Wauwatosa is a city in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 48,387 at the 2020 census. Wauwatosa is a suburb located immediately west of Milwaukee and is part of the Milwaukee metropolitan area. It is named after the Potawatomi Chief Wauwataesie and the Potawatomi word for firefly.
Midwest
Wauwatosa
Milwaukee County, WI
Population
47,919
Walk Score
89 · Very Walkable
Median rent
$1,312
Median home value
$291,600
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On the National Register
Historic districts
- Church Street Historic District · listed 1989
- Milwaukee County School of Agriculture and Domestic Economy Historic District · listed 1998
- Washington Highlands Historic District · listed 1989
- Wauwatosa Avenue Residential Historic District · listed 2012
Notable landmarks
- Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church · listed 1974
- Damon, Lowell, House · listed 1972
- Davis, H. R., House · listed 1985
- Day, Dr. Fisk Holbrook, House · listed 1997
- Fiebing, J. H., House · listed 1985
- George, Warren B., House · listed 1985
- Hart, Thomas B., House · listed 1985
- Hopkins, Willis, House · listed 1985
- Kneeland-Walker House · listed 1989
- Milwaukee County Home for Dependent Children-Administriation Building · listed 1999
- Muirdale Tuberculosis Sanatorium · listed 2018
- Norton, Pearl C., House · listed 1985
- Sunnyhill Home · listed 1980
- Wauwatosa Arcade Building · listed 1997
- Wauwatosa Cemetery Chapel
- Wauwatosa Cemetery Chapel · listed 2023
- Wauwatosa Woman's Club Clubhouse · listed 1998
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