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Population (year 2000): 51,818. Estimated
population in July 2005: 50,287 (-3.0% change)
Males: 24,396 (47.1%), Females: 27,422 (52.9%)
La Crosse County
Zip codes:
54601,
54603.
Median resident age: 30.1 years
Median household income: $31,103 (year 2000)
Median house value: $85,100 (year 2000)
Races in La Crosse:
- White Non-Hispanic (91.0%)
- Other Asian (3.8%)
- Black (1.6%)
- Two or more races (1.3%)
- Hispanic (1.1%)
- American Indian (0.9%)
Ancestries: German (41.7%), Norwegian (20.4%),
Irish (14.2%), English (5.6%), Polish (5.2%), French (3.5%).
Elevation: 669 feet
Land area: 20.1 square miles
For population 25 years and over in La Crosse
- High school or higher: 87.8%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 24.1%
- Graduate or professional degree: 8.6%
- Unemployed: 4.6%
- Mean travel time to work: 15.0 minutes
For population 15
years and over in La Crosse city
- Never married: 43.1%
- Now married: 39.1%
- Separated: 1.3%
- Widowed: 7.4%
- Divorced: 9.1%
3.2% Foreign born (2.4% Asia, 0.5% Europe).
Population change in the 1990s: +160 (+0.3%).
Hospitals/medical centers in La Crosse:
- FRANCISCAN SKEMP MED CTR LACROSSE (700 WEST
AVE SOUTH)
- LA CROSSE LUTHERAN HOSPITAL (1910 SO AVENUE)
Other hospitals/medical centers near La Crosse:
- VERNON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL 148 (about 30 miles;
VIROQUA, WI)
- FRANCISCAN SKEMP MED CTR SPARTA HOSP (about 32
miles; SPARTA, WI)
- COMMUNITY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 33 miles; WINONA,
MN)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to La
Crosse:
- LA CROSSE MUNI (about 4 miles; LA CROSSE, WI; ID:
LSE)
- VOLK FIELD (about 69 miles; CAMP DOUGLAS, WI; ID:
VOK)
- CHIPPEWA VALLEY REGIONAL (about 74 miles; EAU
CLAIRE, WI; ID: EAU)
Other public-use airports nearest to La Crosse:
- HOUSTON COUNTY (about 25 miles; CALEDONIA, MN; ID:
CHU)
- VIROQUA MUNI (about 30 miles; VIROQUA, WI; ID: Y51)
- BLAIR (about 33 miles; BLAIR, WI; ID: 5E6)
Amtrak station:
LA CROSSE (601 ST. ANDREW ST.). Services: ticket office,
partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area,
public restrooms, public payphones, free short-term parking,
free long-term parking, call for taxi service.
Colleges/Universities in La Crosse:
- UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-LA CROSSE (Full-time
enrollment: 8,669; Location: 1725 STATE ST; Public;
Website: www.uwlax.edu; Offers Master's degree)
- WESTERN WISCONSIN TECHNICAL COLLEGE (FT
enrollment: 2,973; Location: 304 6th. St. North; Public;
Website: www.western.tec.wi.us)
- VITERBO UNIVERSITY (FT enrollment: 1,967;
Location: 815 9th St. South; Private, not-for-profit;
Website: www.viterbo.edu; Offers Master's degree)
- SCIENTIFIC COLLEGE OF BEAUTY AND BARBERING
(FT enrollment: 29; Location: 326 PEARL ST; Private,
for-profit; Website: www.cosmetologycollege.com)
- COLGAN AIR SERVICES (Location: 2709 FANTA
REED RD; Private, for-profit)
Other colleges/universities with over 2000 students near
La Crosse:
- WINONA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 33 miles; WINONA, MN;
Full-time enrollment: 6,568)
- SAINT MARY'S UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA (about 33
miles; WINONA, MN; FT enrollment: 2,969)
- LUTHER COLLEGE (about 50 miles; DECORAH, IA; FT
enrollment: 2,566)
- NORTHEAST IOWA COMMUNITY COLLEGE-CALMAR (about 63
miles; CALMAR, IA; FT enrollment: 2,393)
- UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-EAU CLAIRE (about 69 miles;
EAU CLAIRE, WI; FT enrollment: 9,866)
- CHIPPEWA VALLEY TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 69 miles;
EAU CLAIRE, WI; FT enrollment: 2,601)
- UPPER IOWA UNIVERSITY (about 78 miles; FAYETTE, IA;
FT enrollment: 3,173)
Public high schools in La Crosse:
- CENTRAL HI (Students: 1,400; Location: 1801
LOSEY BLVD S; Grades: 09 - 12)
- LOGAN HI (Students: 1,009; Location: 1500
RANGER DR; Grades: 08 - 12)
- LACROSSROADS CHARTER (Students: 68; Location:
1500 RANGER DR; Grades: 09 - 12)
- WESTERN WI TECHNICAL COLLEGE (Students: 28;
Location: 304 6TH ST N; Grades: 10 - 12)
- LA CROSSE JUVENILE DETENTION (Students: 10;
Location: 300 4TH ST N; Grades: 07 - 12)
Private high schools in La Crosse:
- AQUINAS HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 507; Location:
315 SOUTH 11TH STREET; Grades: 9 - 12)
- FAITH BAPTIST SCHOOL (Students: 37; Location:
3615 SOUTH 28TH STREET; Grades: KG - 12)
- LEADERSHIP (Students: 17; Location: GRANDVIEW
CENTER 1707 MAIN ST; Grades: 7 - 12)
Biggest public primary/middle schools in La Crosse:
- LONGFELLOW MID (Students: 637; Location: 1900
DENTON ST; Grades: 06 - 08)
- LOGAN MID (Students: 557; Location: 1450 AVON
ST; Grades: 06 - 09)
- HINTGEN EL (Students: 399; Location: 3505
28TH ST S; Grades: PK - 05)
- SOUTHERN BLUFFS EL (Students: 385; Location:
4010 SUNNYSIDE DR; Grades: PK - 06)
- SPENCE EL (Students: 381; Location: 2150
BENNETT ST; Grades: KG - 05)
- NORTH WOODS EL (Students: 339; Location: 2541
SABLEWOOD RD; Grades: PK - 05)
- SUMMIT EL (Students: 328; Location: 1800
LAKESHORE DR; Grades: PK - 05)
- LINCOLN MID (Students: 303; Location: 510 9TH
ST S; Grades: 05 - 08)
- STATE ROAD EL (Students: 252; Location: N1821
HAGEN RD; Grades: PK - 05)
- EMERSON EL (Students: 241; Location: 2101
CAMPBELL RD; Grades: PK - 05)
Biggest private primary/middle schools in La Crosse:
- BLESSED SACRAMENT SCHOOL (Students: 289;
Location: 2404 KING STREET; Grades: KG - 6)
- AQUINAS MIDDLE SCH (Students: 220; Location:
315 11TH ST S; Grades: 7 - 8)
- ST THOMAS MORE SCHOOL - EARLY (Students: 218;
Location: 2000 WESTON STREET; Grades: PK - 6)
- HOLY TRINITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students:
200; Location: 1417 SOUTH 13TH STREET; Grades: PK - 6)
- ST JOSEPH CATHEDRAL SCHOOL (Students: 182;
Location: 1319 FERRY STREET; Grades: PK - 6)
- FIRST EVANG LUTHERAN SCHOOL (Students: 144;
Location: 520 WEST AVENUE SOUTH; Grades: PK - 8)
- ST JAMES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 132;
Location: 716 WINDSOR; Grades: PK - 6)
- MT. CALVARY-GRACE LUTHERAN SCH (Students:
126; Location: 1614 PARK AVE.; Grades: PK - 8)
- ST PIUS X ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 95;
Location: 3710 EAST AVENUE SOUTH; Grades: KG - 6)
- IMMANUEL LUTH. SCHOOL (Students: 89;
Location: 806 ST. PAUL ST.; Grades: KG - 8)
Library in La Crosse:
- LA CROSSE PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$3,680,954; Location: 800 MAIN ST.; 228,428 books;
16,047 audio materials; 6,762 video materials; 775
serial subscriptions)
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