La Crosse County, Wisconsin

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La Crosse County (Template:IPAc-en Template:Respell) is a county located in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. At the 2020 census, the county's population was 120,784.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Its county seat is the city of La Crosse.<ref name="GR6">Template:Cite web</ref> La Crosse County is included in the La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN Metropolitan Statistical Area with a population of 170,341 and is the most populous county on Wisconsin's western border.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of Template:Convert, of which Template:Convert is land and Template:Convert (5.9%) is water.<ref name="GR1">Template:Cite web</ref>

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Airport

LSE - La Crosse Regional Airport

Adjacent counties

Climate

La Crosse County's location in the United States' upper midwest gives the area a temperate, continental climate.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The warmest month of the year is July, when the average high temperature is Template:Convert, with overnight low temperatures averaging Template:Convert. January is the coldest month, with high temperatures averaging Template:Convert, with the overnight low temperatures around Template:Convert.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

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Demographics

Template:US Census population As of the census of 2020,<ref name="2020-census-55063">Template:Cite web</ref> the population was 120,784. The population density was Template:Convert. There were 52,774 housing units at an average density of Template:Convert. The racial makeup of the county was 88.0% White, 4.6% Asian, 1.7% Black or African American, 0.4% Native American, 0.9% from other races, and 4.4% from two or more races. Ethnically, the population was 2.5% Hispanic or Latino of any race.

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According to 2014–2018 ACS estimates, the median household income was $55,479 and the median family income was $67,388. Males had a median income of $48,675 and females $38,714. The per capita income was $26,065. About 9.1% of families and 10.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 8.2% of those under age 18 and 7.3% of those age 65 or over.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

At the 2010 census,<ref name="GR8">Template:Cite web</ref> there were 114,638 people, 46,137 households and 27,373 families residing in the county. The population density was Template:Convert. There were 46,137 housing units at an average density of Template:Convert. The racial make up was 92.1% White, 1.4% Black or African American, 0.4% Native American, 4.1% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.3% from other races, and 1.6% from two or more races. 0.92% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 38.9% were of German, 20.3% Norwegian and 7.9% Irish ancestry. In 2017, there were 1,188 births, giving a general fertility rate of 47.9 births per 1000 women aged 15–44, the fifth lowest rate out of all 72 Wisconsin counties.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Template:Clear left

Government

Board Chair: Monica Kruse <ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
District Attorney: Tim Gruenke (D)
Sheriff: John Siegel (D)
County Clerk: Ginny Dankmeyer (D)
County Treasurer: Amy Twitchell (D)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Register of Deeds: Robin Kadrmas (D)
Board of Supervisors: (29 members)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> (D Majority)
County Administrator: Jane Klekamp<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Politics

La Crosse County is within the Wisconsin State Senate district 32, represented by Brad Pfaff (D). It also contains Wisconsin State Assembly districts 95 Jill Billings (D) and 94 Steve Doyle (D). Democrats also hold a majority of seats on the La Crosse County Board of Supervisors.