Port Washington is a city in Ozaukee County, Wisconsin, United States, and its county seat. Located on Lake Michigan's western shore east of Interstate 43, the community is a suburb in the Milwaukee metropolitan area 27 miles (43 km) north of Milwaukee. The city's artificial harbor at the mouth of Sauk Creek was dredged in the 1870s and was a commercial port until the early 2000s. The population was 12,353 at the 2020 census.
Midwest
Port Washington
Ozaukee County, WI
Population
12,446
Walk Score
70 · Very Walkable
Median rent
$1,052
Median home value
$254,800
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On the National Register
Historic districts
- Port Washington Downtown Historic District · listed 2000
Notable landmarks
- Bolens, Harry W., House · listed 1983
- Dodge, Edward, House · listed 1975
- Hoffman House Hotel · listed 1984
- Old Ozaukee County Courthouse · listed 1976
- Port Washington Fire Engine House · listed 2009
- Port Washington Light Station · listed 1999
- Port Washington North Breakwater Light · listed 2018
- SENATOR (steam screw) Shipwreck · listed 2016
- St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church · listed 1977
- St. Peter Shipwreck (Schooner) · listed 2024
- TENNIE AND LAURA (Shipwreck) (Additional Documentation) · listed 2008
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