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Waukesha Information
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.
In 2006, Waukesha had a non-partisan election for mayor with neither candidate
representing a political party. Local pundits, however, labeled Ann Nischke as
the Republicans' candidate and Larry Nelson as the Democrats' candidate. Larry
Nelson won the election, which may show a change of politics in Waukesha country
which is primarily conservative.
Waukesha is home to Carroll College, a private 4-year Presbyterian institute and
the oldest college in the state of Wisconsin, which was opened in 1846, 2 years
before Wisconsin became a state.
Waukesha is home to the state school University of Wisconsin-Waukesha
It is also home to Catholic Memorial High School, Waukesha County's only
Catholic high school.
Aside from Catholic Memorial High School, there are four other high schools
located in Waukesha: Waukesha South High School, Waukesha West High School,
Waukesha North High School and Harvey Philips High School. Waukesha School
District operates the public school system in Waukesha. Waukesha also started
Wisconsin's first online high school, iQ Academies.