Wauwatosa
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city in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, United States
Key facts
- 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
via Wikipedia infobox
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Encyclopedic overview
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.
History
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Wauwatosa” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.