About Waukesha 

Waukesha is the county seat of Waukesha County, Wisconsin. As of the 2000 census, Waukesha had a total population of 64,826. The city is located adjacent to the Town of Waukesha.  Waukesha is located near the center of Waukesha County in southeastern Wisconsin, 18 miles west of Milwaukee. Waukesha is also located 59 miles east of Madison. The city shares borders with City of Brookfield, Town of Brookfield, Genesee, New Berlin, City of Pewaukee, and Town of Waukesha.  The city is located on the banks of the Fox River, which starts near Menomonee Falls and flows into the Illinois River.

In 2006, Money ranked Waukesha 36th on its list of the 100 best places to live in the United States.

The History of Waukesha

The area that the city now encompasses was first inhabited in 1834. By 1846, the area was incorporated as the Village of Prairieville. On February 8, 1847, it changed its name to Waukesha. And in 1896, Waukesha incorporated as a city.

Waukesha was known for its extremely clean and good-tasting spring water and was called a spa town. This earned the city the nicknames "Spring City" and "Saratoga of the West". However, emissions have since ruined these springs, and a number have gone dry. But during this particular era in the late 1800s and early 1900s, many celebrities of their day came to reside there for a while, such as Mary Todd Lincoln after her husband's death.

The name Waukesha means "fox" or "foxes," either from the Ojibwe word Waagoshag or the Potawatomi word Wauk-tsha.

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