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Milton is a small city of about 2.8 square miles straddling the Pierce–King county line, with the larger share in Pierce County, and it carries the nickname 'Mill Town.'

According to the city's official history, a mill was built in the early 1890s on a hill overlooking the Puyallup Valley and the settlement was called Mill Town, but the Postal Service rejected the two-word name, so residents renamed it Milton after the poet John Milton.

Growth followed the arrival of the Interurban Railway between Seattle and Tacoma; Milton's first public schoolhouse was built in 1903, the Milton Land Company filed the town's first plat, and a post office opened in 1905.

Milton incorporated in 1907 after residents voted 46 to 18 in favor.

The 2020 census counted 8,697 people in 3,525 households in Milton, up from 6,968 people in 2,901 households in 2010.

Milton and neighboring Edgewood are informally known together as North Hill, rising across the Puyallup River valley from South Hill.

Milton Community Park, known locally as Triangle Park, is a roughly 10-acre park on Milton Way that holds the city's veterans memorial and hosts the annual summer picnic and other community events.

The Milton Interurban Trail, a paved multi-use path of about five miles, follows the corridor of the historic Puget Sound Electric Railway interurban line through the city.

Most of Milton, including all of its Pierce County portion, is served by Fife Public Schools, while part of the King County portion lies in the Federal Way School District.

Milton is governed by a mayor and city council and borders the newer city of Edgewood, which was carved out of the same North Hill community.