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Wauwatosa

city in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, United States

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Country: United States
State: Wisconsin
County: Milwaukee
Incorporated: May 27, 1897 ; 129 years ago ( 1897-05-27 )
Mayor: Dennis McBride
Congressional rep: Gwen Moore ( D )
City: 13.23 sq mi (34.27 km )
Land: 13.23 sq mi (34.26 km )
Water: 0.0039 sq mi (0.01 km )
Elevation: 673 ft (205 m)
Density: 3,637.7/sq mi (1,404.54/km )
Metro: 1,753,355 (Milwaukee)
Time zone: UTC−6 ( Central )
Summer dst: UTC−5 (CDT)
Fips code: 55-84675
Website: www .wauwatosa .net

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Wauwatosa (/ˌwɔːwəˈtoʊsə/ WAW-wə-TOH-sə; colloquially Tosa) is a city in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 48,387 at the 2020 census. Wauwatosa is a suburb located immediately west of Milwaukee and is part of the Milwaukee metropolitan area. It is named after the Potawatomi Chief Wauwataesie and the Potawatomi word for firefly.

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