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The traditional abbreviations for U.S. states and territories, widely used in mailing addresses prior to the introduction of two-letter U.S. postal abbreviations, are still commonly used for other purposes (such as legal citation), and are still recognized (though discouraged) by the Postal Service.
Milwaukee (/ m ɪ l ˈ w ɔː k i / ⓘ mil-WAW-kee) is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Wisconsin and the county seat of Milwaukee County. [16] With a population of 577,222 at the 2020 census, Milwaukee is the 31st-most populous city in the United States and the fifth-most populous city in the Midwest.
Brown County's southern portion was used to form Milwaukee County in 1834. [1] The state of Wisconsin was created from Wisconsin Territory on May 29, 1848, with 28 counties. The most populous county in the state is Milwaukee County at 916,205 people at the 2023 Census estimate. [2]
The University of Wisconsin System, the public state university system of Wisconsin, and its components: Research Universities granting doctorates: University of Wisconsin–Madison , the largest and oldest university in this system, which is abbreviated UW and known as the flagship campus of the system
This image is surrounded by seven stars and an abbreviation for Wisconsin, WIS. Other images on the seal are a railroad train, the original city hall, a steamboat, and a house. The words CITY OF MILWAUKEE appear at the top of the outer circle, and INCORPORATED JAN. 31 1846 appears at the bottom. [1]
Milwaukee, a city in Wisconsin, United States Milwaukee Intermodal Station; Amtrak station code MKE; Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport, IATA airport code MKE; Ascent MKE, high-rise building in Milwaukee; MKE, a weekly publication in Milwaukee (2004–2008) MKE Ankaragücü, a Turkish football club in Ankara
The abbreviation may be non-obvious. For example, "KU" is the University of Kansas and not "UK," which is commonly the University of Kentucky. In some cases, the nickname may be better known than the formal name. For example, "West Point" for the United States Military Academy or "UCLA" for the University of California, Los Angeles.
Milwaukee: 35,451 36,816 3rd 1956 Galesville: Trempealeau: 1,481 1,662 4th 1942 ... Point Place, Wisconsin, the setting of That '70s Show and its sequel That '90s Show;