Muskego
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third-class city in Waukesha County, Wisconsin, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Wisconsin
- County
- Waukesha
- Mayor
- Rick Petfalski
- City
- 35.97 sq mi (93.17 km )
- Land
- 31.60 sq mi (81.85 km )
- Water
- 4.37 sq mi (11.32 km )
- Elevation
- 801 ft (244 m)
- Density
- 800/sq mi (307/km )
- Metro
- Part of Metro Milwaukee
- Time zone
- UTC−6 ( Central )
- Summer dst
- UTC−5 ( Central )
- Area codes
- 414 , 262
- Fips code
- 55-55275
- Website
- https://www.muskego.wi.gov/
via Wikipedia infobox
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Encyclopedic overview
Muskego (/mʌsˈkiːɡoʊ/ ) is a city in Waukesha County, Wisconsin, United States. As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 25,032. It is part of the Milwaukee metropolitan area.
The name Muskego is derived from the Potawatomi Indian name for the area, "Mus-kee-Guaac", meaning sunfish. The Potawatomi were the original inhabitants of Muskego. Muskego is the fifth-largest community in Waukesha County, and has a large Norwegian American population. There are three lakes within the city's boundaries.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Muskego” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.