Milwaukee is the largest city in the U.S. state of Wisconsin, the 30th
most populous city in the United States, and 39th most populous region in the
United States. It is the county seat of Milwaukee County and is located on the south-western
shore of Lake Michigan. According to 2010 census data, the City of Milwaukee
has a population of 594,833. Milwaukee is the main cultural and economic center
of the Milwaukee–Racine–Waukesha Metropolitan Area with a population of
2,037,542 as of an official 2012 estimate.
The first Europeans to pass through the area were French Catholic
missionaries and fur
