La Crosse County, Wisconsin
The La Crosse County is a county located in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. In 2010, the County had 114 638 inhabitants and a population density of 97.7 inhabitants per square kilometer. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) is La Crosse.
The La Crosse County is part of the La Crosse Metropolitan Area, the nationwide cross-national metropolitan area around the city of La Crosse.
Geography
The County is located in southwest Wisconsin and is bounded to the west by the Mississippi River, which forms the border with Minnesota. The northern border of the county is made of Black River. In the center of the county is drained by the La Crosse River, north of the center of the same city until it empties into the Mississippi.
La Crosse County has an area of 1243 square kilometers, of which 70 square kilometers are water surface.
At the La Crosse County borders the following Nachbarcountys:
History
The La Crosse County was formed on March 1, 1851 from parts of Crawford County. It was named, as well as the district capital, for a game that played the Indians here.
Demographic data
According to the census in 2010 lived in La Crosse County 114 638 people in 46 058 households. The population density was 97.7 inhabitants per square kilometer. In the 46 058 households lived statistically 2.38 per person.
The racial the population was composed of 92.2 percent white, 1.4 percent African American, 0.5 percent Native American, 4.3 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 1.6 percent were descended from two or more races. Regardless of ethnicity were 1.6 percent of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
20.8 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 65.2 percent were between 18 and 64 and 14.0 percent were 65 years or older. 51.1 percent of the population was female.
The median income for a household was $ 50,771. The per capita income was $ 25,978. 13.7 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Villages in La Crosse County
Citys
- La Crosse
- Onalaska
Villages
- Bangor
- Holmen
- Rockland
- West Salem
Census-designated places (CDP )
- Brice Prairie
- French Iceland
- St. Joseph
Unincorporated communities
- Barre Mills
- Burns
- Burns Corners
- Burr Oak
- Council Bay
- Medary
- Middle Ridge
- Midway
- Mindoro
- New Amsterdam
- Shelby
- Stevens Town
- West La Crosse
Structure
The La Crosse County is divided into twelve Towns in addition to the City's two and four Villages: