Milwaukee County is a county in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of the 2000 census, the county had a population of 940,164. Its estimated 2008 population was 953,328. Its county seat is Milwaukee.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,190 square miles (3,081 km²), of which, 242 square miles (626 km²) of it is land and 948 square miles (2,456 km²) of it (79.70%) is water.
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Milwaukee County is a county in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of the 2000 census, the county had a population of 940,164. Its estimated 2008 population was 953,328. Its county seat is Milwaukee.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,190 square miles (3,081 km²), of which, 242 square miles (626 km²) of it is land and 948 square miles (2,456 km²) of it (79.70%) is water.
As of the 2000 census, the county had a population of 940,164. Its estimated 2008 population was 953,328. As of the 2007 census estimate, there were 951,026 people, 377,729 households, and 225,126 families residing in the county. The population density was 3,931 people per square mile (1,503/km²). There were 400,093 housing units at an average density of 1,656 per square mile (640/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 65.62% White, 24.59% Black or African American, 0.72% Native American, 2.57% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 4.25% from other races, and 2.21% from two or more races. 8...
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