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La Crosse, Wisconsin

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La Crosse is a city in La Crosse County, Wisconsin. The population was 51,818 at the 2000 census. Together with surrounding communities, the La Crosse metropolitan area was, according to the 2000 census, home to 96,592 people. The city forms the core of, and is the principal city within the United States Census Bureau's La Crosse Metropolitan Statistical Area, which includes all of La Crosse County in Wisconsin and Houston County, Minnesota (composite 2000 population: 126,838).

La Crosse is the county seat of La Crosse CountyTemplate:GR. La Crosse is located in western Wisconsin, on the Mississippi River at the confluence of the Black and La Crosse Rivers. It was the site of an 18th century fur trading post and medical stop for traders traveling down the Mississippi River. At the time it was called Prairie La Crosse.

Education

Universities & Colleges:

The area is served by the School District of La Crosse. [1]

Public high schools:

La Crosse is also home to Aquinas High School, the city's only Roman Catholic high school.

Economy

La Crosse is also the original home and international headquarters of the Trane air conditioning company, the City Brewing Company, and the Company Store.

The La Crosse Tribune is the city's most popular and main newspaper. The Second Supper, a satirical newspaper is also published in La Crosse along with the Foxy Shopper.

The two major hospitals are Gundersen Lutheran Health and Franciscan Skemp, which is part of the Mayo Health Clinic which originates in downtown Rochester, Minnesota .

Religion

Notable people

"God's Country"

Grandad Bluff from La Crosse

The area around La Crosse is often referred to as "God's Country" because it was unspoiled by glaciers that flattened much of the rest of the upper Midwestern United States. La Crosse is surrounded by towering bluffs, the most prominent of which is Grandad's Bluff (mentioned in Life on the Mississippi by Mark Twain). (For more, see Driftless Zone.)

Across the Mississippi River from La Crosse is La Crescent, Minnesota. There are several other communities that surround La Crosse and offer many commercial venues, including Onalaska, Wisconsin, Holmen, Wisconsin, and West Salem, Wisconsin.

Geography

Location of La Crosse, Wisconsin
Location of La Crosse, Wisconsin

La Crosse is located at 43°48′48″N 91°13′59″W / 43.81333°N 91.23306°W / 43.81333; -91.23306Invalid arguments have been passed to the {{#coordinates:}} function (43.813216, -91.233110)Template:GR.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 57.4 km² (22.2 mi²). 52.2 km² (20.1 mi²) of it is land and 5.2 km² (2.0 mi²) of it (9.12%) is water.

The city is served by several major highways, including Interstate 90, U.S. Highway 14, and Wisconsin State Highway 16.

Demographics

As of the censusTemplate:GR of 2005, there were 58,818 people, 21,110 households, and 10,217 families residing in the city. The population density was 993.4/km² (2,573.4/mi²). There were 22,233 housing units at an average density of 426.2/km² (1,104.1/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 91.58% White, 1.56% African American, 0.51% Native American, 4.65% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.36% from other races, and 1.31% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.14% of the population.

There were 21,110 households out of which 22.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 36.1% were married couples living together, 9.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 51.6% were non-families. 37.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.23 and the average family size was 2.93.

In the city the population was spread out with 18.8% under the age of 18, 24.4% from 18 to 24, 24.9% from 25 to 44, 17.0% from 45 to 64, and 14.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 30 years. For every 100 females there were 89.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.6 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $31,103, and the median income for a family was $43,047. Males had a median income of $30,996 versus $22,076 for females. The per capita income for the city was $17,650. About 7.8% of families and 17.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 14.5% of those under age 18 and 9.0% of those age 65 or over.

Sports

In spite of its small population and distant locale in far western Wisconsin, La Crosse has supported numerous other sports teams, such as the Catbirds of the CBA, the Bobcats of the CBA, the Night Train of the NIFL, and currently the Loggers of the Northwoods League. La Crosse is also home to the two-time Stagg Bowl winning University of Wisconsin-La Crosse Eagles, where NFL great Bill Schroeder played his college ball.

La Crosse also supports multiple championship beer drinking teams.

See also

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