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Place Name
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Milwaukee County
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Place Status (Type)
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county
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Capital is
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Milwaukee
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Population
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959,275 (1990)
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Location
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Wisconsin, United States, North America
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Latitude
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42°58'N
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Longitude
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87°40'W
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Milwaukee
, county (
1,189 sq mi/3,080 sq km; 1990
pop. 959,275), SE Wis.;  Milwaukee; 42°58'N 87°40'W. All of
co. is incorporated. The city of Milwaukee comprises
96 sq mi/249 sq km of the co.,
mainly in center and NW; remainder is comprised of Wauwatosa, West
Allis, Franklin, Oak Creek, and 14 other cities and villages. Bounded E
by L. Michigan; drained by Milwaukee, Menomonee, and Root rivers.
Highly industrialized area, centered at Milwaukee. Small areas of
remnant agr., mainly in far S (wheat, soybeans). Formed 1834.
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