Onalaska, Wisconsin
| Onalaska | |||
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 Downtown Onalaska |
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| Location in Wisconsin | |||
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| Basic data | |||
| Foundation : | 1851 | ||
| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Wisconsin | ||
| County : | La Crosse County | ||
| Coordinates : | 43 ° 53 ′ N , 91 ° 14 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) | ||
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Inhabitants : - Metropolitan Area : |
17,736 (as of 2010) 133,665 (as of 2010) |
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| Population density : | 675.9 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 27.79 km 2 (approx. 11 mi 2 ) of which 26.24 km 2 (approx. 10 mi 2 ) is land |
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| Height : | 218 m | ||
| Postal code : | 54650 | ||
| Area code : | +1 608 | ||
| FIPS : | 55-59925 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 1570818 | ||
| Website : | www.cityofonalaska.com | ||
| Mayor : | Joe Chilsen | ||
 Onalaska City Hall, Police Station, and Fire Station |
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Onalaska is a city (with the status " City ") in La Crosse County in the US -amerikanischen State Wisconsin . In 2010 Onalaska had 17,736 residents.
Onalaska is part of the interstate metropolitan area of La Crosse Metropolitan Area .
geography
Onalaska is located at the confluence of the Black River in the Mississippi dammed up to Lake Onalaska , which forms the border with Minnesota . The La Crosse River forms the southeastern city limit. The island French Iceland is at the level of Stadtzentrumsund limits the Lake Onalaska south. The intersection of the three states of Wisconsin, Minnesota and Iowa on the Mississippi is 45 km south.
Onalaska is located in the Ice Age-shaped region called the Driftless Area , which stretches across southeastern Minnesota, southwestern Wisconsin, northeastern Iowa, and far northwestern Illinois. During the last ice age, the so-called Wisconsin Glaciation , the region remained ice-free, so that the river valleys could cut deeper into the plateau during this time.
The geographical coordinates of Onalaska are 43 ° 53'04 "north latitude and 91 ° 14'06" west longitude. The urban area extends over an area of 27.79 km², which is spread over 26.24 km² of land and 1.55 km² of water. The Town of Onalaska surrounds the city of Onalaska from the northwest, north and northeast, without this being part of the town .
Neighboring towns of Onalaska are La Crosse (on the southern city limits), French Island (5.6 km southwest), La Crescent in Minnesota (13 km southwest on the opposite bank of the Mississippi), Dakota in Minnesota (16.8 km west-northwest on the opposite bank of the Mississippi), Brice Prairie (10 km northwest), Holmen (9.3 km northwest), and West Salem (13.8 km east).
The nearest major cities are Green Bay on Lake Michigan (318 km east-northeast), Wisconsin's capital Madison (209 km east-southeast), Wisconsin's largest city Milwaukee (328 km in the same direction), Rockford in Illinois (332 km southeast), the Quad Cities in Illinois and Iowa (321 km south), Cedar Rapids in Iowa (252 km south-southwest), Rochester , Minnesota (120 km west) and the Twin Cities in Minnesota (234 km northwest).
traffic
Between the French Island of Onalaska and the Minnesota shore at La Crescent, Lock and Dam No. 7 one of 29 dams that make the Upper Mississippi one of the most important inland waterways in the country.
The Interstate 90 extends from Minnesota via a bridge across the Mississippi coming in west-east direction along the southern border. The US Highway 53 runs north-south through Onalaska before reaching its southern terminus in nearby La Crosse. The Wisconsin State Highway 35 , which runs along the Mississippi, forms the Wisconsin section of the Great River Road . In addition, the Wisconsin State Highway 16 coming from the northeast runs through the urban area of Onalaska. All other roads are subordinate country roads, some unpaved roads and inner-city connecting roads.
A railway line of the BNSF Railway , the second largest railway company in the country, runs along the Mississippi for freight traffic .
La Crosse Regional Airport is located on the French Island opposite the city (7.7 km west of the city center via the I 90), through which the city has connections to the national and international air transport network via feeder flights to several major airports.
population
| Population development | |||
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| Census | Residents | ± in% | |
| 1910 | 1140 | - | |
| 1920 | 1066 | -6.5% | |
| 1930 | 1408 | 32.1% | |
| 1940 | 1742 | 23.7% | |
| 1950 | 2561 | 47% | |
| 1960 | 3161 | 23.4% | |
| 1970 | 4909 | 55.3% | |
| 1980 | 9249 | 88.4% | |
| 1990 | 11,414 | 23.4% | |
| 2000 | 14,839 | 30% | |
| 2010 | 17,736 | 19.5% | |
| 2012 estimate | 18,256 | 2.9% | |
| 1860-2000 2010 2012 | |||
As of the 2010 census , Onalaska had 17,736 people in 7331 households. The population density was 675.9 inhabitants per square kilometer. Statistically speaking, 2.4 people lived in 7331 households.
The racial the population was composed of 90.7 percent white, 1.1 percent African American, 0.3 percent Native American, 5.7 percent Asian and 0.5 percent from other ethnic groups; 1.7 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 1.6 percent of the population.
24.9 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 59.8 percent were between 18 and 64 and 15.3 percent were 65 years or older. 52.0 percent of the population was female.
The average annual income for a household was 59,186 USD . The per capita income was $ 31,391. 6.5 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Known residents
- William H. Stevenson (1891–1978) - from 1941 to 1949 Republican member of the US House of Representatives - spent the last years of his life in Onalaska and is buried here
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c American Fact Finder. Retrieved January 12, 2014
- ↑ Distance information according to Google Maps. Accessed January 12, 2014
- ↑ US Decennial Census.Retrieved January 12, 2014
- ↑ US Census Bureau, State & County QuickFacts ( Memento of the original from January 12, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved January 12, 2014
- ^ Biographical Directory of the United States Congress - William H. Stevenson.Retrieved January 12, 2014
- ^ Find a Grave - William Henry Stevenson.Retrieved January 12, 2014
