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Milwaukee is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. Located on the western shore of Lake Michigan, it had a population of 577,222 at the 2020 census, making it the 31st-most populous city in the United States. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Population
577,222 1
Area (sq km)
250.75 1
Founding Year
1846 1
Population Estimate Year
2020 1
Elevation (m)
188 1
Latitude
43.05 degrees north 1
Longitude
87.95 degrees west 1
Elevation Band
Lowland 2
Climate Zone
Continental 3
Time Zone
UTC-06:00 4
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Source Milwaukee (Wikipedia)
Wisconsin, States or Territories

Milwaukee is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Wisconsin.

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high-rise apartment building in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
F. & M. Schaefer Brewing Company

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Valentin Blatz Brewing Company

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American professional baseball team based in Milwaukee
Sources
1. Milwaukee (Wikipedia)
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  • Lead section
    Milwaukee is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. Located on the western shore of Lake Michigan, it had a population of 577,222 at the 2020 census, making it the 31st-most populous city in the United States.
  • Infobox, Population figure
    577,222
  • Infobox, Population year
    2020 census
  • Infobox: area_total_km2
    250.75
  • Infobox, coordinates (latitude)
    43.05000°N, 87.95000°W
  • Infobox, coordinates (longitude)
    43.05000°N, 87.95000°W
  • Lead section
    Milwaukee was incorporated in 1846.
  • Infobox, Elevation
    617 ft (188 m)
  • Associated With: United States, Infobox, Country
    united-states
  • Associated With: Wisconsin, Infobox, State
    Wisconsin
  • In Group: Cities of Northern America (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregion
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2. OpenTopoData (SRTM 90 m): SRTM 90 m elevation at 43.05,-87.95
OpenTopoData (SRTM 90 m)results elevation
Quote, results elevation
"elevation": 205.0
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3. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 43.25, -87.75
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 43.25, -87.75
43.25 -87.75 Dfb
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4. GeoNames: Milwaukee - GeoNames
GeoNamescities500 record 5263045
Quote, cities500 record 5263045
43.0389 -87.90647 P PPLA2 US WI 079 53000 563531 188 203 America/Chicago
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Wikidata: Milwaukee
Wikidata Q37836, class allow-list match verified against P17/real-world identity (w-geo-qidcite-0926).View the Source
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