Muskego

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Muskego
Muskego, Wisconsin
Muskego
Muskego
Location in Wisconsin
Basic data
Foundation : 1964
State : United States
State : Wisconsin
County : Waukesha County
Coordinates : 42 ° 54 ′  N , 88 ° 8 ′  W Coordinates: 42 ° 54 ′  N , 88 ° 8 ′  W
Time zone : Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 )
Inhabitants :
Metropolitan Area :
24,135 (as of 2010)
1,751,316 (as of 2010)
Population density : 294.9 inhabitants per km 2
Area : 93.19 km 2  (approx. 36 mi 2 ) of
which 81.85 km 2  (approx. 32 mi 2 ) is land
Height : 245 m
Postal code : 53150
Area code : +1 414, 262
FIPS : 55-55275
GNIS ID : 1570056
Website : www.cityofmuskego.org
Mayor : Kathy Chiaverotti

Muskego is a city in Waukesha County in the southeast of the US -amerikanischen state of Wisconsin . In 2010 , Muskego had 24,135 residents.

Muskego is part of the Milwaukee metropolitan area .

geography

Muskego is located in southwest Wisconsin, in the southwest suburb area of Milwaukee . The geographical coordinates of Muskego are 42 ° 54'21 "north latitude and 88 ° 08'20" west longitude. The urban area extends over an area of ​​93.19 km², which is spread over 81.85 km² of land and 11.34 km² of water.

Neighboring towns to Muskego are New Berlin (on the northern city limits), Hales Corners (8.4 km northeast), Franklin (on the eastern city limits), Caledonia (27.2 km southeast), Wind Lake (on the southern city limits), Waterford (9 miles southwest), Big Bend (on the western city limits), and Waukesha (10 miles northwest).

The closest major cities are Milwaukee (18 miles northeast), Wisconsin's capital Madison (123 miles west), Rockford , Illinois (129 miles southwest), and Chicago , Illinois (143 miles south).

traffic

Interstate Highway I-43 , which connects Milwaukee with Rockford, Illinois, runs along the northwestern city limits . The US Highway 45 forms the eastern city boundary to the southeast. Coming from the northeast, Wisconsin State Highway 36 runs through the southeast of the metropolitan area. All other roads are subordinate country roads, some unpaved roads and inner-city connecting roads.

The nearest airport is Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport in Milwaukee (13 miles east-northeast).

population

According to the 2010 census , Muskego had 24,135 people in 9068 households. The population density was 294.9 inhabitants per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.65 people lived in 9068 households.

The racial the population was composed of 97.2 percent white, 0.3 percent African American, 0.2 percent Native American, 0.9 percent Asian and 0.4 percent from other ethnic groups; 1.0 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 2.3 percent of the population.

25.1 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 62.0 percent were between 18 and 64 and 12.9 percent were 65 years or older. 50.7 percent of the population was female.

The average annual income for a household was 84,075  USD . The per capita income was $ 37,313. 3.6 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Individual evidence

  1. a b American Fact Finder. Retrieved January 25, 2014
  2. ↑ For distances, see Google Maps. Accessed January 25, 2014

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