La Crosse, Wisconsin

"La Crosse" redirects here. Not to be confused with Lacrosse. For other uses, see La Crosse (disambiguation).
La Crosse, Wisconsin
City
Downtown La Crosse
Downtown La Crosse
Official seal of La Crosse, Wisconsin
Seal
Location of La Crosse in La Crosse County, Wisconsin.
Location of La Crosse in La Crosse County, Wisconsin.
La Crosse is located in Wisconsin
La Crosse
La Crosse
La Crosse is located in the United States
La Crosse
La Crosse
Coordinates: 43°48′48″N 91°13′59″W / 43.81333°N 91.23306°W / 43.81333; -91.23306
CountryUnited States
StateWisconsin
CountyLa Crosse
Government
 • TypeMayor-council government
 • MayorMitch Reynolds (D)
Area
[1]
 • City
23.79 sq mi (61.61 km2)
 • Land21.70 sq mi (56.21 km2)
 • Water2.08 sq mi (5.40 km2)
Elevation
669 ft (204 m)
Population
 (2020)[2]
 • City
52,680
 • Estimate 
(2022)[3]
51,380 Decrease
 • RankUS: 763th
WI: 12th
 • Density2,214.38/sq mi (911.34/km2)
 • Urban
98,872 (US: 314th)
 • Metro
139,211 (US: 299th)
Time zoneUTC−6 (Central)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−5 (Central)
Zip Code
54601, 54602, 54603
Area code608
FIPS code55-40775[4]
GNIS feature ID1567672[5]
WaterwaysMississippi River, Black River, La Crosse River
Public TransitLa Crosse MTU
SMRT
Amtrak
Websitewww.cityoflacrosse.org Edit this at Wikidata

La Crosse (/ləˈkrɒs/ ⓘ lə-KROSS)[6] is a city in and the county seat of La Crosse County, Wisconsin, United States. Positioned alongside the Mississippi River, La Crosse is the largest city on Wisconsin's western border.[7] La Crosse's population was 52,680 as of the 2020 census.[2] The city forms the core of the La Crosse–Onalaska metropolitan area, which includes all of La Crosse County and Houston County, Minnesota, with a population of 139,627.[8]

La Crosse's economy serves as a regional educational, medical, manufacturing, and transportation hub for Western Wisconsin producing a gross domestic product (GDP) of $9.7 billion as of 2022.[9] The city is a college town with nearly 20,000 students and is home to the University of Wisconsin–La Crosse, Viterbo University, and Western Technical College. Furthermore, the La Crosse area is home to the headquarters or regional offices of Kwik Trip, Organic Valley, Mayo Clinic, Gundersen Health System, Gensler, La Crosse Technology, City Brewing Company, and Trane. La Crosse County is a top ten tourist destination in the state with $433 million in travel-related spending generated in 2023.[10]

  1. ^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Explore Census Data". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 30, 2022.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference USCensusEst2022 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  5. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  6. ^ "Cities -". Retrieved September 9, 2023.
  7. ^ "The Best Small Places For Business And Careers: La Crosse, WI". Forbes. October 24, 2017. Retrieved December 27, 2017.
  8. ^ "Metropolitan and Micropolitan Statistical Areas". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on March 17, 2013. Retrieved May 29, 2014.
  9. ^ "Total Gross Domestic Product for La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN (MSA)". FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis. January 1, 2001. Retrieved February 25, 2024.
  10. ^ Williams, Brad (June 10, 2022). "La Crosse ranks again in top 10 Wisconsin counties for tourism revenue". WIZM 92.3FM 1410AM. Retrieved February 25, 2024.