The city of Milwaukee covers a land area of 248.9 sq km (96.1 sq mi). Nearly one-half of the area was added through annexations between 1945 and 1960. As a result, there is still farmland within the city limits. Milwaukee is also the seat of Milwaukee County and the heart of a metropolitan area that includes Waukesha, Washington, and Ozaukee counties. The entire metropolitan area covers 3,781 sq km (1,460 sq mi). Suburban and outlying population centers include the cities of West Allis, Waukesha, Wauwatosa, Brookfield, New Berlin, Greenfield, and Menomonee Falls.
Milwaukee lies on a series of bluffs overlooking Lake Michigan, and the city retains the charm of broad tree-lined streets, parks, woods, and lakes. The older industrial section of the city extends inland from Lake Michigan, mainly along the Menomonee River. The central business district lies just north, along both banks of the Milwaukee River. Numerous bridges connect the two sides of the downtown. Farther north are many of the city's most fashionable residential areas.
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