Milwaukee is the largest city in the state of Wisconsin.
Milwaukee is also the 22nd-largest 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 2009, about 604,133 people
lived in Milwaukee. Part of Milwaukee is in Washington County.
The city got its name from the Indian word "millioke", which is
thought to mean "the good land" or "gathering place by the
water". - Bill Glauber and Ben Poston (June 22, 2010).
"Milwaukee sees small surge in population - JSOnline". Milwaukee
Journal Sentinel.
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October 5, 2011. - "Milwaukee County, Wisconsin: History and
Information". e-referencedesk.com. 2011 [last update]. http://ww
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