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Population (year 2000): 4,335. Estimated
population in July 2005: 4,424 (+2.1% change)
Males: 1,962 (45.3%), Females: 2,373 (54.7%)
Vernon County
Zip code:
54665
Median resident age: 43.6 years
Median household income: $28,804 (year 2000)
Median house value: $70,700 (year 2000)
Races in Viroqua:
- White Non-Hispanic (98.2%)
- Hispanic (0.7%)
Ancestries: Norwegian (47.8%), German (26.7%),
Irish (13.0%), English (8.7%), United States (2.8%), Italian
(2.6%).
Elevation: 1277 feet
Land area: 3.3 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Viroqua
- High school or higher: 77.5%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.0%
- Graduate or professional degree: 5.4%
- Unemployed: 4.0%
- Mean travel time to work: 15.1 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Viroqua city
- Never married: 21.5%
- Now married: 48.9%
- Separated: 1.3%
- Widowed: 18.2%
- Divorced: 10.1%
0.9% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +318 (+7.9%).
Hospital/medical center in Viroqua:
- VERNON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL 148 (507 SOUTH MAIN
STREET)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Viroqua:
- FRANCISCAN SKEMP MED CTR LACROSSE (about 28 miles;
LA CROSSE, WI)
- LA CROSSE LUTHERAN HOSPITAL (about 28 miles; LA
CROSSE, WI)
- FRANCISCAN SKEMP MED CTR SPARTA HOSP (about 29
miles; SPARTA, WI)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Viroqua:
- LA CROSSE MUNI (about 33 miles; LA CROSSE, WI; ID:
LSE)
- VOLK FIELD (about 52 miles; CAMP DOUGLAS, WI; ID:
VOK)
- DUBUQUE REGIONAL (about 81 miles; DUBUQUE, IA; ID:
DBQ)
Other public-use airports nearest to Viroqua:
- VIROQUA MUNI (about 1 miles; VIROQUA, WI; ID: Y51)
- SPARTA/FORT MC COY (about 30 miles; SPARTA, WI; ID:
CMY)
- BOSCOBEL (about 32 miles; BOSCOBEL, WI; ID: OVS)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Viroqua:
- UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-LA CROSSE (about 28 miles;
LA CROSSE, WI; Full-time enrollment: 8,669)
- WESTERN WISCONSIN TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 31 miles;
LA CROSSE, WI; FT enrollment: 2,973)
- WINONA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 63 miles; WINONA, MN;
FT enrollment: 6,568)
- SAINT MARY'S UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA (about 63
miles; WINONA, MN; FT enrollment: 2,969)
- UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-PLATTEVILLE (about 63 miles;
PLATTEVILLE, WI; FT enrollment: 5,045)
- LUTHER COLLEGE (about 63 miles; DECORAH, IA; FT
enrollment: 2,566)
- NORTHEAST IOWA COMMUNITY COLLEGE-CALMAR (about 75
miles; CALMAR, IA; FT enrollment: 2,393)
Public high schools in Viroqua:
- VIROQUA HI (Students: 436; Location: 100
BLACKHAWK DR; Grades: 09 - 12)
- LAUREL HI (Students: 15; Location: 220 S
MAIN; Grades: 09 - 12)
- VERNON CTY BETTER FUTURES HS (Students: 2;
Location: 100 BLACKHAWK DR; Grades: 10 - 12)
Private high schools in Viroqua:
- YOUTH INITIATIVE HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 33;
Location: 500 E JEFFERSON 302; Grades: 9 - 12)
- LEADERSHIP FAM & CHILDREN CNTR (Students: 6;
Location: PO BOX 149; Grades: 7 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Viroqua:
- VIROQUA EL (Students: 396; Location: 115 N
EDUCATION AVE; Grades: PK - 04)
- VIROQUA MID (Students: 337; Location: 100
BLACKHAWK DR; Grades: 05 - 08)
- LIBERTY POLE EL (Students: 62; Location: 115
N EDUCATION AVE; Grades: PK - 04)
Private primary/middle schools in Viroqua:
- PLEASANT RIDGE WALDROF SCHOOL (Students: 163;
Location: 431 E. COURT; Grades: PK - 8)
- VIROQUA CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 13;
Location: 700 EAST DECKER STREET; Grades: KG - 7)
Library in Viroqua:
- MCINTOSH MEMORIAL LIBRARY (Operating income:
$285,713; Location: 118 E. JEFFERSON ST.; 34,385 books;
499 audio materials; 972 video materials; 127 serial
subscriptions)
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