Waukesha, Wisconsin

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The city of Waukesha is located in Waukesha County and is the county seat.

Waukesha is 270 feet [82.3 m] above sea level.^<1>

Time Zone: Waukesha lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time.

We searched for American and Canadian communities that also have the name of Waukesha, but it seems to be unique to this community.

At the time of the 2000 Census, Waukesha had a population of 64,825 people^<2> (or 17.9% of the total population of Waukesha County). The population of Waukesha represented 1.21% of the total of Wisconsin, making it the state's 7th most populous community.

From the Census Estimates for 2008, Waukesha had a population of 68,008 people. This is an increase of 4.91% since the 2000 Census.

The following table shows the recent changes in population. For the years after 2000, the population counts are estimated. More information can be found on the Census Page for Waukesha.

The following is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance<3>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Brookfield	NE	6 mi [9.66 km]	39,020	0.96% 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
	Menomonee Falls	NE	10 mi [16.09 km]	34,607	6% increase
	Mequon	NE	19 mi [30.58 km]	23,584	8.07% increase
	Milwaukee	E	14 mi [22.53 km]	604,477	1.26% increase

To learn more about neighboring communities, please visit the Neighborhood Page for Waukesha.

Websites for Waukesha

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The Commemorative Quarter for Wisconsin<4>

Search for Local Businesses

Google's 'Search-by-Location' is a very useful tool for people who might be 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.

For what it's worth: In addition to helping you submit your own search, clicking 'Other...' will frequently (but not always) show you some popular searches for this area.

If you find an error or your business wasn't included in the results, please contact Google to help them resolve the issue (we simply link to 'Search-by-Location' and have no control over their results).

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