Milwaukee metropolitan area

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The Milwaukee–Racine–Waukesha metropolitan area is an urban area that the U.S. Census Bureau defines as a Combined Statistical Area centered around the city of Milwaukee and had a population of 1,708,563 people as of the 2005 U.S. Census estimate.^[link] Five counties in southeastern Wisconsin make up the area.

The Milwaukee–Racine–Waukesha Combined Statistical Area is made up of the Milwaukee–Waukesha–West Allis Metropolitan Statistical Area and the Racine Metropolitan Statistical Area, according to the U.S. Census._[link]

The city of Milwaukee, Wisconsin is the hub of the metropolitan area. The northern and eastern parts of Racine County, eastern parts of Waukesha County, southern part of Ozaukee County, southeastern part of Washington County, and remainder of Milwaukee County are the most urbanized parts of the outlying counties.

The character of the area varies widely. Mequon, Brookfield, and the North Shore (Fox Point, Whitefish Bay, River Hills, Glendale, and Bayside) are seen as more upscale while West Milwaukee, West Allis, and St. Francis have more of a blue-collar reputation.

Contents

1 Counties

1.1 List of counties

2 Cities

2.1 Principal cities
2.2 List of suburbs with more than 10,000 inhabaitants
2.3 List of suburbs with fewer than 10,000 inhabitants

3 Debate over metropolitan government
4 External links

Counties

List of counties

There are five counties within the Milwaukee–Racine–Waukesha metropolitan area by the U.S. Census as of the latest definition.^[link]

Cities

Principal cities

List of suburbs with more than 10,000 inhabaitants

List of suburbs with fewer than 10,000 inhabitants

Debate over metropolitan government

Although each county and its various municipalities are self-governing, there is some cooperation in the metropolitan area. The Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District (MMSD) is a state-chartered government agency which serves 28 municipalities in the five counties.

At the same time, some in the area see the need for more consolidation in government services. The Kettl Commission and former Wisconsin Governor McCallum have supported initiatives to do this.

External links

[Article on consolidation of area government]

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