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Population of Waukesha, Wisconsin: 64825

Waukesha is a city in Waukesha County, Wisconsin, United States. In 2006, according to cnnmoney.com Waukesha ranks as the 36th "best place to live in the United States." As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 64,825. It is the county seat of Waukesha County. The city is located adjacent to the Town of Waukesha. The name of the city means "fox" or "foxes," either from the Ojibwe word Waagoshag or the Potawatomi word Wauk-tsha. Waukesha was known for its extremely clean and good-tasting spring water and was called a spa town. This earned the city the nicknames "Spring City" and "Saratoga of the West". However, emissions have since ruined these springs, and a number have gone dry.

During the Cold War Waukesha County hosted three Nike Missile batteries which were located in the city of Waukesha as well as nearby Muskego and Lannon. In the city of Waukesha the US Army and later the Wisconsin National Guard operated the command and control center at what is now Hillcrest Park on Davidson Road from 1956-70. The missile pits existed near the corner of Cleveland Ave and Hwy 164- first holding Ajax missiles with conventional warheads and later the nuclear equipped Hercules. The Hercules warhead provided a similar nuclear capability as that of the atomic bomb dropped on Nagasaki in WWII. The Midwest Chapter of the Cold War Museum has promoted the preservation of the Hillcrest Park site as a local Cold War Museum, honoring Cold War Veterans and commemorating America's longest and costliest conflict.

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