Milwaukee County, Wisconsin
U.S. County|
county = Milwaukee County|
state = Wisconsin |
seal = Milwaukee County wi seal.jpg |
map size = 225|
founded = |
seat =
Milwaukee | area = 3,081
km² (1,190
mi²) |
area land = 626 km² (242 mi²) |
area water = 2,456 km² (948 mi²) |
area percentage = 79.70% |
census yr = 2000|
pop = 940,164 |
density = 1,503 |
web = www.county.milwaukee.gov |}}
Milwaukee County is a
county in the
U.S. state of
Wisconsin. As of 2000, the population was 940,164. Its
county seat is
Milwaukee6.
According to the
U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 3,081
km² (1,190
mi²). 626 km² (242 mi²) of it is land and 2,456 km² (948 mi²) of it (79.70%) is water.
As of the
census² of 2000, there were 940,164 people, 377,729 households, and 225,126 families residing in the county. The
population density was 1,503/km² (3,892/mi²). There were 400,093 housing units at an average density of 640/km² (1,656/mi²). The racial makeup of the county was 65.62%
White, 24.59%
Black or
African American, 0.72%
Native American, 2.57%
Asian, 0.04%
Pacific Islander, 4.25% from
other races, and 2.21% from two or more races. 8.77% of the population were
Hispanic or
Latino of any race.
There were 377,729 households out of which 29.50% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 39.00% were
married couples living together, 16.30% had a female householder with no husband present, and 40.40% were non-families. 33.00% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.70% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.43 and the average family size was 3.13.
In the county, the population was spread out with 26.40% under the age of 18, 10.50% from 18 to 24, 30.30% from 25 to 44, 20.00% from 45 to 64, and 12.90% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 92.00 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.10 males.
Bus service in
Milwaukee County is provided by the
Milwaukee County Transit System, which operates 469
New Flyer and 5
Gillig Low Floor buses on 56 routes. The transit system is scheduled to receive an additional nine buses in 2006.
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Bayside*
Brown Deer*
Cudahy*
Fox Point*
Franklin*
Glendale*
Greendale*
Greenfield*
Hales Corners*
Milwaukee*
Oak Creek*
River Hills*
Shorewood*
South Milwaukee*
St. Francis*
Wauwatosa*
West Allis*
West Milwaukee*
Whitefish Bay*
Milwaukee County*
Milwaukee County Transit System
