Editing La Crosse, Indiana

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{{Infobox settlement
|official_name            = Town of La Crosse, Indiana
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|image_caption            = Downtown buildings
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|map_caption              = Location of La Crosse in LaPorte County, Indiana.
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|unit_pref                = Imperial
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|subdivision_name1        = [[Indiana]]
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|subdivision_name2        = [[LaPorte County, Indiana|LaPorte]]
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|area_total_km2           = 1.47
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|population_total         = 555
|population_density_sq_mi = 975.40
|population_density_km2   = 376.81
|timezone                 = [[North American Central Time Zone|CST]]
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|postal_code_type         = [[ZIP code]]
|postal_code              = 46348
|area_code                = [[Area code 219|219]]
|blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
|blank_info               = 18-40662<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=January 31, 2008|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref>
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'''La Crosse''' is a town in [[LaPorte County, Indiana|LaPorte County]], [[Indiana]], United States. The population was 551 at the 2010 census. It is included in the [[Michigan City, Indiana]]-[[La Porte, Indiana]] [[Metropolitan Statistical Area]].

==History==
La Crosse is derived from the French meaning "the crossing", and it was so named from its location at the junction or crossing of five railroads. The five railroads were:<ref>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=xdQWAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA111 | title=A twentieth century history and biographical record of La Porte County, Indiana | publisher=Lewis Publishing Co. | author=Daniels, E. D. | year=1904 | pages=111}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last=Baker|first=Ronald L.|title=From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History|url=https://archive.org/details/fromneedmoretopr00bake|url-access=registration|date=October 1995|publisher=Indiana University Press|isbn=978-0-253-32866-3|page=[https://archive.org/details/fromneedmoretopr00bake/page/n205 188]|quote=Supposedly the name is French and means "The Crossing," descriptive of the location of the town at the junction...}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Railroad map of Indiana|url=https://www.loc.gov/resource/g4091p.rr002140/?r=0.321,0.069,0.144,0.112,0|publisher=United States Library of Congress|accessdate=July 12, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=C&O LaCrosse Layout of Tracks, 1935|url=http://www.hoosiervalley.org/files/6412/9738/5020/LaCrosseRRArea0001.pdf|publisher=Hoosier Valley Railroad Museum|accessdate=July 12, 2020}}</ref>
* [[Monon Railroad]]
* Chicago and Indiana Coal Railway (later the [[Chicago and Eastern Illinois Railroad|Chicago and Eastern Illinois]] and the [[Chicago, Attica and Southern Railroad|Chicago, Attica and Southern]])
* [[Chicago and West Michigan Railway]] (later the [[Pere Marquette Railway|Pere Marquette]])
* [[Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railroad]] (later the [[Pennsylvania Railroad]])
* Chicago, Cincinnati and Louisville Railroad (later the [[Chesapeake and Ohio Railway|C&O]])

Since 2004, La Crosse has been the headquarters of the [[Chesapeake and Indiana Railroad]], which owns portions of former C&O and Pere Marquette trackage.

The La Crosse post office opened in 1921.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=IN&county=La+Porte&searchtext=&pagenum=2 | title=La Porte County | publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | accessdate=December 29, 2014}}</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], La Crosse has a total area of {{convert|0.51|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, all land.<ref name="CenPopGazetteer2019">{{cite web|title=2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2019_Gazetteer/2019_gaz_place_18.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=July 16, 2020}}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1930= 568
|1940= 574
|1950= 618
|1960= 632
|1970= 696
|1980= 713
|1990= 677
|2000= 561
|2010= 551
|2020= 555
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
}}

===2010 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name ="wwwcensusgov">{{cite web|title=U.S. Census website|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=December 11, 2012}}</ref> of 2010, there were 551 people, 227 households, and 157 families living in the town. The [[population density]] was {{convert|1039.6|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 243 housing units at an average density of {{convert|458.5|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the town was 99.5% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.2% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], and 0.4% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.8% of the population.

There were 227 households, of which 29.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.9% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 9.7% had a female householder with no husband present, 6.6% had a male householder with no wife present, and 30.8% were non-families. 26.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.43 and the average family size was 2.91.

The median age in the town was 36.4 years. 22.7% of residents were under the age of 18; 8.7% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 27.8% were from 25 to 44; 30% were from 45 to 64; and 10.7% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the town was 49.2% male and 50.8% female.

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 561 people, 221 households, and 152 families living in the town. The population density was {{convert|1,040.0|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 234 housing units at an average density of {{convert|433.8|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the town was 97.86% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.18% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.36% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.53% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.18% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], and 0.89% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 2.50% of the population.

There were 221 households, out of which 31.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.3% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 7.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.2% were non-families. 28.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.54 and the average family size was 3.10.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 26.9% under the age of 18, 7.3% from 18 to 24, 28.9% from 25 to 44, 22.1% from 45 to 64, and 14.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 89.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.4 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $36,667, and the median income for a family was $50,278. Males had a median income of $34,583 versus $21,513 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $17,962. None of the families and 1.5% of the population were living below the [[poverty line]], including no under eighteens and 2.4% of those over 64.
{{wide image|LOC_6a04222u_1915_LaCrosse,_Ind.,_1915,_(N).jpg|800 px|Panoramic View of La Crosse, Indiana, 1915, looking south from the north}}

==Education==
The school district is [[Tri-Township Consolidated School Corporation]].<!--district census code is UNI 00107--><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st18_in/schooldistrict_maps/c18091_laporte/DC20SD_C18091.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: LaPorte County, IN|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|accessdate=2024-12-05}} - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st18_in/schooldistrict_maps/c18091_laporte/DC20SD_C18091_SD2MS.txt Text list]</ref>

The town has a lending library, the La Crosse Public Library.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.in.gov/library/files/countyindex13.pdf | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180304174406/https://www.in.gov/library/files/countyindex13.pdf | archive-date=March 4, 2018 | url-status=dead | title=Indiana public library directory | publisher=Indiana State Library | accessdate=March 8, 2018}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.lacrosse.k12.in.us LaCrosse High School Homepage]
* [http://lacrosse.lib.in.us LaCrosse Public Library]

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[[Category:Towns in LaPorte County, Indiana]]
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