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- At the 2020 census, the population was 939,489, down from 947,735 in 2010. [ 1 ][ 2 ] It is both the most populous and most densely populated county in Wisconsin, and the 45th most populous county nationwide; Milwaukee, its eponymous county seat, [ 3 ] is also the most populous city in the state. It was named after the Milwaukee River.
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It was named after the Milwaukee River. The county was created in 1834 as part of Michigan Territory and organized the following year. [4]
Milwaukee takes its name from the river, which had been the site of an Indian village since Wisconsin was first known to Europeans (for the variations in spelling see H. E. Legler, "Wisconsin Place Names," in Wisconsin Academy of Sciences, Arts, and Letters Transactions, xiv, p. 24).
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.
Jan 29, 2018 · The debate over the etymology of “Milwaukee” dates back to pioneer times in the city. Indeed, the place had many names during its earliest years as a trading post. The earliest references to the word date to the 1670s, with mentions of the “Melloki” river.
- Matthew Prigge
Oct 14, 2016 · Noodin says documents of the time period lead her to believe the original name for Milwaukee was a word from that language - Mino-akking, which means "good earth or good land."
Milwaukee County was formed in 1835 when it was part of the Michigan Territory. Prior to that, the area had been settled by a variety of Native American tribes, and was explored by French Priests and traders as far back as 1674.
Milwaukee County became fragmented as communities on the outer edges of the city became incorporated and left the City of Milwaukee. Glendale was the first to be incorporated in 1950, followed by St. Francis in 1951, and Hales Corners in 1952, with the trend continuing until 1964.
