La Crosse, Wisconsin

About La Crosse

Set in the western part of Wisconsin, La Crosse is a thriving city, home to 51,049 residents as of the latest Census estimates.

La Crosse holds the status of an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 21.71 square miles, giving it a balanced suburban layout with room to breathe at roughly 2,351 residents per square mile.

📰 La Crosse News Today

• UPDATE: Power outage affects over 3,200 in La Crosse County news8000.com · Aug 18
• Rebecca Cooke stops in La Crosse for 'Cooke Coming Together Tour' WXOW · Aug 18
• In Quarters: La Crosse, WI, Station No 4 firehouse.com · Aug 18
• La Crosse Radar Outage August 2026 kimt.com · Aug 18
• August 18 recap: La Crosse news you may have missed today La Crosse Tribune · Aug 18

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes La Crosse Unique

• A top-25 city in Wisconsin by population (#12 of 607 incorporated places).
• One of 5 places in the US named La Crosse — but the Wisconsin one has a character all its own.
• Positioned in western Wisconsin, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• Big enough for services and schools, small enough to feel like home.
• Local businesses and schools anchored by a stable resident base of 51,049.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 5 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in La Crosse

• Culina Mariana Cafe
• Fiesta Mexicana — mexican
• Gracie's Mediterranean Cuisine — regional
• Lovechild Restaurant — fine dining
• Pickerman's Soup & Sandwiches — sandwich
• Pizza King — pizza
• Rudy's Drive-In — burger
• Sweet Haus (café)
• Tacomex — mexican
• Tequila's Bar and Grill

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Dahl Auto Museum · Museum
• Children's Museum of La Crosse · Museum
• Erickson Pool · Water park
• Explore La Crosse · Attraction
• Historic Hixon House Museum · Museum
• La Crosse Queen · Attraction
• Riverside Museum · Museum
• Rosary Walk · Art gallery
• Stations of the Cross · Art gallery
• Swarthout Museum · Museum

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in La Crosse

• La Crosse Loggers reviews ★
• Shelby Baseball Fields reviews ★
• Bluffview Park reviews ★
• Burns Park reviews ★
• Cameron Park reviews ★
• Chad Erickson Park reviews ★
• City of La Crosse reviews ★
• Clayton E Johnson Park reviews ★
• Crowley Park reviews ★
• Drake Field reviews ★
• Erickson Park reviews ★
• Fishing Spot (Northern Pike) reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in La Crosse

• Central High
• Emerson Elementary
• Hamilton Elementary School
• Hintgen Elementary
• Lincoln Middle
• Logan High
• Logan Middle
• Longfellow Middle
• North Woods International School
• Northside Elementary
• School of Technology and Arts I
• Southern Bluffs Elementary
• Spence Elementary
• State Road Elementary

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

🏥 Hospitals & Healthcare

• Mayo Clinic Health System-Franciscan Medical Center Inc ★★★★★ (5/5 CMS rating) · 24/7 ER
• Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center ★★★★ (4/5 CMS rating) · 24/7 ER

Medicare-registered hospitals with official CMS star ratings.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of La Crosse

🏘️ Nearby Communities