Milwaukee County, Wisconsin

Milwaukee County is a  in the  of. As of 2006, the population was 915,097. Its is.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 3,081 (1,190 ). 626 km² (242 sq mi) of it is land and 2,456 km² (948 sq mi) of it (79.70%) is water.

Adjacent counties

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 * - south
 * - west
 * - northwest

Demographics


As of the of 2005, there were 921,654 people, 377,729 households, and 225,126 families residing in the county. The was 1,503/km² (3,892/sq mi). There were 400,093 housing units at an average density of 640/km² (1,656/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 65.62%, 24.59% or , 0.72% , 2.57% , 0.04% , 4.25% from , and 2.21% from two or more races. 8.77% of the population were or  of any race. 25.0% were of, 10.9% and 5.3%  ancestry according to.

There were 377,729 households out of which 29.50% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 39.00% were living together, 16.30% had a female householder with no husband present, and 40.40% were non-families. 33.00% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.70% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.43 and the average family size was 3.13.

In the county, the population was spread out with 26.40% under the age of 18, 10.50% from 18 to 24, 30.30% from 25 to 44, 20.00% from 45 to 64, and 12.90% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 92.00 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.10 males.

Government

 * (R)
 * (D)
 * David Clarke (D)
 * John La Fave (D)
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Transportation
Bus service in is provided by the, which operates 469  and 5  Low Floor buses on 56 routes. The transit system received an additional nine buses in 2006.