La Crosse–Onalaska

La Crosse–Onalaska
La Crosse–Onalaska
Metropolitan Statistical Area
	La Crosse–Onalaska, WI–MN; Metropolitan Statistical Area
	La Crosse skyline ; Downtown Onalaska ;
Map of La Crosse–Onalaska–Sparta, WI–MN CSA	City of La Crosse City of Onalaska La Crosse–Onalaska, WI–MN MSA Sparta, WI µSA
	City of La Crosse City of Onalaska La Crosse–Onalaska, WI–MN MSA Sparta, WI µSA
Country	United States
States	Wisconsin; Minnesota
Largest city	La Crosse, WI
Other cities	Onalaska, WI; Holmen, WI; La Crescent, MN; Sparta, WI
Area
• Metropolitan Statistical Area	1,003.8 sq mi (2,600 km2)
Highest elevation	1,410 ft (430 m)
Lowest elevation	626 ft (191 m)
Population (2020)
• Metropolitan Statistical Area	139,627
• Estimate (2022)	139,094
• Rank	299th in the U.S.
• Urban	98,872 (314th)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s)	608 and 507
Interstates
Public Transit	La Crosse MTU; SMRT
Website	engagegreaterlacrosse.org

The La Crosse–Onalaska Metropolitan Statistical Area, as defined by the United States Census Bureau, is an area consisting of La Crosse County, Wisconsin and Houston County, Minnesota, anchored by the cities of La Crosse and Onalaska. The area is part of what is commonly referred to as the Coulee Region or 7 Rivers Region. As of the 2020 census, the MSA had a population of 139,627, and in 2022 estimates placed the total population at 139,094.^[1]

Counties

Communities

Places with more than 50,000 inhabitants

La Crosse, WI (Principal city)

Places with 5,000 to 20,000 inhabitants

Places with 1,000 to 5,000 inhabitants

Places with fewer than 1,000 inhabitants

Unincorporated places

Population

Historical population
Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1860	18,831		—
1870	35,233		87.1%
1880	43,405		23.2%
1890	53,454		23.2%
1900	58,397		9.2%
1910	58,293		−0.2%
1920	58,368		0.1%
1930	68,300		17.0%
1940	74,388		8.9%
1950	82,022		10.3%
1960	89,053		8.6%
1970	98,024		10.1%
1980	109,438		11.6%
1990	116,401		6.4%
2000	126,838		9.0%
2010	133,665		5.4%
2020	139,627		4.5%
2022 (est.)	139,094	^[1]	−0.4%
U.S. Decennial Census^[2] 2020 Census

Cities

Primary

Onalaska was promoted as a principal city of the MSA when the Office of Management and Budget revised the definitions of metropolitan statistical areas in 2013.^[3]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Metropolitan and Micropolitan Statistical Areas Population Totals and Components of Change: 2020-20212". United States Census Bureau. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 26, 2023.
^ "U.S. Decennial Census". Census.gov. Archived from the original on May 7, 2015. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
^ "Revised Delineations of Metropolitan Statistical Areas, Micropolitan Statistical Areas, and Combined Statistical Areas, and Guidance on Uses of the Delineations of These Areas" (pdf). Office of Management and Budget. February 28, 2013. Archived (PDF) from the original on February 7, 2017. Retrieved February 4, 2016.

External links

[2022_Estimate_(Metro)-1] "Metropolitan and Micropolitan Statistical Areas Population Totals and Components of Change: 2020-20212". United States Census Bureau. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 26, 2023.

[2] "U.S. Decennial Census". Census.gov. Archived from the original on May 7, 2015. Retrieved May 19, 2013.

[MSA-2013-3] "Revised Delineations of Metropolitan Statistical Areas, Micropolitan Statistical Areas, and Combined Statistical Areas, and Guidance on Uses of the Delineations of These Areas" (pdf). Office of Management and Budget. February 28, 2013. Archived (PDF) from the original on February 7, 2017. Retrieved February 4, 2016.

[1]

[2]

[3]