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Milwaukie is a city mostly in Clackamas County on the banks of the Willamette River, with a very small portion extending into Multnomah County, and it is a suburb of Portland adjoining the unincorporated areas of Clackamas and Oak Grove.

Milwaukie had a population of 21,119 at the 2020 census, with 9,112 households counted in the 2020 census, and it is known as the Dogwood City of the West and the Home of the Bing Cherry.

Milwaukie was settled in 1847 and formally platted in 1849 as a rival to upriver Oregon City by Lot Whitcomb, who named it for Milwaukee, Wisconsin, which was then also frequently spelled Milwaukie.

Milwaukie was incorporated by the Oregon Legislative Assembly on February 4, 1903, originally as the Town of Milwaukie, and its first post office had been established in 1850 with Whitcomb as the first postmaster.

The Bing cherry was developed in Milwaukie by Ah Bing, an orchard foreman employed by Seth Lewelling, and a mural in the city commemorates his accomplishment.

Milwaukie is the home of Dark Horse Comics, publisher of Sin City, Hellboy, and the original graphic novel series 300, whose offices occupy three city blocks in downtown Milwaukie.

Bob's Red Mill is located in Milwaukie and employs a few hundred people, and the city's top employers also include Oregon Tool, Providence Milwaukie Hospital, and the North Clackamas School District.

Milwaukie's parks include Dogwood Park, Elk Rock Island, Kronberg Park, Milwaukie Riverfront Park, and Spring Park, and the city finished a waterfront park project with a grand opening on May 1, 2015.

TriMet's MAX Light Rail service was extended to Milwaukie on September 12, 2015, with the Orange Line connecting the city to downtown Portland after construction that began in 2011.

Streetcars first served Milwaukie in August 1892 when the East Side Railway extended its service beyond Sellwood, and interurban service between Portland and Oregon City via Milwaukie ran until January 1958.