|
Population (year 2000): 2,045. Estimated
population in July 2005: 2,142 (+4.7% change)
Males: 940 (46.0%), Females: 1,105 (54.0%)
Vernon County
Zip code:
54667
Median resident age: 38.9 years
Median household income: $32,340 (year 2000)
Median house value: $70,900 (year 2000)
Races in Westby:
- White Non-Hispanic (98.8%)
- Hispanic (0.9%)
Ancestries: Norwegian (60.2%), German (24.9%),
Irish (9.3%), English (8.5%), Italian (3.3%), Czech (2.4%).
Elevation: 1298 feet
Land area: 2.4 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Westby
- High school or higher: 81.0%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 18.3%
- Graduate or professional degree: 5.7%
- Unemployed: 3.9%
- Mean travel time to work: 19.9 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Westby city
- Never married: 18.2%
- Now married: 59.6%
- Separated: 1.3%
- Widowed: 11.3%
- Divorced: 9.6%
0.8% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +168 (+9.0%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Westby:
- VERNON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL 148 (about 9 miles;
VIROQUA, WI)
- FRANCISCAN SKEMP MED CTR SPARTA HOSP (about 22
miles; SPARTA, WI)
- FRANCISCAN SKEMP MED CTR LACROSSE (about 27 miles;
LA CROSSE, WI)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Westby:
- LA CROSSE MUNI (about 31 miles; LA CROSSE, WI; ID:
LSE)
- VOLK FIELD (about 47 miles; CAMP DOUGLAS, WI; ID:
VOK)
- DUBUQUE REGIONAL (about 87 miles; DUBUQUE, IA; ID:
DBQ)
Other public-use airports nearest to Westby:
- VIROQUA MUNI (about 7 miles; VIROQUA, WI; ID: Y51)
- SPARTA/FORT MC COY (about 23 miles; SPARTA, WI; ID:
CMY)
- BLOYER FIELD (about 34 miles; TOMAH, WI; ID: Y72)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Westby:
- UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-LA CROSSE (about 27 miles;
LA CROSSE, WI; Full-time enrollment: 8,669)
- WESTERN WISCONSIN TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 28 miles;
LA CROSSE, WI; FT enrollment: 2,973)
- WINONA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 61 miles; WINONA, MN;
FT enrollment: 6,568)
- SAINT MARY'S UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA (about 61
miles; WINONA, MN; FT enrollment: 2,969)
- LUTHER COLLEGE (about 67 miles; DECORAH, IA; FT
enrollment: 2,566)
- UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-PLATTEVILLE (about 68 miles;
PLATTEVILLE, WI; FT enrollment: 5,045)
- NORTHEAST IOWA COMMUNITY COLLEGE-CALMAR (about 79
miles; CALMAR, IA; FT enrollment: 2,393)
Public high school in Westby:
- WESTBY HI (Students: 399; Location: 206 WEST
AVE S; Grades: 09 - 12)
Private high school in Westby:
- CORNERSTONE CHRISTIAN ACADEMY (Students: 91;
Location: P.O. BOX 86; Grades: KG - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Westby:
- WESTBY MID (Students: 311; Location: 206 WEST
AVE S; Grades: 05 - 08)
- WESTBY EL (Students: 260; Location: 122
NELSON ST; Grades: PK - 04)
Private primary/middle school in Westby:
- SUGAR GROVE SCHOOL (Students: 25; Location:
RR 3 S1780 CTY HWY D; Grades: 1 - 8)
Library in Westby:
- BEKKUM MEMORIAL PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating
income: $72,612; Location: 206 N. MAIN ST.; 11,899
books; 483 audio materials; 511 video materials; 90
serial subscriptions)
|
