Waukesha, Wisconsin

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The largest community within a 50 mile [80 km] radius is Milwaukee. It is located about 14 miles [22 km] to the east of Waukesha and has a population of 596,974 people.^<1>

The next largest community is Kenosha. It is located about 35 miles [56 km] to the southeast of Waukesha and has a population of 90,352 people.

Other large communities in the area:

	Community	Direction	Distance<2>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Gurnee (IL)	S	46 mi [74 km]	30,608	6.15% increase
	Round Lake Beach (IL)	S	44 mi [70.8 km]	27,855	7.72% increase
	Waukegan (IL)	SE	48 mi [77.2 km]	90,788	3.28% increase
	Brookfield	NE	6 mi [9.66 km]	39,020	0.96% increase
	Caledonia	SE	23 mi [37.01 km]	24,220	2.57% increase
	Franklin	SE	14 mi [22.53 km]	35,500	20.36% increase
	Greenfield	E	12 mi [19.31 km]	36,075	1.69% increase
	Janesville	SW	45 mi [72.4 km]	62,516	5.07% increase
	Menomonee Falls	NE	10 mi [16.09 km]	34,607	6% increase
	New Berlin	SE	6 mi [9.66 km]	38,649	1.12% increase
	Oak Creek	SE	19 mi [30.58 km]	33,482	17.66% increase
	Racine	SE	29 mi [46.67 km]	82,196	0.42% increase
	Wauwatosa	E	10 mi [16.09 km]	45,004	4.8% decrease
	West Allis	E	10 mi [16.09 km]	59,416	3% decrease
	West Bend	N	28 mi [45.06 km]	29,894	6.19% increase

Below is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Brookfield	NE	4 mi [6.44 km]	6,177	3.33% decrease
	Delafield	NW	5 mi [8.05 km]	8,536	9.16% increase
	Delafield	NW	8 mi [12.87 km]	6,787	4.87% increase
	Elm Grove	E	8 mi [12.87 km]	6,133	1.86% decrease
	Genesee	SW	7 mi [11.27 km]	7,416	1.81% increase
	Genesee	SW	7 mi [11.27 km]	---
	Hartland	NW	7 mi [11.27 km]	8,692	9.96% increase
	Pewaukee	N	3 mi [4.83 km]	12,494	6.03% increase
	Pewaukee	NW	6 mi [9.66 km]	---
	Pewaukee	N	5 mi [8.05 km]	8,801	7.72% increase
	Sussex	N	8 mi [12.87 km]	10,048	13.82% increase
	Vernon	S	8 mi [12.87 km]	7,451	3.1% increase
	Vernon	S	7 mi [11.27 km]	---
	Wales	W	7 mi [11.27 km]	2,692	6.7% increase
	Waukesha	S	3 mi [4.83 km]	8,318	3.23% decrease

Waukesha County

Waukesha is located in Waukesha County and is the county seat.

Below are counties that are near Waukesha (within 40 mi [64.4 km]). For each of these counties, we also show the community that is closest to Waukesha:

	County	Direction	Nearest Community	Distance From Waukesha
	Lake County (IL)	S	Channel Lake (IL)	37 miles [59 km]
	McHenry County (IL)	S	Belden (IL)	37 miles [59 km]
	Dane County	W	Cambridge	39 miles [62 km]
	Dodge County	NW	Alderley	17 miles [27 km]
	Fond du Lac County	N	Kewaskum	35 miles [56 km]
	Jefferson County	W	Heath Mills	17 miles [27 km]
	Kenosha County	S	Brighton	27 miles [43 km]
	Milwaukee County	SE	Hales Corners	10 miles [16 km]
	Ozaukee County	NE	Freistadt	18 miles [28 km]
	Racine County	S	Caldwell	12 miles [19 km]

The Commemorative Quarter for Wisconsin<3>

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People are finding Google's 'Search-by-Location' to be a useful tool when planning visits to this area. We have prepared the following searches to help you find businesses, travel and vacation activities that are in (or close to) Waukesha. It's likely that the search results won't include all of the businesses that are in this area, but the results should give you a good foundation for further searches.

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