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Mukwonago is a village in Wisconsin. As of the 2004 census, the village population was 8,519. The village is located mostly within the Town of Mukwonago in Waukesha County. A small portion extends into the Town of East Troy in the adjacent Walworth County.

The area was originally a Native American village and the tribal seat of the Bear Clan of the Potowatomi Indians. The actual name "Mukwonago" is derived from "mequanego" which means Place of killing the Bear. However the village would like you to believe that it means "Place of the Bear", however, that is not the truth. The city name of Mukwonago was adopted in 1844 due to the similarity to Mequan, since this was before the zip code days. Many of the streets and roads are named after their founders:Ira Blood, Sewall Andrews, and Thomas Sugden.

Mukwonago is located at 42.864557, -88.330619.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 12.5 km² (4.8 mi²). 12.1 km² (4.7 mi²) of it is land and 0.4 km² (0.1 mi²) of it (2.90%) is water.

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