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Also known as City of Muskego, Muskego, Wisconsin, Muskego, WI

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/

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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.

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