 16 (The European Galleries--The Layton Art Gallery).jpg|thumb|The Layton Art Gallery at the [[Milwaukee Art Museum]] ]]
The [[Milwaukee Art Museum]] is perhaps Milwaukee's most visually prominent cultural attraction, especially its $100 million wing designed by [[Santiago Calatrava]] in his first American commission.<ref name="Museum Info">{{cite web|url=http://www.mam.org/info/details/calatrava.php|publisher=Milwaukee Art Museum|title=Museum Info: Santiago Calatrava|access-date=October 16, 2008|archive-date=November 3, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081103074257/http://www.mam.org/info/details/calatrava.php|url-status=dead}}</ref> The museum includes a ''brise soleil'', a moving sunscreen that unfolds similarly to the wing of a bird. The [[Grohmann Museum]] at the [[Milwaukee School of Engineering]] contains the world's most comprehensive art collection dedicated to the evolution of human work.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=aG6yi_2T5CQC&q=world's+most+comprehensive+art+collection+dedicated+to+the+evolution+of+human+work&pg=PT261|title=Cool Colleges 101: The Midwestern Region of the United States: Part II of IV|last=Peterson's|date=October 15, 2011|publisher=Peterson's|isbn=9780768935707|language=en}}</ref> [[Haggerty Museum of Art]] on the Marquette University campus houses several classical masterpieces and is open to the public. The [[Villa Terrace Decorative Arts Museum]] is the former home of Lloyd Smith, president of the [[A.O. Smith]] corporation, and has a terraced garden, an assortment of Renaissance art, and rotating exhibits.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.villaterracemuseum.org/about.html|title=Villa Terrace Decorative Arts Museum|website=Villaterracemuseum.org|access-date=August 14, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160805172951/http://www.villaterracemuseum.org/about.html|archive-date=August 5, 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> [[Charles Allis Art Museum]], in the Tudor-style mansion of Charles Allis, hosts several changing exhibits every year in the building's original antique furnished setting.
The [[Milwaukee Public Museum]] has been Milwaukee's primary [[natural history]] and [[history|human history]] museum for 125 years, with over {{convert|150000|sqft|m2}} of permanent exhibits.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mpm.edu/plan-visit/exhibitions/permanent-exhibits|title=Permanent Exhibits|publisher=Milwaukee Public Museum|access-date=January 23, 2018}}</ref> Exhibits feature Africa, Europe, the Arctic, Oceania, and South and Middle America, the ancient Western civilizations ("Crossroads of Civilization"), dinosaurs, the [[tropical rainforest]], streets of Old Milwaukee, a European Village, live insects and arthropods ("Bugs Alive!") a Samson Gorilla replica, the Puelicher Butterfly Wing, hands-on laboratories, and animatronics. The museum also contains an [[IMAX]] movie theater/planetarium. Milwaukee Public Museum owns the world's largest dinosaur skull.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://journaltimes.com/news/new-dinosaur-exhibit-to-open-in-milwaukee/article_a0bfc5c9-032e-5555-9137-cde4615e6119.html|title=New dinosaur exhibit to open in Milwaukee|last=By|work=Journal Times|access-date=February 28, 2018|language=en}}</ref>
[[File:Discovery World Milwaukee Wisconsin 5598.jpg|thumb|[[Discovery World]] ]]
[[Discovery World]], Milwaukee's largest museum dedicated to science, is just south of the [[Milwaukee Art Museum]] along the lake front. Visitors are drawn by its high-tech, hand-on exhibits, salt water and freshwater aquariums, as well as touch tanks and digital theaters. A [[double helix staircase]] wraps around the {{convert|40|ft|m|adj=on}} kinetic sculpture of a human genome. The S/V Dennis Sullivan Schooner Ship docked at Discovery World is the world's only re-creation of an 1880s-era three-masted vessel and the first schooner to be built in Milwaukee in over 100 years. It teaches visitors about the Great Lakes and Wisconsin's maritime history. [[Betty Brinn Children's Museum]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbcmkids.org|title=bbcmkids.org|publisher=bbcmkids.org|access-date=July 28, 2013}}</ref> is geared toward children under ten years of age and is filled with hands-on exhibits and interactive programs, offering families a chance to learn together. Voted one of the top ten museums for children by [[Parents Magazine]], it exemplifies the philosophy that constructive play nurtures the mind.
[[File:Milwaukee, pabst mansion 01.jpg|thumb|[[Pabst Mansion]] ]]
[[Pabst Mansion]] was built in 1892 by beer tycoon [[Frederick Pabst]] and was once considered the jewel of Milwaukee's famous avenue of mansions called the "Grand Avenue". Interior rooms have been restored with period furniture, to create an authentic replica of a Victorian Mansion. The [[Milwaukee County Historical Society]] features Milwaukee during the late 19th century through the mid-20th century, including a research library. The Wisconsin Black Historical Society documents and preserves the historical heritage of African descent in Wisconsin, exhibiting collecting and disseminating materials depicting this heritage.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://wbhsm.homestead.com/home.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120210222239/http://wbhsm.homestead.com/home.html|archive-date=February 10, 2012|title=Wisconsin Black Historical Society and Museum – African American Heritage and Culture Resource}}</ref> [[America's Black Holocaust Museum]], founded by [[lynching]] survivor [[James Cameron (civil-rights activist)|James Cameron]], featured exhibits which chronicle the injustices suffered throughout history by African Americans in the United States.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.blackholocaustmuseum.org|title=de beste bron van informatie over blackholocaustmuseum. Deze website is te koop!|publisher=blackholocaustmuseum.org|access-date=September 10, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120908233903/http://www.blackholocaustmuseum.org/|archive-date=September 8, 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=America's Black Holocaust Museum reopens at online site|url=http://www.jsonline.com/news/milwaukee/americas-black-holocaust-museum-reopens-at-online-site-794eb86-141381653.html|access-date=February 9, 2015|newspaper=Milwaukee Journal Sentinel|date=March 4, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://abhmuseum.org/|title=America's Black Holocaust Museum {{!}} Bringing Our History To Light|website=abhmuseum.org|language=en-US|access-date=September 24, 2018}}</ref> The [[Jewish Museum Milwaukee]] is dedicated to preserving and presenting the history of the Jewish people in southeastern Wisconsin and celebrating the continuum of Jewish heritage and culture.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jewishmuseummilwaukee.org/|title=Preserving our Jewish heritage for future generations – JMM|date=March 27, 2020}}</ref>
The [[Harley-Davidson Museum]], opened in 2008, pays tribute to [[Harley-Davidson]] motorcycles. The [[Mitchell Gallery of Flight]] at [[Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport]] exhibits Milwaukee's [[aviation]] history.
===Arenas and performing arts===
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Milwaukee has some 75 sculptures to honor the many people and topics reflecting the [[history of Milwaukee|city's history]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.apwa.net/Publications/Reporter/ReporterOnline/index.asp?DISPLAY=ISSUE&ISSUE_DATE=042005&ARTICLE_NUMBER=1028
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File:Milwaukee Kosciuszko edit.jpg|[[Tadeusz Kościuszko]] monument in [[Lincoln Village, City of Milwaukee, Wisconsin#Kosciuszko Park|Kosciuszko Park]] in [[Lincoln Village, City of Milwaukee, Wisconsin|Historic Lincoln Village]].
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===Festivals===
[[File:Summerfest Pabst Showcase 1994.jpg|thumb|Henry Maier Festival Grounds during [[Summerfest]] circa 1994]]
The city hosts an annual lakefront music festival called [[Summerfest]]. Listed in the ''1999 [[
Milwaukee hosts a variety of primarily ethnically themed festivals throughout the summer. Held generally on the lakefront [[Henry Maier Festival Park|Summerfest grounds]], these festivals span several days (typically Friday plus the weekend) and celebrate Milwaukee's history and diversity. Festivals for the [[LGBT]] ([[PrideFest (Milwaukee)|PrideFest]]) and [[Polish-Americans|Polish]] ([[Polish Fest]]) communities are typically held in June. Summerfest spans 11 days at the end of June and beginning of July. There are [[French-Americans|French]] (Bastille Days), [[Greek-Americans|Greek]], [[Italian-Americans|Italian]] ([[Festa Italiana]]) and [[German-Americans|German]] ([[German Fest]]) festivals in July. The [[African-Americans|African]], [[Arab-Americans|Arab]], [[Irish-Americans|Irish]] ([[
===Cuisine===
{{see also|Candy Raisins}}
Milwaukee's ethnic cuisines include [[Cuisine of Germany|German]], [[Cuisine of Italy|Italian]], [[Cuisine of Russia|Russian]], [[Hmong cuisine|Hmong]], [[Cuisine of France|French]], [[Cuisine of Serbia|Serbian]], [[Cuisine of Poland|Polish]], [[Cuisine of Thailand|Thai]], [[Cuisine of
Milwaukee County hosts the Zoo-A La Carte at the [[Milwaukee County Zoo]],<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-01-26|title=Annual Report - Zoological Society of Milwaukee|url=https://www.zoosociety.org/about-the-zoological-society/annual-report/|access-date=2024-05-16|page=27|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=A La Carte at the Zoo|website=Zoological Society of Milwaukee|url=https://www.zoosociety.org/events/a-la-carte-at-the-zoo/|access-date=2024-05-17|language=en-US}}</ref> and various ethnic festivals like
===Music===
[[File:Jazz in the park Milwaukee 6062.jpg|thumb|Aerial view of "Jazz in the Park", [[Parks of Milwaukee|Cathedral Square Park]]]]
Milwaukee has a long history of musical activity. The first organized musical society, called "Milwaukee Beethoven Society" formed in 1843, three years before the city was incorporated.<ref>{{cite book|
The large concentrations of German and other European immigrants contributed to the musical character of the city. [[Saengerfest]]e were held regularly.<ref>[https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1886/07/21/109786575.pdf "National Saengerfest; Great crowds assembling at Milwaukee for the Festival".] ''[[New York Times]]'' July 21, 1886.</ref>
In the early 20th century, guitarist [[Les Paul]] and pianist [[Liberace]] were some of the area's most famous musicians. Both Paul, born in Waukesha, and Liberace, born in West Allis, launched their careers in Milwaukee music venues. [[Paramount Records]], primarily a jazz and blues record label, was founded in [[Grafton, Wisconsin|Grafton]], a northern suburb of Milwaukee, in the 1920s and 1930s. [[Hal Leonard Corporation]], founded in 1947, is one of the world's largest music print publishers, and is headquartered in Milwaukee.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.halleonard.com/aboutUs.jsp
Milwaukee's most famous music venue is [[Summerfest]]. Founded in 1968, Summerfest features 700–800 live musical acts across 12 stages during 11 days over a 12-day period beginning in late June; while the dates adjust each year, Summerfest always includes July 4. On the Summerfest grounds, the largest venue is the American Family Insurance Amphitheater with a 23,000 person capacity. Adjacent is the BMO Harris Pavilion, which has a capacity of roughly 10,000. The BMO Harris Pavilion also hosts numerous concerts and events outside of Summerfest; other stages are also used during the numerous other festivals held on the grounds.
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[[File:Pabst Theater 1895 front view 2012.jpg|thumb|[[Pabst Theater]] ]]
Venues such as [[Pabst Theater]], [[Marcus Center]] for Performing Arts, the [[Helene Zelazo Center for the Performing Arts]], [[Marcus Amphitheater]] ([[
The Milwaukee area is known for producing national talents such as [[Steve Miller (musician)|Steve Miller]] (rock), Wladziu Valentino [[Liberace]] (piano), [[Al Jarreau]] (jazz), [[Eric Benet]] (neo-soul), [[Speech (rapper)|Speech]] (hip hop), [[Daryl Stuermer]] (rock), [[Streetz-n-Young Deuces]] (Hip-Hop), [[BoDeans]] (rock), [[Les Paul]] (jazz), the [[Violent Femmes]] (alternative), [[Coo Coo Cal]] (rap), [[Die Kreuzen]] (punk), [[Andy Hurley]] of [[Fall Out Boy]] (punk), Eyes To The Sky (hardcore), [[Rico Love]] (R&B), [[Andrew Mrotek|Andrew 'The Butcher' Mrotek]] of [[The Academy Is...]] (alt-rock), Showoff (pop-punk), [[The Promise Ring]] (indie), [[Lights Out Asia]] (post-rock), [[the Gufs]] (alt rock), Brief Candles (rock), [[IshDARR]] (rap), [[Decibully]] (indie), and [[Reyna (musical group)|Reyna]] (synth-pop).{{citation needed|date=June 2022}}{{Importance inline|date=June 2022}}
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Currently, Milwaukee's sports teams include:
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The city is represented in two of the four [[major professional sports leagues in the United States and Canada]]
Milwaukee also has a strong history of nonprofessional sports dating back to the 19th century. [[Abraham Lincoln]] watched [[
Milwaukee was the host city of the [[International Cycling Classic]], which included the men's and women's ''Superweek'' Pro Tour races, featuring cyclists and teams from across the United States and more than 20 other countries.{{citation needed|date=May 2023}}
==Parks and recreation==
{{Main|Parks of Milwaukee}}
[[File:Lake park milwaukee circa 1890 panorama.jpg|thumb|Panoramic view of [[Lake Park, Milwaukee|Lake Park]], {{circa|1890}}.]]
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Milwaukee County is known for its well-developed [[Parks of Milwaukee]] park system.<ref>The Milwaukee County Parks Department was named the 2009 winner of the National Recreation and Park Association's (NRPA) Gold Medal Award in the Park and Recreation Management Program. [http://www.nrpa.org/Content.aspx?id=650 nrpa.org]</ref> The "Grand Necklace of Parks", designed by [[Frederick Law Olmsted]], designer of New York's Central Park, includes [[Lake Park, Milwaukee|Lake Park]], River Park (now Riverside Park), and West Park (now [[Washington Park, Milwaukee|Washington Park]]). Milwaukee County Parks offer facilities for sunbathing, picnics, grilling, [[disc golf]], and ice skating.<ref name="mcpsite">{{cite web|url=http://www.countyparks.com
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[[File:Mitchell Park Horticultural Conservatory July 2022 09 (Faerie Gardens Summer Show--Show Dome).jpg|thumb|Inside the Floral Show Dome at [[Mitchell Park Horticultural Conservatory]] ]]
[[Mitchell Park Horticultural Conservatory]] is a conservatory at Mitchell Park. It is owned and operated by the Milwaukee County Park System, and replaced the original Milwaukee Conservatory which stood from 1898 to 1955. Its three domes display a large variety of plant and bird life. The conservatory includes the Tropical Dome, the Arid Dome and the Show Dome, which hosts four seasonal (cultural, literary, or historic) shows and one Christmas exhibit held annually in December for visitors to enjoy. The Domes are deteriorating rapidly "and the popular horticultural conservatory will close within a few years unless $30 million is found to do just basic repairs."<ref>{{cite news|last1=Behm|first1=Don|title=Decision time is quickly approaching for the future of the leaking, aging Mitchell Park Domes|url=https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/local/milwaukee/2018/06/25/decision-time-quickly-approaching-future-mitchell-park-domes/716206002/|access-date=April 1, 2019|publisher=JS online|date=June 25, 2018}}</ref>
Milwaukee's parks are home to several nature centers. The [[Urban Ecology Center]] offers programming for adults and children from its three branches located in Riverside Park, Washington Park, and the [[Menomonee Valley]] (near Three Bridges Park).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://urbanecologycenter.org/our-branches/plan-a-visit.html|title=Urban Ecology official website|access-date=March 24, 2021|archive-date=April 21, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210421071025/https://urbanecologycenter.org/our-branches/plan-a-visit.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources operates a nature center at [[Havenwoods State Forest]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://dnr.wisconsin.gov/topic/parks/havenwoods/naturecenter|title=Havenwoods official website|access-date=March 24, 2021}}</ref> The city is also served by two nearby suburban nature centers. [[Wehr Nature Center]] is operated by Milwaukee County in [[Whitnall Park]], located in [[Franklin, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin|Franklin, Wisconsin]]. Admission is free, and parking costs $5 per vehicle.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://county.milwaukee.gov/EN/Parks/Explore/Wehr-Nature-Center|title=Wehr Nature Center official website|access-date=March 24, 2021}}</ref> The [https://www.schlitzaudubon.org/ Schlitz Audubon Nature Center] in [[Bayside, Wisconsin]] charges admittance fees for visitors.
The Monarch Trail, on the Milwaukee County Grounds in Wauwatosa, is a {{convert|1.25|mi|km|0|adj=on}} trail that highlights the fall migration of the [[monarch butterflies]].<ref>Annysa Johnson. "[http://www.jsonline.com/news/milwaukee/32536804.html Activists hope engineering school won't disturb Monarch Trail: Thousands of monarchs fly south annually along path through Milwaukee County Grounds]". ''Milwaukee Journal Sentinel'', September 14, 2008.</ref>
During the summer months, [[Parks of Milwaukee|Cathedral Park]] in Downtown Milwaukee hosts "Jazz in the Park" on Thursday nights.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://urbanmilwaukee.com/category/neighborhoods/east-town/cathedral-square/jazz-in-the-park/
===Markets===
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[[Milwaukee Public Market]], in the [[Historic Third Ward (Milwaukee)|Third Ward]] neighborhood, is an indoor market that sells produce, seafood, meats, cheeses, vegetables, candies, and flowers from local businesses.
Milwaukee County Farmers Markets, held in season, sell fresh produce, meats, cheeses, jams, jellies, preserves and syrups, and plants. Farmers markets also feature artists and craftspeople. Locations include: Aur Farmers Market, Brown Deer Farmers Market, Cudahy Farmers Market, East Town Farm Market, Enderis Park Farmers Market, Fondy Farmers Market, Mitchell Street Market, Riverwest Gardeners' Market, Silver Spring Farmers Market, South Milwaukee Farmers Market, South Shore Farmers Market, Uptown Farmers Market, Wauwatosa Farmers Market, West Allis Farmers Market, and Westown Market on the Park.
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{{see also|List of mayors of Milwaukee}}
[[File:Milwaukee City Hall 742.jpg|thumb|[[Milwaukee City Hall]] was built in 1895 and based on German counterparts.]]
Milwaukee has a [[mayor-council]] form of government. With the election of Mayor [[
Milwaukee has a history of giving long tenures to its mayors; from [[Frank Zeidler]] to [[Tom Barrett (Wisconsin politician)|Tom Barrett]], the city had only four elected mayors (and one acting) in a 73-year period.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Foran|first=Chris|title=A century of Milwaukee mayors, from Dan Hoan to Cavalier Johnson: How they got in, and how they left|url=https://www.jsonline.com/story/life/green-sheet/2021/12/23/100-years-milwaukee-mayors-dan-hoan-cavalier-johnson/8996467002/|access-date=
In addition to the election of a Mayor and Common Council on the city level, Milwaukee residents elect county representatives to the [[Milwaukee County]] [[Board of Supervisors]], as well as a Milwaukee County Executive. The current [[County Executive]] is [[David Crowley (Wisconsin politician)|David Crowley]].{{citation needed|date=December 2021}}
Milwaukee has been a [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] stronghold for more than a century at the federal level.<ref>{{cite magazine
Milwaukee makes up the overwhelming majority of [[Wisconsin's 4th congressional district]]. The district is heavily Democratic, with victory in the Democratic primary often being considered [[tantamount to election]].<ref>{{cite news
Milwaukee's Mexican
===Crime===
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|2013 ||align=center|105<ref name="auto1">{{cite news|url=https://www.fox6now.com/news/city-of-milwaukee-reported-106-homicides-in-2013|title=2023 homicide numbers drop in Milwaukee after record 215 in 2022|website=FOX 6|date=January 10, 2014}}</ref>
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|2010 ||align=center|94<ref name="auto">{{Cite news|date=2024-11-02|title=Homicides up 31% in Milwaukee over 2009|url=https://archive.jsonline.com/news/crime/112736814.html|access-date=2024-11-02|work=jsonline|language=en}}</ref>
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In 2001 and 2007, Milwaukee ranked among the ten most dangerous large cities in the United States.<ref>see e.g., [http://www.morganquitno.com/cit01pop.htm Violent crime rankings, 2001] Milwaukee is ranked seventh among large cities {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120308174600/http://www.morganquitno.com/cit01pop.htm |date=March 8, 2012 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.morganquitno.com/cit07pop.htm#25|title=Top 25 most dangerous cities, 2007|publisher=Morganquitno.com|access-date=July 2, 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070105102413/http://www.morganquitno.com/cit07pop.htm|archive-date=January 5, 2007}}</ref> Despite its improvement since then, Milwaukee still fares worse when comparing specific crime types to the national average (e.g., homicide, rape, robbery, aggravated assault)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cityrating.com/citycrime.asp?city=Milwaukee&state=WI|title=Milwaukee Crime Report|publisher=Cityrating.com|access-date=July 2, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://data.jsonline.com/News/HomicideTracker/|title=Milwaukee Homicides|newspaper=Milwaukee Journal Sentinel|access-date=September 10, 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120817072615/http://data.jsonline.com/News/HomicideTracker/|archive-date=August 17, 2012}}</ref>
The [[Milwaukee Police Department]]'s Gang Unit was reactivated in 2004 after [[Nannette Hegerty]] was sworn in as chief. In 2006, 4,000 charges were brought against suspects through Milwaukee's Gang Unit.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.milwaukeemagazine.com/currentIssue/full_feature_story.asp?NewMessageID=11745|title=Gang Wars – Features|publisher=Milwaukee Magazine|access-date=July 2, 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101228090703/http://www.milwaukeemagazine.com/currentIssue/full_feature_story.asp?NewMessageID=11745|archive-date=December 28, 2010}}</ref> In 2013 there were 105 murders in Milwaukee and 87 homicides the following year.<ref>Ashley Luthern. "[http://archive.jsonline.com/news/crime/city-homicide-numbers-down-but-pain-to-families-remains-great-b99418293z1-287239421.html City homicide numbers down, but pain of families remains great]". ''Milwaukee Journal Sentinel'', December 31, 2014.</ref> In 2015, 146 people were killed in the city.<ref>Julie Bosman and Mitch Smith. "[https://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/28/us/chicago-murder-rate-gun-deaths.html As Chicago Murder Rate Spikes, Many Fear Violence Has Become Normal]". ''The New York Times'', December 28, 2016.</ref> In 2018, Milwaukee was ranked the eighth most dangerous city in the US.<ref>Elisha Fieldstadt. "[https://www.cbsnews.com/pictures/the-most-dangerous-cities-in-america/ The most dangerous cities in America, ranked]". ''CBS News'', March 14, 2018.</ref>
===Poverty===
{{as of|2016}}, Milwaukee currently ranks as the second poorest U.S. city with over 500,000 residents, falling behind only [[Detroit]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cbsnews.com/media/americas-11-poorest-cities/11/|title=America's 11 Poorest Cities|last=Kennedy|first=Bruce|date=February 18, 2015|publisher=CBS News|access-date=August 3, 2016|archive-date=August 5, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160805211407/http://www.cbsnews.com/media/americas-11-poorest-cities/11/|url-status=dead}}</ref> In 2013, a Point-In-Time survey estimated 1,500 people were homeless on Milwaukee's streets each night,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://milwaukeecoc.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/Jan-2013-PIT-Summary.pdf|title=Milwaukee Continuum of Care January 2013 Point-in-Time Summary|date=January 30, 2013|publisher=Milwaukee Continuum of Care|access-date=July 26, 2016}}</ref> although as of 2022 the estimate has reduced to 832.<ref>{{Cite web
===Election results===
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|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''78.83%''' ''194,661''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|19.60% ''48,414''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|1.57% ''3,875''
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|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[2016 United States presidential election|2016]]<ref>{{Cite web
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''76.55%''' ''188,657''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|18.43% ''45,411''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|5.02% ''12,377''
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|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[2012 United States presidential election|2012]]<ref>{{Cite web
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''79.27%''' ''227,384''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|19.72% ''56,553''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|1.01% ''2,896''
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|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[2008 United States presidential election|2008]]<ref>{{Cite web
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''77.82%''' ''213,436''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|21.03% ''57,665''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|1.15% ''3,152''
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|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[2004 United States presidential election|2004]]<ref>{{Cite web
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''71.83%''' ''198,907''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|27.35% ''75,746''
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==Education==
[[File:Student Union (4).jpg|thumb|The [[University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee]] is the largest university in the city.]]
[[File:Johnston Hall (Marquette University).jpg|thumb|[[Johnston Hall (Milwaukee, Wisconsin)|Johnston Hall]] at [[Marquette University]], Wisconsin's largest private university.]]
===Primary and secondary education===
{{Main|Milwaukee Public Schools}}
[[Milwaukee Public Schools]] (MPS) is the largest school district in Wisconsin and [[List of the largest school districts in the United States by enrollment|thirty
Milwaukee is also home to over two dozen private or parochial high schools, such as [[Marquette University High School]], and many private and [[parochial school|parochial]] middle and elementary schools. In 1990, Milwaukee became the first city in the United States to offer a [[school voucher]] program.
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Milwaukee area universities and colleges:
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* The Art Institute of Wisconsin
* [[Bryant and Stratton]]
* [[Carroll University]] ([[Waukesha, Wisconsin|Waukesha]])
* [[Concordia University Wisconsin]]
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* [[Saint Francis de Sales Seminary]]
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* [[Wisconsin Lutheran College]]
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Milwaukee's daily [[newspaper]] is the ''[[Milwaukee Journal Sentinel]]'', which was formed when the morning paper the ''Milwaukee Sentinel'' merged with the afternoon paper ''Milwaukee Journal''. The city has two free distribution alternative publications, ''[[Shepherd Express]]'' and ''[[Wisconsin Gazette]]''. Other local newspapers, city guides, and magazines with large distributions include ''[[Milwaukee Magazine]]'', ''Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service'', ''Milwaukee Independent'', ''[[Riverwest Currents]]'', ''The Milwaukee Courier'' and ''Milwaukee Community Journal''. [[Urban Milwaukee]] and [[OnMilwaukee.com]] are online-only publications providing political and real-estate news as well as stories about cultural events and entertainment. The ''[[UWM Post]]'' is the independent, student-run weekly at the [[University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee]].{{citation needed|date=May 2023}}
Milwaukee's major [[network television]] affiliates are [[WTMJ-TV|WTMJ]] 4 ([[NBC]]), [[WITI-TV|WITI]] 6 ([[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]]), [[WISN-TV|WISN]] 12 ([[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]), [[WVTV]] 18 ([[The CW|CW]]), [[
Other television stations in the Milwaukee market include [[WMKE-CD]] 7 ([[Quest (U.S. TV network)|Quest]]), [[WVCY-TV|WVCY]] 30 ([[FamilyNet|FN]]), [[WBME-CD]] 41 ([[Me-TV]]), [[WMLW-TV]] 49 ([[Independent station|Independent]]), [[
There are numerous [[radio]] stations throughout Milwaukee and the surrounding area.
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There are two cable [[Public, educational, and government access|PEG]] channels in Milwaukee: channels 13 and 25.
Until 2015, [[
The city is the home of [[Red Letter Media]], independent filmmakers responsible for such works as ''[[Space Cop]]''.{{Citation needed|date=July 2024}}
==Infrastructure==
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====Airports====
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Milwaukee has two airports: [[Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport]] (KMKE) on the southern edge of the city, which handles the region's commercial traffic, and [[Lawrence J. Timmerman Airport]] (KMWC), known locally as Timmerman Field, on the northwest side along Appleton Avenue.
Mitchell is served by twelve airlines,<ref name="mitchellairport.com">{{cite web
====Intercity rail and bus====
[[File:Milwaukee Intermodal Station.jpg|thumb|[[Milwaukee Intermodal Station
Milwaukee's [[Amtrak]] station was renovated in 2007 to create [[Milwaukee Intermodal Station]] near downtown Milwaukee and the Third Ward.
In 2010, $800 million in federal funds were allocated to the creation of high-speed rail links from Milwaukee to Chicago and [[Madison, Wisconsin|Madison]], but the funds were rejected by Wisconsin governor [[Scott Walker (politician)|Scott Walker]].<ref>{{cite news
Intercity bus services to the city include [[Amtrak Thruway]], [[Badger Bus]], [[Flixbus]], [[Greyhound Lines]], [[Indian Trails]], [[Jefferson Lines]], [[Lamers Bus Lines]], [[Megabus (North America)|Megabus]], [[Wisconsin Coach Lines]] and other intercity bus operators.
====Transit====
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The [[Milwaukee County Transit System]] provides bus services within Milwaukee County. The [[Badger Bus]] station in downtown Milwaukee provides bus service between Milwaukee and Madison. An East/West [[Bus rapid transit|Bus Rapid Transit (BRT)]] line between downtown and the Milwaukee Regional Medical Center is also currently under construction.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://eastwestbrtmke.com/|title=East West BRT|website=eastwestbrtmke.com}}</ref>
[[File:Milwaukee Hop streetcar 02 at Wisconsin Ave northbound stop, on Milwaukee St (2022).jpg|thumb|[[The Hop]] streetcar system]]
A modern [[streetcar]] system, [[The Hop]], connects Milwaukee Intermodal Station, downtown Milwaukee, and Ogden Avenue on the city's [[The East Side (Milwaukee)|Lower East Side]]. The initial M-Line opened for service on November 2, 2018.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/local/2018/09/28/milwaukee-streetcar-begins-service-nov-2-and-run-every-day/1433264002/|title=Grand opening for the new Milwaukee streetcar – called The Hop – set for Nov. 2|website=jsonline.com|access-date=October 28, 2018}}</ref><ref name="fox6now"/> Service to the lakefront, through the [[The Couture|Couture]], on the L-Line opened on October 29, 2023.<ref>{{Cite web|title=The Hop will be debuting its first new route extension on a limited basis this fall. Here's what to know.|url=https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/local/milwaukee/2023/08/22/the-hop-to-debut-first-new-route-extension-on-limited-basis-this-fall/70649526007/|access-date=January 29, 2024|website=Journal Sentinel|language=en-US}}</ref>
Milwaukee has no commuter rail system. [[Proposed Kenosha–Racine–Milwaukee regional rail service|Previous efforts to develop one]] proposed a 0.5% sales tax{{Citation needed|date=November 2023}} in Milwaukee, [[Racine County, Wisconsin|Racine]] and [[Kenosha County, Wisconsin|Kenosha]] counties to fund an expansion of [[Metra]]'s [[Union Pacific / North Line]] to Milwaukee Intermodal Station.<ref>{{cite web|date=October 5, 2009|title=KRMonline – Home|url=http://maps.sewrpc.org/KRMonline/|access-date=May 12, 2012|publisher=Maps.sewrpc.org|archive-date=October 13, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231013021052/http://maps.sewrpc.org/KRMonline/|url-status=dead}}</ref> A 1990s Wisconsin DOT plan determined the path forward for east-west transportation in Milwaukee to be a mix of a comprehensive light rail system, an expansion of I-94 with [[HOV lanes]], and increased bus service to Waukesha County. Despite being awarded $289 million for this plan from the federal government, local Republican leaders rescinded support for light rail. The "locally preferred alternative" would have connected destinations including downtown Milwaukee, UW-Milwaukee, and the Milwaukee Regional Medical Center.<ref>{{Cite web|title=The railroad not taken|url=https://archive.jsonline.com/news/opinion/32538794.html|access-date=January 29, 2024|website=archive.jsonline.com}}</ref>
====Highways====
Three of Wisconsin's [[Interstate highway]]s intersect in Milwaukee. [[Interstate 94 in Wisconsin|Interstate 94]] (I-94) comes north from Chicago to enter Milwaukee and continues west to [[Madison, Wisconsin|Madison]]. The stretch of I-94 from Seven Mile Road to the [[Marquette Interchange]] in Downtown Milwaukee is known as the North-South Freeway. I-94 from downtown Milwaukee west to Wisconsin 16 is known as the East-West Freeway.
[[
Approved in 2015, [[Interstate 41]] follows I-94 north from the state line before turning west at the [[Mitchell Interchange]] to the Hale Interchange and then north to Green Bay via [[Fond du Lac, Wisconsin|Fond du Lac]], [[Oshkosh, Wisconsin|Oshkosh]] and [[Appleton, Wisconsin|Appleton]]. I-41/US 41/US 45 from the Hale Interchange to Wisconsin Hwy 145 is known as the Zoo Freeway.
[[File:American Courage under Hoan Bridge 5186.jpg|thumb|The [[Hoan Bridge]] carries [[Interstate 794]].]]
Milwaukee has two auxiliary Interstate Highways, [[I-894]] and [[I-794]]. I-894 bypasses downtown Milwaukee on the west and south sides of the city from the [[Zoo Interchange]] to the Mitchell Interchange. I-894 is part of the Zoo Freeway and the Airport Freeway. I-794 extends east from the Marquette Interchange to Lake Michigan before turning south over the [[Hoan Bridge]] toward Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport, turning into [[Wisconsin Highway 794|Highway 794]] along the way. This is known as the Lake Freeway.
Milwaukee is also served by three [[
Milwaukee County is also served by several [[
* [[Wisconsin Highway 24|Hwy. 24]] (Forest Home Avenue)
* [[Wisconsin Highway 32|Hwy. 32]] (Chicago Avenue, College Avenue, S. Lake Drive, Howard Avenue, Kinnickinnic Avenue, 1st Street, Pittsburgh Avenue, Milwaukee Street, State Street, Prospect Avenue NB/Farwell Avenue SB, Bradford Avenue, N. Lake Drive, Brown Deer Road)
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In 2010, the Milwaukee area was ranked the 4th best city for commuters by [[Forbes (magazine)|''Forbes'']].<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.forbes.com/2010/02/12/best-worst-commutes-lifestyle-mass-transit_chart.html?partner=msnlocal
====Water====
[[File:Lake express terminal.jpg
Milwaukee's main port, [[Port of Milwaukee]], handled 2.4 million metric tons of cargo through its municipal port in 2014.<ref>{{cite web
Milwaukee connects with [[Muskegon, Michigan]], through the [[Lake Express]] high-speed [[automobile|auto]] and passenger [[ferry]]. The Lake Express travels across Lake Michigan from late spring to the fall of each year.
====Bicycle====
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{{As of|2022}}, Milwaukee has {{convert|195|mi|km}} of on-street bicycle facilities, including various kinds of bicycle lanes, bicycle boulevards, and trails. In the following year, the city set a goal of increasing their [[protected bicycle lane]]s from {{convert|2.6|miles}} to {{convert|50|miles}} by 2026.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Dirr|first=Alison|date=December 6, 2023|title=You may have noticed new lane markings on Highland, Walnut, North Avenue. Here's what's behind that|work=Journal Sentinel|url=https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/local/milwaukee/2023/12/06/how-to-drive-on-new-bike-lanes-in-milwaukee-on-north-avenue-walnut/71654426007/|url-access=subscription|access-date=December 6, 2023|archive-url=https://archive.today/20231206200629/https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/local/milwaukee/2023/12/06/how-to-drive-on-new-bike-lanes-in-milwaukee-on-north-avenue-walnut/71654426007/|archive-date=December 6, 2023}}</ref>
In 2006, Milwaukee obtained bronze-level status from the League of American Bicyclists,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bicyclefriendlycommunity.org/AllBicycleFriendlyCommunities.htm|title=League of American Bicyclists * Bicycle Friendly Community Campaign|publisher=bicyclefriendlycommunity.org|access-date=July 2, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091211202721/http://www.bicyclefriendlycommunity.org/AllBicycleFriendlyCommunities.htm|archive-date=December 11, 2009}}</ref> a rarity for a city its size,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.silentsports.net/madison_makes_sense.html|title=Madison Makes Sense|url-status=dead|website=Silent Sports|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080602041314/http://www.silentsports.net/madison_makes_sense.html|archive-date=June 2, 2008|first=Joel|last=Patenaude}}</ref> then silver-level status in 2019.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Quirmbach|first=Chuck|date=June 3, 2019|title=Milwaukee Rolls Up A Notch In Ratings Of Bicycle-Friendly Cities|work=[[WUWM]]|url=https://www.wuwm.com/news/2019-06-03/milwaukee-rolls-up-a-notch-in-ratings-of-bicycle-friendly-cities|access-date=July 26, 2023}}</ref>
The Bicycle Federation of Wisconsin<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bfw.org/|title=Wisconsin Bike Fed|access-date=January 25, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190518105922/http://bfw.org/|archive-date=May 18, 2019|url-status=dead}}</ref> holds an annual Bike to Work Week. The event, held in May each year, has frequently featured a commuter race between a car, a bus, and a bike; and also a morning ride into work with the mayor.
In 2008, the city identified over {{convert|250 |mi|km}} of streets on which bike lanes will fit. It created a plan labeling {{convert|145|mi|km}} of those as high priority for receiving bike lanes.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.city.milwaukee.gov/BikeLanesandBikeRout14143.htm|title=Bike Lanes and Bike Routes|access-date=March 22, 2008|author=City of Milwaukee|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080619065548/http://www.city.milwaukee.gov/BikeLanesandBikeRout14143.htm|archive-date=June 19, 2008}}</ref> As part of the city's Bicycle and Pedestrian Task Force's mission to "make Milwaukee more bicycle and pedestrian friendly", {{As of|2008|lc=y}}, over 700 bike racks have been installed throughout the city.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.city.milwaukee.gov/BicycleTaskForce3727.htm|title=Bicycle and Pedestrian Task Force|access-date=March 22, 2008|author=City of Milwaukee|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080511200236/http://www.city.milwaukee.gov/BicycleTaskForce3727.htm|archive-date=May 11, 2008}}</ref> Since October 2018, when it enacted a Complete Streets policy, the city continuously considers the addition of bicycle facilities to roadways as part of new road projects.<ref>{{Cite news|date=October 17, 2018|title=Complete Streets policy passes Common Council unanimously|work=[[OnMilwaukee]]|url=https://onmilwaukee.com/articles/milwaukee-gets-complete-streets-policy|access-date=November 12, 2023}}</ref>
In 2009, the [[Milwaukee County Transit System]] began installing bicycle racks to the front of county buses.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ridemcts.com/riding_the_bus/index.asp?id=1276|title=Bikes on Buses|access-date=June 12, 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100328211911/http://www.ridemcts.com/riding_the_bus/index.asp?id=1276|archive-date=March 28, 2010|website=Milwaukee County Transit System}}</ref> This "[[Environmental movement|green]]" effort was part of a settlement of an [[asbestos]] lawsuit filed by the state against the county in 2006.<ref>"[http://www3.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=715962 County hopes bike racks on buses cancel out asbestos – Plan may settle environmental lawsuit by state] {{webarchive|url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080222074344/http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=715962 |date=February 22, 2008 }}". ''Milwaukee Journal Sentinel''.</ref> The lawsuit cites the release of asbestos into the environment when the [[Courthouse Annex]] was demolished.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.onmilwaukee.com/politics/articles/hissom021308.html|title=Rack and Roll|work=City reaches accord on Kilbourn Tower settlement|publisher=Onmilwaukee.com|first=Doug|last=Hissom|date=February 13, 2008}}</ref>
In August 2014, Milwaukee debuted a [[bicycle sharing system]] called [[Bublr Bikes]], which is a partnership between the City of Milwaukee and a local non-profit, Midwest Bike Share (dba Bublr Bikes).<ref>{{cite news|title=Initial locations announced for Milwaukee bike-share program|url=http://www.biztimes.com/article/20140806/ENEWSLETTERS02/140809877|date=August 6, 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140808055513/http://www.biztimes.com/article/20140806/ENEWSLETTERS02/140809877|archive-date=August 8, 2014|work=BizTimes.com|access-date=February 28, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://urbanmilwaukee.com/2014/08/06/eyes-on-milwaukee-bublr-bike-share-system-is-launched/|title=Eyes on Milwaukee: "Bublr" Bike Share System Is Launched|work=Urban Milwaukee}}</ref> {{As of|August 2023}}, the system operates over 100 stations in the city and neighboring West Allis and Wauwatosa.<ref>{{Cite news|author-link=Bublr Bikes|date=August 15, 2023|title=Bublr Bikes Celebrates 10 Years of Exploring Milwaukee|work=[[Urban Milwaukee]]|url=https://urbanmilwaukee.com/pressrelease/bublr-bikes-celebrates-10-years-of-exploring-milwaukee/|access-date=November 12, 2023}}</ref>
====Walkability====
A 2015 study by [[Walk Score]] ranked Milwaukee as the 15th most walkable out of the 50 largest U.S. cities.<ref>{{cite web
====Modal characteristics====
According to the
===City development===
On February 10, 2015, a streetcar connecting the Milwaukee Intermodal Station with the city's [[The East Side (Milwaukee)|Lower East Side]] was approved by the Common Council, bringing decades of sometimes acrimonious debate to a pause. On a 9–6 vote, the council approved a measure that established the project's $124 million capital budget, its estimated $3.2 million operating and maintenance budget and its {{Convert|2.5|mi||abbr=|adj=on}} route, which includes a lakefront spur connecting the line to the proposed $122 million, 44-story Couture. Construction on the Milwaukee Streetcar began March 2017, with initial operation by mid-2018.<ref name="fox6now">{{cite web|url=http://fox6now.com/2017/02/17/construction-for-milwaukees-streetcar-project-to-begin-in-early-april/|title=Construction for Milwaukee's streetcar project to begin in early April|date=February 17, 2017|website=FOX6Now.com|access-date=March 15, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.themilwaukeestreetcar.com|title=Milwaukee Streetcar – Follow Our Momentum|website=Themilwaukeestreetcar.com|access-date=March 15, 2017}}</ref> This project was later named to The Hop, and became a free transit system.<ref name="JS-2017oct">{{cite news|last1=Spicuzza|first1=Mary|last2=Glauber|first2=Bill|title=Streetcar gains sponsor: Potawatomi Hotel has inked $10 million deal for 12 years<!--(print-edition title)-->|access-date=August 8, 2017|newspaper=Milwaukee Journal Sentinel|url=https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/2017/10/06/milwaukee-streetcar-gets-10-million-scorporate-sponsor-and-name-hop-presented-potawatomi-hotel-casin/740681001/|orig-year=online date October 6|date=October 7, 2017|pages=1A, 10A}}</ref><ref name="WITI-2017Oct">{{cite news|last1=Keith|first1=Theo|title=Milwaukee streetcar to be named "The Hop" under deal with Potawatomi, free rides for a year|url=http://fox6now.com/2017/10/06/mayor-tom-barrett-to-make-major-announcement-about-the-milwaukee-streetcar/|access-date=August 7, 2018|publisher=[[WITI (TV)|WITI]]|date=October 6, 2017}}</ref> The Lakefront service was expected to start operation by 2019.<ref name="fox6now"/>
[[Northwestern Mutual Tower and Commons]] stands {{Convert|550|ft||abbr=}} tall and has 32 stories, making it the second tallest building in Milwaukee.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/10/business/milwaukee-development-northwestern-mutual.html|title=In the Heart of Milwaukee, a Gleaming Tower Leads an Urban Renewal|first=Keith|last=Schneider|date=October 10, 2017|website=[[The New York Times]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.jsonline.com/story/money/business/2017/08/21/northwestern-mutual-officially-opens-32-story-skyscraper-milwaukee/587376001/|title=Northwestern Mutual officially opens 32-story skyscraper in Milwaukee|website=Jsonline.com|access-date=July 26, 2018}}</ref>
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==In popular culture==
* The American [[sitcom]] ''[[Happy Days]]'' was set in Milwaukee and ran for 11 seasons from 1974 to 1984, becoming one of the most successful sitcoms in American television history. It presented an idealized vision of life in the 1950s and early-1960s [[Midwestern United States]].
* The American sitcom, ''[[Laverne & Shirley]]'', a spin-off of ''Happy Days'', which played for eight seasons on ABC from January 27, 1976, to May 10, 1983, followed the lives of Laverne DeFazio and Shirley Feeney, two friends and roommates who work as bottle-cappers in the fictitious Shotz Brewery in late 1950s Milwaukee.
* The 2004 sports comedy film, ''[[Mr. 3000]],'' takes place in Milwaukee and features actor [[Bernie Mac]] as a member of the [[Milwaukee Brewers]].<ref>{{cite web|last1=Hansen|first1=Kristine|title=Movies and TV Shows with Milwaukee Connections to Stream While You're at Home|url=https://www.milwaukeemag.com/movies-and-tv-shows-with-milwaukee-connections-to-stream-while-youre-at-home/|website=Milwaukee Magazine|date=March 21, 2020|publisher=Carole Nicksin|access-date=March 30, 2022}}</ref>
* In the 1992 movie, [[Wayne's World (film)|''Wayne's World'']], the two main characters, Wayne and Garth, meet rock star [[Alice Cooper]] after a show in Milwaukee. Cooper engages in a discussion with them and his band about Milwaukee and where the city's name comes from.<ref>{{cite web|title=Alice Cooper Was Slightly Off, or Wisconsin Place Names and their Native Language Origins|url=https://www.mpl.org/blog/now/alice-cooper-was-slightly-off-or-wisconsin-place-names-and-their-native-language-origins|website=Milwaukee Public Library|date=November 5, 2014|access-date=May 3, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Wayne's World (1992) Alice Cooper: Alice Cooper|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0105793/characters/nm0004840|website=IMDB|access-date=May 3, 2022}}</ref>
* The 2011 comedy film [[Bridesmaids (2011 film)|''Bridesmaids'']] starring [[Kristen Wiig]], [[Maya Rudolph]] and [[Rebel Wilson]] had multiple scenes set in Milwaukee, though it was filmed in California.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1478338/locations/|title=Bridesmaids (2011) - Filming & production - IMDb|via=www.imdb.com}}</ref>
* The headquarters of film and video production company [[Red Letter Media]] are in Milwaukee. The company often discuss its pride in the city.<ref>
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Milwaukee's [[sister cities]] are:<ref>{{cite web
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* {{flagicon|NGA}} [[Abuja]], Nigeria
* {{flagicon|KEN}} [[Bomet]], Kenya
* {{flagicon|KOR}} [[Daegu]], South Korea
* {{flagicon|IRL}} [[Galway]], Ireland
* {{flagicon|UKR}} [[Irpin]], Ukraine
* {{flagicon|SRB}} [[Kragujevac]], Serbia
* {{flagicon|TZA}} [[Tarime District]], Tanzania
* {{flagicon|CRO}} [[Zadar]], Croatia
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* {{flagicon|CHN}} [[Ningbo]], China<ref>{{cite news
==See also==
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==Further reading==
* {{cite book
* Holli, Melvin G., and Jones, Peter d'A., eds. ''Biographical Dictionary of American Mayors, 1820-1980'' (Greenwood Press, 1981) short scholarly biographies each of the city's mayors 1820 to 1980. [https://archive.org/details/biographicaldict0000unse_r8s1 online]; see index at p. 409 for list.
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==External links==
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* {{official website|http://city.milwaukee.gov}}
* [http://www.milwaukee.org/ Greater Milwaukee Convention Bureau]
* [http://www.mmac.org/ Metropolitan Milwaukee Association of Commerce]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20110209110735/http://stateofthereunion.com/home/season-2/milwaukee Milwaukee] featured on NPR's [[State of the Re:Union
* Sanborn fire insurance maps: 1894 [http://content.wisconsinhistory.org/cdm/ref/collection/maps/id/8468 vol 1] [http://content.wisconsinhistory.org/cdm/ref/collection/maps/id/8655 vol 2]
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