La Crosse is a city in La Crosse County, Wisconsin, United States, and its county seat. Positioned alongside the Mississippi River, La Crosse is the most populous city on Wisconsin's western border. The population was 52,680 at the 2020 census. The La Crosse–Onalaska metropolitan area has an estimated 140,000 residents.
Midwest
La Crosse
La Crosse County, WI
Population
52,043
Walk Score
90 · Very Walkable
Median rent
$941
Median home value
$183,300
Founded
1842
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On the National Register
Historic districts
- 10th and Cass Streets Neighborhood Historic District · listed 2000
- 23rd and 24th Streets Historic District · listed 2010
- Caledonia Street Commercial Historic District
- Caledonia Street Commercial Historic District
- Caledonia Street Commercial Historic District · listed 2022
- Cass and King Street Residential Historic District · listed 1997
- Chambers-Markle Farmstead · listed 1991
- Edgewood Place Historic District · listed 2010
Notable landmarks
- Anderson, Mons, House · listed 1975
- Bridge No. 1 · listed 1980
- Bridge No. 2 · listed 1980
- Bridge No. 3 · listed 1980
- Bridge No. 4 · listed 1980
- Bridge No. 5 · listed 1980
- Bridge No. 6 · listed 1980
- Callahan, John L., House · listed 1995
- Chase, Dr. H. H., and Henry G. Wohlhuter Bungalows · listed 1983
- Fire Station No. 5 · listed 2021
- Freight House · listed 1982
- Funke, Joseph B., Company · listed 2014
- Gund Brewing Company Bottling Works · listed 2008
- Gundersen, Dr. Adolf and Helga, Cottage · listed 2018
- Hixon, Gideon C., House · listed 1974
- Holy Trinity School · listed 2021
- La Crosse Armory · listed 2016
- La Crosse Plow Company Building · listed 2016
- Laverty-Martindale House · listed 1977
- Loeffler, Otto and Ida, House · listed 2019
- Losey Memorial Arch · listed 2002
- Main Hall/La Crosse State Normal School · listed 1985
- Maria Angelorum Chapel · listed 2006
- Oak Grove Cemetery · listed 2023
- Ott, Will, House · listed 1980
- …and 14 more
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