Wauwatosa ( ; colloquially Tosa) is a city in

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, United States. The population was 48,387 at the 2020 census. Wauwatosa is a

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located immediately west of

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and is part of the

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. It is named after the

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Chief Wauwataesie and the Potawatomi word for

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History

The lush

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of the Wauwatosa area provided a key overland gateway between the rich glacial farmland of southeastern Wisconsin and the

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. In 1835, Charles Hart became the first Euro-American to settle here, followed that year by 17 other families. The following year a United States Road was built from Milwaukee through Wauwatosa, eventually reaching

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. Charles Hart built a mill in 1845 on the

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which gave the settlement its original name of "Hart's Mill." The mill was torn down in 1914. The

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of Wau-wau-too-sa was created by act of the Wisconsin Territorial Legislature on April 30, 1840. As of the 1840

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, the population of the Town of Wau-wau-too-sa or Wauwatosa was 342. The town government was organized in 1842. The town's borders originally extended from the present-day Greenfield Avenue in the south to Hampton Avenue in the north, and from 27th Street in the east to the

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line in the west, encompassing sections of present-day Milwaukee, West Milwaukee and

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, plus the southern part of former North Milwaukee, which was wholly annexed into the city of Milwaukee in 1927. Most of the town was farmland through the remainder of the 19th century. WI-Wauwatosa-1892

In 1849 the Watertown Plank Road was constructed through Wauwatosa, mainly following the old Madison territorial road. In 1851 Wisconsin's first railroad (later

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) established Wauwatosa as its western terminus. The Village of Wauwatosa was incorporated from the central part of the Town of Wauwatosa in 1892, and was rechartered as the City of Wauwatosa on May 27, 1897.

Expansion

On November 25, 1952, the City of Wauwatosa more than doubled its size by annexing of land west of the

, the entire remaining portion of the Town of Wauwatosa, which became the home to several large cold storage and regional food distribution terminals. Industrial plants owned by firms including

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and

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were also constructed. In the past 40 years, western Wauwatosa has become an

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with an important commercial and retail district built up along Milwaukee's beltline Highway 100 and anchored by the

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Removal of cross

In 1992, Wauwatosa received some national attention when the Wauwatosa Common Council, threatened with a lawsuit, decided to remove a

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from the City's seal that had been adopted in 1957. The cross was replaced with the text "In God We Trust". The seal itself had originally been designed by 9-year old Suzanne Vallier as an entry in a contest among Wauwatosa schoolchildren. The quadrants of the logo's shield represented, from top left going clockwise: an arrowhead representing the Indians who were the original inhabitants of the city; the mill representing Hart's Mill which was the original name of the city; the cross representing the "city of churches"; and the symbol used on street signs representing the "city of homes".

2020 shootings

On February 2, 2020, Alvin Cole, a 17-year-old

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male, was shot and killed at

by a police officer responding to a reported disturbance. According to authorities, Cole had been fleeing from police while carrying a stolen handgun. No charges were filed against the officer who fired the fatal shots, sparking protests. On November 20, a

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occurred at the mall, leaving eight people injured. The shooter fled the scene afterwards and remained at large for a day, until the arrest of a 15-year-old suspect.

Geography

According to the

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, the city has a total area of , all land. Eastern Wauwatosa is also known for its homes and residential streets, at one time just a short streetcar ride away from downtown Milwaukee. Prior to the arrival of Dutch elm disease, many of Wauwatosa's older residential streets had large gothic colonnades of

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trees. In Wauwatosa, the Menomonee Valley made it easier to quarry portions of the

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, which provided the necessary materials for cream-colored bricks and limestone foundations used in many homes and public buildings throughout the region.

Climate

Demographics

As of 2000 the median income for a household in the city was $54,519, and the median income for a family was $68,030. Males had a median income of $46,721 versus $35,289 for females. The

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for the city was $28,834. About 2.3% of families and 3.8% of the population were below the

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, including 3.9% of those under age 18 and 5.5% of those age 65 or over.

2010 census

As of the

of 2010, there were 46,396 people, 20,435 households, and 11,969 families residing in the city. The

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was . There were 21,520 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 89.6%

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, 4.5%

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, 0.3% Native American, 2.8% Asian, 0.1%

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, 0.6% from other races, and 2.2% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 3.1% of the population. There were 20,435 households, of which 27.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.2% were

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living together, 8.2% had a female householder with no husband present, 3.2% had a male householder with no wife present, and 41.4% were non-families. 34.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.23 and the average family size was 2.92. The median age in the city was 39.8 years. 21.9% of residents were under the age of 18; 5.8% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 28.9% were from 25 to 44; 26.7% were from 45 to 64; and 16.6% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 46.6% male and 53.4% female.

Government

Wauwatosa has a

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. The mayor is elected to a four-year term. The Common Council is composed of 16

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, two from each of eight districts. They serve four-year terms, with one member from each district up for election every other year. The aldermen set policy and have extensive financial control, but are not engaged in daily operational management.

Politics

Wauwatosa is mostly in the 4th house district for the United States House of Representatives, with small parts of northern Wauwatosa in the 5th Wisconsin congressional district. Wauwatosa voters have supported Democratic, Republican, and Libertarian candidates.

Transportation

Wauwatosa is served by MCTS Routes 21, 22, 28, 31, 33, 66, 76 and 92. It is also served by Waukesha Metro route 1 and MCTS's BRT route, Connect 1 at the Milwaukee County Regional Center.

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runs on the westside of the city. The westernmost portion of the Hank Aaron State Trail runs through the city. The

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(Milwaukee Road) Main line from Chicago to Miles City, which previously extended to Washington runs through Wauwatosa. The line had commuter service between Milwaukee and Watertown until 1972.

Education

Wauwatosa is served by the Wauwatosa School District: *

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s: Wauwatosa West, Wauwatosa East *

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s: Whitman, Longfellow *

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s: Eisenhower, Jefferson, Lincoln, Madison, McKinley, Roosevelt, Underwood, Washington, Wilson * Additional school-district services are provided to juvenile residents of the Milwaukee County Grounds—at Children's Hospital of Wisconsin and the Milwaukee County's Children and Adolescent Services Center—through the River Hills School on the Milwaukee County Mental Health Complex grounds. County juveniles in secure detention receive educational services through the Vel R. Phillips Juvenile Justice Center School within the Milwaukee County Children's Court building Catholic elementary schools in the city include St. Bernard, St. Joseph, St. Jude and Christ King. Lutheran Schools include Our Redeemer and St. John's.

Points of interest

Wauwatosa contains Milwaukee County's Regional Medical Center, which includes the

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, the Children's Hospital of Wisconsin, and

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, one of two level-one

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s in the state. Other points of interest are the Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church designed by

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; and the Memorial Center, built in 1957, which contains the public library, an auditorium, and the city hall. The Washington Highlands Historic District, a residential neighborhood designed in 1916 by renowned city planner

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, was added to the

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in 1989, as was the Kneeland-Walker House. The Milwaukee County School of Agriculture and Domestic Economy Historic District, located on a former high school campus, was added in 1998. Other buildings on the list include Wauwatosa's oldest house, the Lowell Damon House; the Thomas B. Hart House; and the Wauwatosa Woman's Club Clubhouse. In July 2019, the Tourism Commission of Wauwatosa sponsored the installation of several new murals by professional artists. The murals are curated by Milwaukee-based public arts agency Wallpapered City, and the artworks appear on buildings from 64th Street to 70th Street along North Avenue.'

In popular culture

Wauwatosa is the home town of the narrator of an unrecorded song by

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, "On, Wisconsin" (not to be confused with the

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fight song of the same name). The lyrics were written by Dylan in 1961, but the song remained unfinished until 2018, when local musician

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wrote music to accompany Dylan's lyrics. Schoepp recorded the song at Wauwatosa's Wire & Vice studio for his album ''Primetime Illusion'' (2019). An episode of the

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television show ''

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'', entitled "In Name and Blood" (S03 E02), was set in Wauwatosa.

Notable people

* Matt Adamczyk, American businessman and politician *

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, poet *

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, author and professor *

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, screenwriter * Henry S. Berninger, Wisconsin politician and businessman *

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, musician *

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, Justice of the

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, Bishop of the

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* Milton F. Burmaster, Wisconsin politician and lawyer * Matthew Busche, cyclist * Glenn R. Davis, U.S. Representative *

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, physician and geologist *

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-winning journalist * Sarah E. Dickson, first woman elected

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, American film and television director * Anton Falch, professional baseball player * Charles Fingado, Wisconsin politician * Charles Thompson Fisher, Wisconsin politician and farmer * James L. Foley Jr., Wisconsin politician and farmer *

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, mayor of

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* Eric E. Hagedorn, Wisconsin politician and electrical engineer *

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, professional basketball player of the

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* Judson G. Hart, Wisconsin farmer and politician *

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, author and political commentator * Julius P. Heil, Wisconsin governor * Michael W. Hoover, presiding judge of the Wisconsin Court of Appeals *

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, photographer and travel writer * Mike Huwiler,

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athlete,

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player * John K. Iglehart, founding editor of Health Affairs and national correspondent of the New England Journal of Medicine * Caroline Iverson Ackerman, American aviator, journalist, reporter, and educator * Michael G. Kirby, Wisconsin politician *

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, guitarist * Christian A. Koenitzer, Wisconsin politician *

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, musician * Edwin N. Lightfoot, American chemical engineer and professor * Joseph H. Loveland,

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politician *

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, chess

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* Joseph McBride, author, film historian *

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, former CEO and chairman of the board of

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* Walter Nortman, Wisconsin politician *

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, American actress *

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, Wisconsin politician *

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, educator * John E. Reilly Jr., Wisconsin politician and judge *

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, Insurance businessman *

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. investigative journalist, author, and director *

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, film critic and author * William A. Schroeder, Wisconsin politician and lawyer *

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, American food scientist and professor *

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, Governor of Nevada * Tony Smith, retired NBA player * Jerry Smith, professional basketball player * Robert R. Spitzer, American agricultural researcher and President of the Milwaukee School of Engineering *

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, professional soccer player * Thomas A. Steitz,

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-winning chemist *

Michael Torke Michael Torke (; born September 22, 1961) is an American composer who writes music influenced by jazz and minimalism. Torke was born in Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, where he attended Wilson Elementary School, graduated from Wauwatosa East High ...

, composer and musician *

Spencer Tracy Spencer Bonaventure Tracy (April 5, 1900 – June 10, 1967) was an American actor. He was known for his natural performing style and versatility. One of the major stars of Classical Hollywood cinema, Hollywood's Golden Age, Tracy was the ...

, Hollywood actor * Frederick D. Underwood, president of the

Erie Railroad The Erie Railroad was a railroad that operated in the Northeastern United States, originally connecting Pavonia Terminal in Jersey City, New Jersey, with Lake Erie at Dunkirk, New York. The railroad expanded west to Chicago following its 1865 ...

* Scott Walker, 45th Governor of Wisconsin * Grace Weber, singer and songwriter * Richard S. Wheeler, American writer and newspaper editor *

David J. Wineland David Jeffery Wineland (born February 24, 1944) is an American physicist at the Physical Measurement Laboratory of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). His most notable contributions include the laser cooling of trapped ...

-winning physicist * George Wylie, Wisconsin farmer and politician

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