St. Francis is a city in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, United States.

The area that is now St. Francis was known as "Nojoshing" by local Native Americans at the time that the first white settlers arrived.

[8] Historically, what is now the city of St. Francis was part of the Town of Lake.

As large parts of the Town of Lake were gradually being annexed into the city of Milwaukee, residents in the St. Francis area sought to incorporate their community to prevent this from happening to them.

Ultimately, the residents successfully voted to incorporate on July 24, 1951, and the result was certified the next day.

[8][9] The city took its name from Saint Francis de Sales Seminary, founded by Archbishop John Henni, the first Archbishop of Milwaukee, who placed it under the patronage of Francis de Sales, the first Catholic bishop of Switzerland after the Swiss Reformation.

[11] According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.55 square miles (6.60 km2), all of it land.

42.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

40.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.