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Population (year 2000): 4,540. Estimated
population in July 2005: 4,709 (+3.7% change)
Males: 2,219 (48.9%), Females: 2,321 (51.1%)
La Crosse County
Zip code:
54669
Median resident age: 34.0 years
Median household income: $43,449 (year 2000)
Median house value: $102,500 (year 2000)
Races in West Salem:
- White Non-Hispanic (97.6%)
- Hispanic (0.6%)
- American Indian (0.6%)
- Two or more races (0.5%)
- Black (0.5%)
Ancestries: German (55.3%), Norwegian (28.2%),
Irish (10.3%), English (6.4%), Czech (3.4%), Polish (3.3%).
Elevation: 742 feet
Land area: 2.4 square miles
For population 25 years and over in West Salem
- High school or higher: 88.7%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 21.9%
- Graduate or professional degree: 5.9%
- Unemployed: 4.4%
- Mean travel time to work: 21.2 minutes
For population 15
years and over in West Salem village
- Never married: 19.7%
- Now married: 62.7%
- Separated: 1.0%
- Widowed: 7.1%
- Divorced: 9.5%
0.7% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +910 (+25.1%).
Hospitals/medical centers near West Salem:
- FRANCISCAN SKEMP MED CTR LACROSSE (about 12 miles;
LA CROSSE, WI)
- LA CROSSE LUTHERAN HOSPITAL (about 12 miles; LA
CROSSE, WI)
- FRANCISCAN SKEMP MED CTR SPARTA HOSP (about 20
miles; SPARTA, WI)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to West
Salem:
- LA CROSSE MUNI (about 12 miles; LA CROSSE, WI; ID:
LSE)
- VOLK FIELD (about 58 miles; CAMP DOUGLAS, WI; ID:
VOK)
- CHIPPEWA VALLEY REGIONAL (about 71 miles; EAU
CLAIRE, WI; ID: EAU)
Other public-use airports nearest to West Salem:
- SPARTA/FORT MC COY (about 25 miles; SPARTA, WI; ID:
CMY)
- VIROQUA MUNI (about 27 miles; VIROQUA, WI; ID: Y51)
- BLAIR (about 28 miles; BLAIR, WI; ID: 5E6)
Amtrak station near West Salem:
- 13 miles: 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 with over 2000 students nearest to
West Salem:
- WESTERN WISCONSIN TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 6 miles;
LA CROSSE, WI; Full-time enrollment: 2,973)
- UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-LA CROSSE (about 12 miles;
LA CROSSE, WI; FT enrollment: 8,669)
- WINONA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 41 miles; WINONA, MN;
FT enrollment: 6,568)
- SAINT MARY'S UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA (about 41
miles; WINONA, MN; FT enrollment: 2,969)
- LUTHER COLLEGE (about 61 miles; DECORAH, IA; FT
enrollment: 2,566)
- UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-EAU CLAIRE (about 67 miles;
EAU CLAIRE, WI; FT enrollment: 9,866)
- CHIPPEWA VALLEY TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 67 miles;
EAU CLAIRE, WI; FT enrollment: 2,601)
Public high school in West Salem:
- WEST SALEM HI (Students: 520; Location: 405 E
HAMLIN ST; Grades: 09 - 12)
Private high school in West Salem:
- COULEE REGION CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students:
242; Location: 230 WEST GARLAND STREET; Grades: PK - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in West Salem:
- WEST SALEM EL (Students: 738; Location: 475 N
MARK ST; Grades: PK - 05)
- WEST SALEM MID (Students: 368; Location: 450
N MARK ST; Grades: 06 - 08)
Private primary/middle school in West Salem:
- CHRIST ST JOHNS LUTHERAN SCHOO (Students:
158; Location: 500 PARK ST; Grades: PK - 8)
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