Editing Milwaukee County, Wisconsin (section)

==Geography==
According to the [[U.S. Census Bureau]], the county has a total area of {{convert|1189|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|241|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|948|sqmi}} (80%) is water.<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=http://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/counties_list_55.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=August 6, 2015|date=August 22, 2012|title=2010 Census Gazetteer Files}}</ref> It is the third-smallest county in Wisconsin by land area. It is watered by the Milwaukee, [[Menomonee River|Menomonee]], [[Kinnickinnic River (Milwaukee River)|Kinnickinnic]], and [[Root River (Wisconsin)|Root]] Rivers. The surface is undulating, and the soil [[calcareous]] and fertile.<ref>{{Cite AmCyc|wstitle=Milwaukee (county)|display=Milwaukee, a S. E. county of Wisconsin}}</ref>

[[File:ISS030-E-223828.jpg|thumb|left|upright=2.7|The city at the center is Milwaukee. The photo was taken at {{nowrap begin}}11:23:40 PM CDT{{nowrap end}} in 2012 during [[Expedition 30]] at the International Space Station. Due to the angle of the photo, north points rightwards, and west upwards.]]

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===Adjacent counties===
* [[Racine County, Wisconsin|Racine County]] - south
* [[Waukesha County, Wisconsin|Waukesha County]] - west
* [[Washington County, Wisconsin|Washington County]] - northwest
* [[Ozaukee County, Wisconsin|Ozaukee County]] - north
* [[Muskegon County, Michigan]] - northeast (across Lake Michigan)
* [[Ottawa County, Michigan]] - east (across Lake Michigan)

===Climate===
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|  Milwaukee County
| -6| -4| 97
| -11| -6| 101
| -5| 4| 68
| 3| 11| 165
| 3| 11| 111
| 9| 15| 138
| 16| 22| 100
| 14| 24| 95
| 14| 19| 67
| 8| 14| 92
| 2| 8| 64
| -3| 2| 78
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|source = <ref name = "nasa">{{Cite web |url= http://neo.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov/dataset_index.php|title= NASA Earth Observations Data Set Index|access-date = January 30, 2016 |publisher= NASA}}</ref>
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