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La Crosse County, Wisconsin
View to South from Grandad's Bluff
View of the city of La Crosse from Grandad Bluff
Seal of La Crosse County, Wisconsin
Seal
Map of Wisconsin highlighting La Crosse County
Location in the state of Wisconsin
Map of the U.S
Wisconsin's location in the U.S.
Founded 1851
Seat La Crosse
Largest city La Crosse
Area
 - Total
 - Land
 - Water

480 sq mi (1,243 km²)
452 sq mi (1,171 km²)
28 sq mi (73 km²), 5.9%
Population
 - (2020)
 - Density

120,784 increase
Congressional district 3rd
Time zone Central: UTC-6/-5
Website www.co.la-crosse.wi.us

La Crosse County is a county located in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. At the 2020 census, the population was 120,784.[1] Its county seat is La Crosse.[2] La Crosse County is included in the La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN Metropolitan Statistical Area with a population of 139,627 and is the most populous county on Wisconsin's western border.

Geography[]

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 480 square miles (1,200 km2), of which 452 square miles (1,170 km2) is land and 28 square miles (73 km2) (5.9%) is water.[3]

Major highways[]

  • I-90 Interstate 90
  • US 14 U.S. Highway 14
  • US 53 U.S. Highway 53
  • US 61 U.S. Highway 61
  • WIS 16 Highway 16 (Wisconsin)
  • WIS 33 Highway 33 (Wisconsin)
  • WIS 35 Highway 35 (Wisconsin)
  • WIS 108 Highway 108 (Wisconsin)
  • WIS 162 Highway 162 (Wisconsin)

Airport[]

  • LSE - La Crosse Regional Airport

Adjacent counties[]

Climate[]

La Crosse County's location in the United States' upper midwest gives the area a temperate, continental climate.[4] The warmest month of the year is July, when the average high temperature is 84.1 °F (28.9 °C), with overnight low temperatures averaging 63.2 °F (17.3 °C). January is the coldest month, with high temperatures averaging 25.9 °F (−3.4 °C), with the overnight low temperatures around 8.9 °F (−12.8 °C).[5]

Demographics[]

Historical populations
Census Pop.
1860 12,186
1870 20,297 66.6%
1880 27,073 33.4%
1890 38,801 43.3%
1900 42,997 10.8%
1910 43,996 2.3%
1920 44,355 0.8%
1930 54,455 22.8%
1940 59,653 9.5%
1950 67,587 13.3%
1960 72,465 7.2%
1970 80,468 11.0%
1980 91,056 13.2%
1990 97,904 7.5%
2000 107,120 9.4%
2010 114,638 7.0%
U.S. Decennial Census[9]
1790–1960[10] 1900–1990[11]
1990–2000[12] 2010–2020[13][14]
USA La Crosse County, Wisconsin age pyramid

2000 Census Age Pyramid for La Crosse County

According to 2014–2018 ACS estimates, the median household income was $55,479 and the median family income was $67,388. Males had a median income of $48,675 and females $38,714. The per capita income was $26,065. About 9.1% of families and 10.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 8.2% of those under age 18 and 7.3% of those age 65 or over.[15]

At the 2010 census,[16] there were 114,638 people, 46,137 households and 27,373 families residing in the county. The population density was 255 per square mile (98 /km2). There were 46,137 housing units at an average density of 96 per square mile (37 /km2). The racial make up was 92.1% White, 1.4% Black or African American, 0.4% Native American, 4.1% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.3% from other races, and 1.6% from two or more races. 0.92% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 38.9% were of German, 20.3% Norwegian and 7.9% Irish ancestry. In 2017, there were 1,188 births, giving a general fertility rate of 47.9 births per 1000 women aged 15–44, the fifth lowest rate out of all 72 Wisconsin counties.[17]

Government[]

  • Board Chair: Monica Kruse [18]
  • District Attorney: Tim Gruenke (D)
  • Sheriff: Jeff Wolf (R)
  • County Clerk: Ginny Dankmeyer (D)
  • County Treasurer: Amy Twitchell (D)[19]
  • Register of Deeds: Cheryl McBride (R)
  • Board of Supervisors: (29 members)[20]
  • County Administrator: Steve O'Malley[21]

Politics[]

La Crosse County has voted for the Democratic nominee in every presidential election since 1988.[22] In 2014, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel ranked La Crosse County as one of Wisconsin's most Democratic counties.[23] As a result of the 2020 presidential election, La Crosse County continued its Democratic trend by about 4%.[24]

United States presidential election results for La Crosse County, Wisconsin[25]
Year Republican Democratic Third party
No.  % No.  % No.  %
2020 28,684 42.25% 37,846 55.75% 1,354 1.99%
2016 26,378 41.43% 32,406 50.89% 4,890 7.68%
2012 25,751 40.58% 36,693 57.82% 1,018 1.60%
2008 23,701 37.49% 38,524 60.94% 993 1.57%
2004 28,289 45.53% 33,170 53.38% 677 1.09%
2000 24,327 43.79% 28,455 51.22% 2,777 5.00%
1996 16,482 35.83% 23,647 51.41% 5,872 12.76%
1992 18,891 36.14% 22,838 43.69% 10,544 20.17%
1988 21,548 48.90% 22,204 50.39% 314 0.71%
1984 25,721 58.77% 17,787 40.64% 261 0.60%
1980 23,427 51.73% 17,304 38.21% 4,554 10.06%
1976 24,188 58.06% 16,674 40.02% 797 1.91%
1972 21,992 63.29% 12,152 34.97% 602 1.73%
1968 17,433 55.76% 11,570 37.00% 2,264 7.24%
1964 13,135 44.07% 16,625 55.78% 43 0.14%
1960 18,319 56.08% 14,310 43.81% 36 0.11%
1956 18,264 61.66% 11,258 38.01% 100 0.34%
1952 19,271 61.90% 11,808 37.93% 53 0.17%
1948 10,525 45.25% 12,345 53.07% 390 1.68%
1944 12,784 50.93% 12,247 48.79% 72 0.29%
1940 13,711 50.92% 13,079 48.58% 134 0.50%
1936 7,558 33.09% 14,455 63.29% 827 3.62%
1932 7,686 36.94% 12,919 62.10% 200 0.96%
1928 11,321 55.78% 8,877 43.74% 97 0.48%
1924 5,733 32.49% 1,252 7.09% 10,662 60.42%
1920 10,067 73.96% 2,588 19.01% 956 7.02%
1916 3,597 44.37% 4,123 50.86% 386 4.76%
1912 2,272 28.28% 4,263 53.07% 1,498 18.65%
1908 4,382 50.15% 4,054 46.40% 301 3.45%
1904 5,506 61.76% 3,089 34.65% 320 3.59%
1900 5,324 58.24% 3,609 39.48% 208 2.28%
1896 6,297 64.58% 3,058 31.36% 396 4.06%
1892 3,693 42.88% 3,810 44.24% 1,110 12.89%



Communities[]

Cities[]

File:Downtown LaCrosse aerial.png

Downtown La Crosse

Villages[]

  • Bangor
  • Holmen
  • Rockland
  • West Salem

Towns[]

  • Bangor
  • Barre
  • Burns
  • Campbell
  • Farmington
  • Greenfield
  • Hamilton
  • Holland
  • Medary
  • Onalaska
  • Shelby
  • Washington

Census-designated places[]

  • Brice Prairie, part of the Town of Onalaska and an urban reserve area of the City of Onalaska
  • French Island
  • St. Joseph

Unincorporated communities[]

  • Barre Mills
  • Burns
  • Burns Corners
  • Burr Oak
  • Council Bay
  • Medary
  • Middle Ridge
  • Midway
  • Mindoro
  • New Amsterdam
  • Newberg Corners
  • Shelby
  • Stevenstown
  • West La Crosse

See also[]

  • National Register of Historic Places listings in La Crosse County, Wisconsin
  • Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge

References[]

  1. ^ "U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts: La Crosse County, Wisconsin" (in en). https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/lacrossecountywisconsin/POP010220. 
  2. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx. 
  3. ^ "2010 Census Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. August 22, 2012. http://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/counties_list_55.txt. 
  4. ^ "Wisconsin State Climatology Office". University of Wisconsin. 2006. http://www.aos.wisc.edu/%7Esco/. 
  5. ^ "Monthly Averages for La Crosse, WI". The Weather Channel. 2011. http://www.weather.com/weather/wxclimatology/monthly/graph/54601?from=36hr_bottomnav_undeclared. 
  6. ^ Mean monthly maxima and minima (i.e. the expected highest and lowest temperature readings at any point during the year or given month) calculated based on data at said location from 1981 to 2010.
  7. ^ "NOWData – NOAA Online Weather Data". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. https://w2.weather.gov/climate/xmacis.php?wfo=arx. 
  8. ^ "Station Name: WI LA CROSSE MUNI AP". National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration. ftp://ftp.ncdc.noaa.gov/pub/data/normals/1981-2010/products/station/USW00014920.normals.txt. 
  9. ^ "U.S. Decennial Census". United States Census Bureau. https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html. 
  10. ^ "Historical Census Browser". University of Virginia Library. http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu. 
  11. ^ Forstall, Richard L., ed (March 27, 1995). "Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990". United States Census Bureau. https://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/wi190090.txt. 
  12. ^ "Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000". United States Census Bureau. April 2, 2001. https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf. 
  13. ^ https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/lacrossecountywisconsin,lacrossecitywisconsin,detroitcitymichigan,US/PST045219
  14. ^ "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/55/55063.html. 
  15. ^ "La Crosse County, Wisconsin". https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?q=La%20Crosse%20County,%20Wisconsin&g=0500000US55063. 
  16. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. https://www.census.gov. 
  17. ^ "Annual Wisconsin Birth and Infant Mortality Report, 2017 P-01161-19 (June 2019): Detailed Tables". https://www.dhs.wisconsin.gov/publication/p01161-2019-tb.xlsx. 
  18. ^ Tribune, Olivia Herken La Crosse. "3 longtime supervisors named to lead La Crosse County Board". La Crosse Tribune. https://lacrossetribune.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/3-longtime-supervisors-named-to-lead-la-crosse-county-board/article_9e24a5d9-d472-5f85-8156-05f941d67e4f.html. 
  19. ^ https://www.lacrossecounty.org/Treasurer/
  20. ^ http://www.co.la-crosse.wi.us/CoDirctry/2SupervDist.pdf
  21. ^ http://www.co.la-crosse.wi.us/departments/admin%20coord/
  22. ^ "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections". https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/. 
  23. ^ http://www.jsonline.com/blogs/news/284675921.html
  24. ^ rvetterkind@madison.com, RILEY VETTERKIND. "Cities propelled Joe Biden to Wisconsin win as rural areas double down on Donald Trump". La Crosse Tribune. https://lacrossetribune.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/cities-propelled-joe-biden-to-wisconsin-win-as-rural-areas-double-down-on-donald-trump/article_9208aeb2-2b28-59ee-8c78-6f0fab7a561f.html. 
  25. ^ Leip, David. "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections". http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS. 

Further reading[]

External links[]

Template:La Crosse–Onalaska

Coordinates: 43°55′N 91°07′W / 43.91, -91.11


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