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La Crosse County, Wisconsin | ||
View of the city of La Crosse from Grandad Bluff
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Location in the state of Wisconsin | ||
Wisconsin's location in the U.S. | ||
Founded | 1851 | |
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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 | |
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[]
Airport[]
- LSE - La Crosse Regional Airport
Adjacent counties[]
- Trempealeau County - northwest
- Jackson County - northeast
- Monroe County - east
- Vernon County - south
- Houston County, Minnesota - southwest
- Winona County, Minnesota - west
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]
Climate data for La Crosse Regional Airport, Wisconsin (1981–2010 normals,[6] extremes 1872–present) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °F (°C) | 57 (14) |
65 (18) |
84 (29) |
93 (34) |
107 (42) |
102 (39) |
108 (42) |
105 (41) |
101 (38) |
93 (34) |
80 (27) |
67 (19) |
108 (42) |
Average high °F (°C) | 25.9 (−3.4) |
31.4 (−0.3) |
43.9 (6.6) |
59.3 (15.2) |
70.7 (21.5) |
80.0 (26.7) |
84.1 (28.9) |
81.5 (27.5) |
73.2 (22.9) |
59.9 (15.5) |
43.8 (6.6) |
29.1 (−1.6) |
57.0 (13.9) |
Average low °F (°C) | 8.9 (−12.8) |
13.6 (−10.2) |
25.2 (−3.8) |
37.9 (3.3) |
48.7 (9.3) |
58.5 (14.7) |
63.2 (17.3) |
61.3 (16.3) |
52.4 (11.3) |
40.4 (4.7) |
28.1 (−2.2) |
14.2 (−9.9) |
37.8 (3.2) |
Record low °F (°C) | −43 (−42) |
−36 (−38) |
−28 (−33) |
7 (−14) |
26 (−3) |
33 (1) |
44 (7) |
35 (2) |
24 (−4) |
6 (−14) |
−21 (−29) |
−37 (−38) |
−43 (−42) |
Precipitation inches (mm) | 1.12 (28.4) |
1.05 (26.7) |
2.04 (51.8) |
3.34 (84.8) |
3.52 (89.4) |
4.34 (110.2) |
4.26 (108.2) |
4.29 (109) |
3.56 (90.4) |
2.17 (55.1) |
2.01 (51.1) |
1.36 (34.5) |
33.06 (839.7) |
Snowfall inches (cm) | 10.7 (27.2) |
8.2 (20.8) |
7.1 (18) |
1.7 (4.3) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0.2 (0.5) |
4.1 (10.4) |
11.3 (28.7) |
43.3 (110) |
Avg. precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in) | 9.1 | 8.0 | 9.8 | 11.2 | 11.9 | 11.5 | 10.4 | 9.8 | 9.6 | 9.3 | 9.0 | 9.2 | 118.8 |
Avg. snowy days (≥ 0.1 in) | 7.8 | 6.4 | 4.3 | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 | 3.1 | 7.0 | 30.1 |
Source: NOAA[7][8] |
Demographics[]
Historical populations | |||
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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] |
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]
Year | Republican | Democratic | Third party | |||
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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[]
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[]
- ^ "U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts: La Crosse County, Wisconsin" (in en). https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/lacrossecountywisconsin/POP010220.
- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Wisconsin State Climatology Office". University of Wisconsin. 2006. http://www.aos.wisc.edu/%7Esco/.
- ^ "Monthly Averages for La Crosse, WI". The Weather Channel. 2011. http://www.weather.com/weather/wxclimatology/monthly/graph/54601?from=36hr_bottomnav_undeclared.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "NOWData – NOAA Online Weather Data". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. https://w2.weather.gov/climate/xmacis.php?wfo=arx.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "U.S. Decennial Census". United States Census Bureau. https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html.
- ^ "Historical Census Browser". University of Virginia Library. http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/lacrossecountywisconsin,lacrossecitywisconsin,detroitcitymichigan,US/PST045219
- ^ "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/55/55063.html.
- ^ "La Crosse County, Wisconsin". https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?q=La%20Crosse%20County,%20Wisconsin&g=0500000US55063.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. https://www.census.gov.
- ^ "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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ https://www.lacrossecounty.org/Treasurer/
- ^ http://www.co.la-crosse.wi.us/CoDirctry/2SupervDist.pdf
- ^ http://www.co.la-crosse.wi.us/departments/admin%20coord/
- ^ "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections". https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/.
- ^ http://www.jsonline.com/blogs/news/284675921.html
- ^ 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.
- ^ Leip, David. "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections". http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS.
Further reading[]
- Biographical History of La Crosse, Monroe and Juneau Counties, Wisconsin. Chicago: Lewis Publishing Company, 1892.
- Biographical History of La Crosse, Trempealeau and Buffalo Counties, Wisconsin. Chicago: Lewis Publishing Company, 1892.
- History of La Crosse County, Wisconsin. Chicago: Western Historical Company, 1881.
- Bryant, Benjamin F. (ed.). Memoirs of La Crosse County. Madison, Wis.: Western Historical Association, 1907.
- Wisconsin Jubilee: Proceedings of the Celebration by the County and City of La Crosse on Wisconsin having achieved fifty years of statehood. La Crosse, Wis.: Republican and Leader Print, 1898.
External links[]
- La Crosse County
- La Crosse County Health and Demographic Data
- La Crosse County map from the Wisconsin Department of Transportation
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