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La Crosse, Kansas
La Crosse is a city in and the county seat of Rush County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 1,266. La Crosse proclaims itself the "Barbed Wire capital of the world.
La Crosse was founded in 1876, was named after the city of La Crosse, Wisconsin. La Crosse subsequently became the intended county seat, and county records were transferred there from the temporary county seat, nearby Rush Center. A county seat war ensued between the two communities, lasting until La Crosse was declared the permanent county seat and the construction of the county courthouse in 1888.
In the 1960s, La Crosse became a regional center of barbed wire collecting, leading to the establishment of the Kansas Barbed Wire Museum and the nicknaming of the city as "The Barbed Wire Capital of the World".
On May 25, 2012, an EF-1 tornado caused about four blocks of significant damage, and two businesses were destroyed. A third of the businesses sustained major damage. No injuries were reported.
La Crosse lies in the Smoky Hills region of the Great Plains, approximately 12 miles (19 km) south of the Smoky Hill River and 5 miles (8.0 km) north of Walnut Creek, a tributary of the Arkansas River. Sand Creek, a tributary of Walnut Creek, flows southeastward around the southwestern and southern portions of the city. Mule Creek, a small tributary of Sand Creek, flows southeastward through the city. Located in west-central Kansas at the intersection of U.S. Route 183 and K-4, La Crosse is 125 miles (201 km) northwest of Wichita, 261 miles (420 km) west-southwest of Kansas City, and 314 miles (505 km) east-southeast of Denver.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.05 square miles (2.72 km2), all land.
On average in La Crosse, July is the hottest month, January is the coldest and driest month, and May the wettest month. The hottest temperature recorded in La Crosse was 115 °F (46 °C) in 1954; the coldest temperature recorded was -24 °F (-31 °C) in 1989.
The 2020 United States census counted 1,266 people, 547 households, and 318 families in La Crosse. The population density was 1,222.0 per square mile (471.8/km2). There were 642 housing units at an average density of 619.7 per square mile (239.3/km2). The racial makeup was 94.79% (1,200) white or European American (92.65% non-Hispanic white), 0.32% (4) black or African-American, 0.08% (1) Native American or Alaska Native, 0.32% (4) Asian, 0.0% (0) Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian, 0.71% (9) from other races, and 3.79% (48) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 4.66% (59) of the population.
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La Crosse, Kansas
La Crosse is a city in and the county seat of Rush County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 1,266. La Crosse proclaims itself the "Barbed Wire capital of the world.
La Crosse was founded in 1876, was named after the city of La Crosse, Wisconsin. La Crosse subsequently became the intended county seat, and county records were transferred there from the temporary county seat, nearby Rush Center. A county seat war ensued between the two communities, lasting until La Crosse was declared the permanent county seat and the construction of the county courthouse in 1888.
In the 1960s, La Crosse became a regional center of barbed wire collecting, leading to the establishment of the Kansas Barbed Wire Museum and the nicknaming of the city as "The Barbed Wire Capital of the World".
On May 25, 2012, an EF-1 tornado caused about four blocks of significant damage, and two businesses were destroyed. A third of the businesses sustained major damage. No injuries were reported.
La Crosse lies in the Smoky Hills region of the Great Plains, approximately 12 miles (19 km) south of the Smoky Hill River and 5 miles (8.0 km) north of Walnut Creek, a tributary of the Arkansas River. Sand Creek, a tributary of Walnut Creek, flows southeastward around the southwestern and southern portions of the city. Mule Creek, a small tributary of Sand Creek, flows southeastward through the city. Located in west-central Kansas at the intersection of U.S. Route 183 and K-4, La Crosse is 125 miles (201 km) northwest of Wichita, 261 miles (420 km) west-southwest of Kansas City, and 314 miles (505 km) east-southeast of Denver.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.05 square miles (2.72 km2), all land.
On average in La Crosse, July is the hottest month, January is the coldest and driest month, and May the wettest month. The hottest temperature recorded in La Crosse was 115 °F (46 °C) in 1954; the coldest temperature recorded was -24 °F (-31 °C) in 1989.
The 2020 United States census counted 1,266 people, 547 households, and 318 families in La Crosse. The population density was 1,222.0 per square mile (471.8/km2). There were 642 housing units at an average density of 619.7 per square mile (239.3/km2). The racial makeup was 94.79% (1,200) white or European American (92.65% non-Hispanic white), 0.32% (4) black or African-American, 0.08% (1) Native American or Alaska Native, 0.32% (4) Asian, 0.0% (0) Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian, 0.71% (9) from other races, and 3.79% (48) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 4.66% (59) of the population.