Milwaukee

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

It is unknown where the city got its name from. Some accounts say it came from the American Indian word "millioke", which is thought to mean "the good land" or "gathering place by the water".

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

## Infobox (settlement)

- **name**: Milwaukee
- **settlement type**: City
- **nickname**: Cream City, Brew City, Beer Capital of the World, Miltown, The Mil, MKE, The City of Festivals, The German Athens of America, Area code 414, The 414
- **image skyline**: File:Milwaukee Collage New.jpg
- **imagesize**: 300px
- **image caption**: Clockwise from top: List of tallest buildings in Milwaukee, Milwaukee skyline from Discovery World, downtown at night along the Milwaukee Riverwalk, inside the Milwaukee Art Museum, Milwaukee City Hall, Burns Commons in the East Side, Milwaukee, East Side neighborhood, and the historic Mitchell Building
- **image flag**: Flag of Milwaukee, Wisconsin.svg
- **image seal**: Seal of Milwaukee, Wisconsin.png
- **blank emblem size**: 100px
- **blank emblem type**: Logo
- **image map**: Milwaukee County Wisconsin incorporated and unincorporated areas Milwaukee highlighted.svg
- **map caption**: Location within Milwaukee County
- **pushpin map**: Wisconsin#USA
- **pushpin map caption**: Location within Wisconsin##Location within the United States
- **pushpin relief**: 1
- **pushpin label**: Milwaukee
- **subdivision type**: Country
- **subdivision name**: United States
- **subdivision type1**: U.S. state, State
- **subdivision name1**: Wisconsin
- **subdivision type2**: List of counties in Wisconsin, Counties
- **subdivision name2**: Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Washington County, Wisconsin, Washington, Waukesha County, Wisconsin, Waukesha
- **government type**: Mayor–council government, Strong mayor-council
- **leader title**: List of mayors of Milwaukee, Mayor
- **leader name**: Cavalier Johnson (Democratic Party (United States), D)
- **established title**: Municipal corporation, Incorporated
- **unit pref**: Imperial
- **area total km2**: 250.75
- **area land km2**: 249.12
- **area water km2**: 1.63
- **area total sq mi**: 96.81
- **area land sq mi**: 96.18
- **area water sq mi**: 0.63
- **population total**: 577222
- **population as of**: 2020 United States census, 2020
- **population rank**: List of United States cities by population, 31st in the United States
List of municipalities in Wisconsin by population, 1st in Wisconsin
- **population density sq mi**: 6001.48
- **population density km2**: 2317.04
- **population metro**: 1574731 (List of metropolitan statistical areas, 40th)
- **population demonym**: Milwaukeean
- **timezone**: Central Time Zone (North America), CST
- **utc offset**: −6
- **timezone dst**: Central Time Zone (North America), CDT
- **utc offset dst**: −5
- **postal code type**: ZIP Codes
- **postal code**: 53172, 53201–53216, 53218–53228, 53233–53234, 53237, 53259, 53263, 53267–53268, 53274, 53278, 53288, 53290, 53293, 53295
- **area code**: Area code 414, 414
- **elevation m**: 188
- **elevation ft**: 617
- **blank name**: Federal Information Processing Standard, FIPS code
- **blank info**: 55-53000
- **blank1 name**: Geographic Names Information System, GNIS feature ID
- **blank1 info**: 1577901
- **blank2 name**: Major airport
- **blank2 info**: Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport (MKE)
- **blank3 name sec1**: Interstate Highway System, Interstates
- **blank3 info sec1**:

- **blank1 name sec2**: U.S. Routes
- **blank1 info sec2**: