Welcome to Waukesha ...
The city of Waukesha is located in Waukesha County<1> and is the County Seat for Waukesha County.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Waukesha, you might consider that their post office opened in 1847.
From the Census Estimates for 2019, Waukesha has a population of 72,352 people<2> (see below for details).
Waukesha is 880 feet [268 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: Waukesha lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Websites for Waukesha ...
Official Website: www.ci.waukesha.wi.us/
Chamber of Commerce: www.waukesha.org/
Population Details ...
Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Waukesha had an population of 72,352 people. This is an increase of 2.31% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 11.61% since the 2000 Census).
At the time of the 2010 Census, Waukesha had a population of 70,718 people (which is 18.14% of the total population of Waukesha County). This makes Waukesha the county's most populous community.
The population of Waukesha represents 1.24% of the total population of Wisconsin (which has 5,686,986 people), making it the state's 7th most populous community.
With a 2010 count of 70,718 people, the population of Waukesha increased 9.09% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 64,825 people).
More information can be found on the Census Page for Waukesha.
Communities Also Named Waukesha ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Waukesha - it's located in Pennsylvania.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Waukesha.
Communities near Waukesha ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Waukesha.
- Milwaukee
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milwaukee
- Milwaukee is located in Milwaukee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 589,067 people
- West Allis
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Allis
- West Allis is located in Milwaukee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 59,748 people
- Wauwatosa
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east) - New Berlin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Berlin
- New Berlin is located in Waukesha County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 39,812 people
- Brookfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brookfield have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield
- Brookfield is located in Waukesha County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 39,164 people
- Menomonee Falls
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Menomonee Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menomonee Falls
- Menomonee Falls is located in Waukesha County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 38,243 people
- Greenfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- Greenfield is located in Milwaukee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 37,183 people
- Franklin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast) - Muskego
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast) - Mequon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Waukesha. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Waukesha.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Waukesha. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Waukesha.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Waukesha. Our list includes 22 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Waukesha.
Adding Waukesha to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Waukesha in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Waukesha was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Waukesha post office opened in 1847.
We also found Waukesha in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Waukesha.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Waukesha: www.ci.waukesha.wi.us/
The official website for Waukesha County: www.waukeshacounty.gov/
The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Wisconsin's counties, including Waukesha, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Waukesha. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Waukesha - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |