La Crosse County, Wisconsin

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of {{convert|480|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|452|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|28|sqmi}} (5.9%) is water.{{cite web|url=http://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/counties_list_55.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=August 5, 2015|date=August 22, 2012|title=2010 Census Gazetteer Files}}

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• 20px Interstate 90
• 20px U.S. Highway 14
• 20px U.S. Highway 53
• 20px U.S. Highway 61
• 20px Highway 16 (Wisconsin)
• 20px Highway 33 (Wisconsin)
• 20px Highway 35 (Wisconsin)
• 20px Highway 108 (Wisconsin)
• 20px Highway 157 (Wisconsin)
• 20px Highway 162 (Wisconsin)

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• Amtrak
• BNSF
• Canadian Pacific
• La Crosse station

• La Crosse MTU
• Scenic Mississippi Regional Transit

• LSE - La Crosse Regional Airport

• Trempealeau County - northwest
• Jackson County - northeast
• Monroe County - east
• Vernon County - south
• Houston County, Minnesota - southwest
• Winona County, Minnesota - west

La Crosse County's location in the United States' upper midwest gives the area a temperate, continental climate.{{cite web |year=2023 |title=Wisconsin State Climatology Office |url=https://climatology.nelson.wisc.edu/ |access-date=November 1, 2023 |publisher=University of Wisconsin}} The warmest month of the year is July, when the average high temperature is {{convert|85.4|°F|1}}, with overnight low temperatures averaging {{convert|27.4|°F|1}}. January is the coldest month, with high temperatures averaging {{convert|25.9|°F|1}}, with the overnight low temperatures around {{convert|10.5|°F|1}}.{{cite web |year=2023 |title=La Crosse Climate Data |url=https://climatology.nelson.wisc.edu/first-order-station-climate-data/la-crosse-climate/ |access-date=November 1, 2023 |website=Wisconsin State Climatology Office |publisher=University of Wisconsin}}

{{Weather box|location = La Crosse Regional Airport, Wisconsin (1981–2010 normals,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. extremes 1872–present)

|single line = Y

|collapsed = Y

|Jan record high F = 57

|Feb record high F = 65

|Mar record high F = 84

|Apr record high F = 93

|May record high F = 107

|Jun record high F = 102

|Jul record high F = 108

|Aug record high F = 105

|Sep record high F = 101

|Oct record high F = 93

|Nov record high F = 80

|Dec record high F = 67

|Jan avg record high F = 45.4

|Feb avg record high F = 50.5

|Mar avg record high F = 69.0

|Apr avg record high F = 82.2

|May avg record high F = 87.8

|Jun avg record high F = 93.6

|Jul avg record high F = 95.7

|Aug avg record high F = 94.0

|Sep avg record high F = 89.2

|Oct avg record high F = 80.6

|Nov avg record high F = 64.0

|Dec avg record high F = 48.1

|year avg record high F= 97.7

|Jan high F = 25.9

|Feb high F = 31.4

|Mar high F = 43.9

|Apr high F = 59.3

|May high F = 70.7

|Jun high F = 80.0

|Jul high F = 84.1

|Aug high F = 81.5

|Sep high F = 73.2

|Oct high F = 59.9

|Nov high F = 43.8

|Dec high F = 29.1

|year high F= 57.0

|Jan low F = 8.9

|Feb low F = 13.6

|Mar low F = 25.2

|Apr low F = 37.9

|May low F = 48.7

|Jun low F = 58.5

|Jul low F = 63.2

|Aug low F = 61.3

|Sep low F = 52.4

|Oct low F = 40.4

|Nov low F = 28.1

|Dec low F = 14.2

|year low F= 37.8

|Jan avg record low F = −13.8

|Feb avg record low F = −10.4

|Mar avg record low F = 3.9

|Apr avg record low F = 21.7

|May avg record low F = 34.1

|Jun avg record low F = 44.6

|Jul avg record low F = 51.5

|Aug avg record low F = 49.3

|Sep avg record low F = 36.5

|Oct avg record low F = 25.4

|Nov avg record low F = 12.0

|Dec avg record low F = −8.7

|year avg record low F= −18.4

|Jan record low F = −43

|Feb record low F = −36

|Mar record low F = −28

|Apr record low F = 7

|May record low F = 26

|Jun record low F = 33

|Jul record low F = 44

|Aug record low F = 35

|Sep record low F = 24

|Oct record low F = 6

|Nov record low F = −21

|Dec record low F = −37

|Jan precipitation inch = 1.12

|Feb precipitation inch = 1.05

|Mar precipitation inch = 2.04

|Apr precipitation inch = 3.34

|May precipitation inch = 3.52

|Jun precipitation inch = 4.34

|Jul precipitation inch = 4.26

|Aug precipitation inch = 4.29

|Sep precipitation inch = 3.56

|Oct precipitation inch = 2.17

|Nov precipitation inch = 2.01

|Dec precipitation inch = 1.36

|year precipitation inch=33.06

|precipitation colour = green

|Jul snow inch = 0

|Aug snow inch = 0

|Sep snow inch = 0

|Oct snow inch = 0.2

|Nov snow inch = 4.1

|Dec snow inch = 11.3

|Jan snow inch = 10.7

|Feb snow inch = 8.2

|Mar snow inch = 7.1

|Apr snow inch = 1.7

|May snow inch = 0

|Jun snow inch = 0

|year snow inch= 43.3

|unit precipitation days = 0.01 in

|Jan precipitation days = 9.1

|Feb precipitation days = 8.0

|Mar precipitation days = 9.8

|Apr precipitation days = 11.2

|May precipitation days = 11.9

|Jun precipitation days = 11.5

|Jul precipitation days = 10.4

|Aug precipitation days = 9.8

|Sep precipitation days = 9.6

|Oct precipitation days = 9.3

|Nov precipitation days = 9.0

|Dec precipitation days = 9.2

|year precipitation days=118.8

|unit snow days = 0.1 in

|Jul snow days = 0

|Aug snow days = 0

|Sep snow days = 0

|Oct snow days = 0.3

|Nov snow days = 3.1

|Dec snow days = 7.0

|Jan snow days = 7.8

|Feb snow days = 6.4

|Mar snow days = 4.3

|Apr snow days = 1.2

|May snow days = 0

|Jun snow days = 0

|year snow days=30.1

|source 1 = NOAA{{cite web | url = https://w2.weather.gov/climate/xmacis.php?wfo=arx | title = NOWData – NOAA Online Weather Data | publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration | access-date = March 9, 2018}}{{cite web | url = ftp://ftp.ncdc.noaa.gov/pub/data/normals/1981-2010/products/station/USW00014920.normals.txt | title = Station Name: WI LA CROSSE MUNI AP | publisher = National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration | access-date = March 9, 2018}}}}

{{US Census population

|1860= 12186

|1870= 20297

|1880= 27073

|1890= 38801

|1900= 42997

|1910= 43996

|1920= 44355

|1930= 54455

|1940= 59653

|1950= 67587

|1960= 72465

|1970= 80468

|1980= 91056

|1990= 97904

|2000= 107120

|2010= 114638

|2020= 120784

|estyear= 2023

|estimate= 120486

|estref= {{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/popest/2020s-counties-total.html|title=Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Counties: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2023|access-date=May 2, 2024}}

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|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=U.S. Decennial Census|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=August 5, 2015}}
1790–1960{{cite web|url=http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu|title=Historical Census Browser|publisher=University of Virginia Library|access-date=August 5, 2015}} 1900–1990{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/wi190090.txt|title=Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990|publisher=United States Census Bureau|editor-last=Forstall|editor-first=Richard L.|date=March 27, 1995|access-date=August 5, 2015}}
1990–2000{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221009/https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf |archive-date=October 9, 2022 |url-status=live|title=Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000|publisher=United States Census Bureau|date=April 2, 2001|access-date=August 5, 2015}} 2010–2020https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/lacrossecountywisconsin,lacrossecitywisconsin,detroitcitymichigan,US/PST045219 {{Dead link|date=February 2022}}{{cite web|title=State & County QuickFacts|url=http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/55/55063.html|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=January 21, 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110606160732/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/55/55063.html|archive-date=June 6, 2011}}

}}

As of the census of 2020,{{cite web|title=2020 Decennial Census: La Crosse County, Wisconsin |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=0500000US55063&y=2020&d=DEC%20Redistricting%20Data%20%28PL%2094-171%29 |website=data.census.gov |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau |access-date=July 4, 2022}} the population was 120,784. The population density was {{convert|267.3|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|people |people|}}. There were 52,774 housing units at an average density of {{convert|116.8|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units |units|}}. The racial makeup of the county was 88.0% White, 4.6% Asian, 1.7% Black or African American, 0.4% Native American, 0.9% from other races, and 4.4% from two or more races. Ethnically, the population was 2.5% Hispanic or Latino of any race.

{{Stack|Image:USA La Crosse County, Wisconsin age pyramid.svg}}

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.{{cite web |title=La Crosse County, Wisconsin |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?q=La%20Crosse%20County,%20Wisconsin&g=0500000US55063 |website=data.census.gov |access-date=July 24, 2020}}

At the 2010 census,{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=May 14, 2011|title=U.S. Census website}} there were 114,638 people, 46,137 households and 27,373 families residing in the county. The population density was {{convert|255|/sqmi}}. There were 46,137 housing units at an average density of {{convert|96|/sqmi}}. 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.{{cite web |url=https://www.dhs.wisconsin.gov/publication/p01161-2019-tb.xlsx |title=Annual Wisconsin Birth and Infant Mortality Report, 2017 P-01161-19 (June 2019): Detailed Tables |access-date=June 19, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190619175940/https://www.dhs.wisconsin.gov/publication/p01161-2019-tb.xlsx |archive-date=June 19, 2019 |url-status=dead }}

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• Board Chair: Monica Kruse {{cite news |last1=Tribune |first1=Olivia Herken La Crosse |title=3 longtime supervisors named to lead La Crosse County Board |url=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 |access-date=July 1, 2020 |work=La Crosse Tribune}}
• District Attorney: Tim Gruenke (D)
• Sheriff: John Siegel (D)
• County Clerk: Ginny Dankmeyer (D)
• County Treasurer: Amy Twitchell (D){{Cite web|url=https://www.lacrossecounty.org/Treasurer/|title = Treasurer}}
• Register of Deeds: Robin Kadrmas (D)
• Board of Supervisors: (29 members){{Cite web |date=June 6, 2010 |title=LA CROSSE COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS. April 2010 — April 2012. |url=http://www.co.la-crosse.wi.us/CoDirctry/2SupervDist.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110719132119/http://www.co.la-crosse.wi.us/CoDirctry/2SupervDist.pdf |archive-date=July 19, 2011 |access-date=March 11, 2024 |website=www.co.la-crosse.wi.us}} (D Majority)
• County Administrator: Jane Klekamp{{cite web |title=La Crosse County Administrator |url=https://www.lacrossecounty.org/administrator/ |archive-url= |archive-date= |access-date=}}

{{PresHead|place=La Crosse County, Wisconsin|source={{cite web|url=http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS|title=Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections|last=Leip|first=David|website=US Election Atlas|access-date=August 14, 2018}}}}

{{PresRow|2024|Democratic|32,247|39,008|1,006|Wisconsin}}

{{PresRow|2020|Democratic|28,684|37,846|1,354|Wisconsin}}

{{PresRow|2016|Democratic|26,378|32,406|4,890|Wisconsin}}

{{PresRow|2012|Democratic|25,751|36,693|1,018|Wisconsin}}

{{PresRow|2008|Democratic|23,701|38,524|993|Wisconsin}}

{{PresRow|2004|Democratic|28,289|33,170|677|Wisconsin}}

{{PresRow|2000|Democratic|24,327|28,455|2,777|Wisconsin}}

{{PresRow|1996|Democratic|16,482|23,647|5,872|Wisconsin}}

{{PresRow|1992|Democratic|18,891|22,838|10,544|Wisconsin}}

{{PresRow|1988|Democratic|21,548|22,204|314|Wisconsin}}

{{PresRow|1984|Republican|25,721|17,787|261|Wisconsin}}

{{PresRow|1980|Republican|23,427|17,304|4,554|Wisconsin}}

{{PresRow|1976|Republican|24,188|16,674|797|Wisconsin}}

{{PresRow|1972|Republican|21,992|12,152|602|Wisconsin}}

{{PresRow|1968|Republican|17,433|11,570|2,264|Wisconsin}}

{{PresRow|1964|Democratic|13,135|16,625|43|Wisconsin}}

{{PresRow|1960|Republican|18,319|14,310|36|Wisconsin}}

{{PresRow|1956|Republican|18,264|11,258|100|Wisconsin}}

{{PresRow|1952|Republican|19,271|11,808|53|Wisconsin}}

{{PresRow|1948|Democratic|10,525|12,345|390|Wisconsin}}

{{PresRow|1944|Republican|12,784|12,247|72|Wisconsin}}

{{PresRow|1940|Republican|13,711|13,079|134|Wisconsin}}

{{PresRow|1936|Democratic|7,558|14,455|827|Wisconsin}}

{{PresRow|1932|Democratic|7,686|12,919|200|Wisconsin}}

{{PresRow|1928|Republican|11,321|8,877|97|Wisconsin}}

{{PresRow|1924|Progressive (Wisconsin)|5,733|1,252|10,662|Wisconsin}}

{{PresRow|1920|Republican|10,067|2,588|956|Wisconsin}}

{{PresRow|1916|Democratic|3,597|4,123|386|Wisconsin}}

{{PresRow|1912|Democratic|2,272|4,263|1,498|Wisconsin}}

{{PresRow|1908|Republican|4,382|4,054|301|Wisconsin}}

{{PresRow|1904|Republican|5,506|3,089|320|Wisconsin}}

{{PresRow|1900|Republican|5,324|3,609|208|Wisconsin}}

{{PresRow|1896|Republican|6,297|3,058|396|Wisconsin}}

{{PresFoot|1892|Democratic|3,693|3,810|1,110|Wisconsin}}

La Crosse County has voted for the Democratic nominee in every presidential election since 1988.{{cite web |title=Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections |url=https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/ |website=uselectionatlas.org |access-date=November 8, 2020}} The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel ranked La Crosse County as one of Wisconsin's most Democratic counties.{{cite web|last=Gilbert |first=Craig |url=http://www.jsonline.com/blogs/news/284675921.html |title=The reddest and bluest places in Wisconsin |publisher=Jsonline.com |date=December 3, 2014 |accessdate=March 14, 2022}} As a result of the 2020 presidential election, La Crosse County continued its Democratic trend by about 4% with a 13% lead over Republicans.{{cite news |last1=VETTERKIND |first1=RILEY |title=Cities propelled Joe Biden to Wisconsin win as rural areas double down on Donald Trump |url=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 |access-date=November 8, 2020 |work=La Crosse Tribune}} In the 2022 United States elections Democrats won every contested race in La Crosse County and flipped the Sheriff's race for the first time in recent history.{{cite news |last1=Tribune |first1=Chloe Hilles La Crosse |title=Majority of voters in La Crosse County cast ballots for Democrats even with decrease in voter turnout |url=https://lacrossetribune.com/news/local/majority-of-voters-in-la-crosse-county-cast-ballots-for-democrats-even-with-decrease-in/article_161d2de6-6064-11ed-9b1e-1babf1c9024e.html |access-date=January 3, 2023 |work=La Crosse Tribune |language=en}}

La Crosse County is within the Wisconsin State Senate district 32, represented by Brad Pfaff (D). It also contains Wisconsin State Assembly districts 95 Jill Billings (D) and 94 Steve Doyle (D). Democrats also hold a majority of seats on the La Crosse County Board of Supervisors.

• La Crosse (county seat)
• Onalaska

• Bangor
• Holmen
• Rockland
• West Salem

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

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

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

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

{{Reflist}}

• [http://content.wisconsinhistory.org/cdm/ref/collection/wch/id/58349 Biographical History of La Crosse, Monroe and Juneau Counties, Wisconsin]. Chicago: Lewis Publishing Company, 1892.
• [http://content.wisconsinhistory.org/cdm/ref/collection/wch/id/36385 Biographical History of La Crosse, Trempealeau and Buffalo Counties, Wisconsin]. Chicago: Lewis Publishing Company, 1892.
• [http://content.wisconsinhistory.org/cdm/ref/collection/wch/id/4912 History of La Crosse County, Wisconsin]. Chicago: Western Historical Company, 1881.
• Bryant, Benjamin F. (ed.). [http://content.wisconsinhistory.org/cdm/ref/collection/wch/id/3168 Memoirs of La Crosse County]. Madison, Wis.: Western Historical Association, 1907.
• [http://content.wisconsinhistory.org/cdm/ref/collection/wch/id/3225 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.

• [http://www.co.la-crosse.wi.us/ La Crosse County]
• [http://www.lacrosseconsortium.org/uploads/content_files/files/Healthy%20County%20Dashboard%202014.pdf La Crosse County Health and Demographic Data]
• [http://wisconsindot.gov/Documents/travel/road/hwy-maps/county-maps/lacrosse.pdf La Crosse County map] from the Wisconsin Department of Transportation

{{Geographic Location

|Centre = La Crosse County, Wisconsin

|North =

|Northeast = Jackson County

|East = Monroe County

|Southeast =

|South = Vernon County

|Southwest = Houston County, Minnesota

|West = Winona County, Minnesota

|Northwest = Trempealeau County

}}

{{La Crosse–Onalaska}}

{{La Crosse County, Wisconsin}}

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Category:1851 establishments in Wisconsin

Category:Wisconsin counties on the Mississippi River

Category:Populated places established in 1851