Cross, Wisconsin
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Population change since 2000: +3.0%
Males: 199 | (52.8%) |
Females: 178 | (47.2%) |
Median resident age: | 41.4 years |
Wisconsin median age: | 42.6 years |
Zip codes: 54629.
Cross: | $85,445 |
WI: | $70,996 |
Estimated per capita income in 2022: $37,810 (it was $19,625 in 2000)
Cross town income, earnings, and wages data
Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $270,033 (it was $114,600 in 2000)
Cross: | $270,033 |
WI: | $252,800 |
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Cross, WI
- 37098.1%White alone
- 61.6%Hispanic
- 10.3%Black alone
Races in Cross detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
Ancestries: German (64.2%), Polish (31.7%), Swiss (15.6%), Norwegian (13.9%), English (5.5%), Irish (4.4%).
Current Local Time: CST time zone
Land area: 37.7 square miles.
Population density: 10 people per square mile (very low).
3 residents are foreign born
This town: | 0.8% |
Wisconsin: | 3.6% |
Cross town: | 1.4% ($1,625) |
Wisconsin: | 2.0% ($2,245) |
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: La Crosse, WI (33.5 miles , pop. 51,818).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: St. Paul, MN (89.6 miles , pop. 287,151).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (258.2 miles , pop. 2,896,016).
Nearest cities:
Latitude: 44.20 N, Longitude: 91.63 W
Area code commonly used in this area: 608
Here: | 4.2% |
Wisconsin: | 2.7% |
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (25.4%)
- Educational services (11.2%)
- Construction (7.5%)
- Computer & electronic products (6.2%)
- Health care (5.8%)
- Metal & metal products (4.2%)
- Machinery, equipment, supplies merchant wholesalers (3.8%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (35.3%)
- Construction (12.0%)
- Metal & metal products (6.0%)
- Educational services (6.0%)
- Computer & electronic products (5.3%)
- Food (3.8%)
- Professional, scientific, technical services (3.8%)
- Educational services (17.8%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (13.1%)
- Health care (13.1%)
- Computer & electronic products (7.5%)
- Machinery, equipment, supplies merchant wholesalers (4.7%)
- Public administration (4.7%)
- Social assistance (4.7%)
- Farmers and farm managers (17.9%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (7.9%)
- Agricultural workers, including supervisors (5.4%)
- Other teachers, instructors, education, training, and library occupations (3.8%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (3.8%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (3.8%)
- Health technologists and technicians (3.8%)
- Farmers and farm managers (25.6%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (14.3%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (6.8%)
- Agricultural workers, including supervisors (6.0%)
- Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (4.5%)
- Supervisors, construction and extraction workers (4.5%)
- Carpenters (4.5%)
- Farmers and farm managers (8.4%)
- Health technologists and technicians (8.4%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (7.5%)
- Other office and administrative support workers, including supervisors (6.5%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (6.5%)
- Registered nurses (5.6%)
- Other teachers, instructors, education, training, and library occupations (5.6%)
Average climate in Cross, Wisconsin
Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations
(lower is better)
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2014 was 70.2. This is about average.
City: | 70.2 |
U.S.: | 72.6 |
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µg/m3] level in 2014 was 8.28. This is about average. Closest monitor was 10.4 miles away from the city center.
City: | 8.28 |
U.S.: | 8.11 |
Tornado activity:
Cross-area historical tornado activity is near Wisconsin state average. It is 13% greater than the overall U.S. average.
On 5/26/1959, a category F3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 17.6 miles away from the Cross town center injured 2 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.
On 6/4/1958, a category F4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 43.1 miles away from the town center killed 4 people and injured 3 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.
Earthquake activity:
Cross-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Wisconsin state average. It is 43% greater than the overall U.S. average.On 7/9/1975 at 14:54:15, a magnitude 4.6 (4.6 MB, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 238.4 miles away from Cross center
On 6/28/2004 at 06:10:52, a magnitude 4.2 (4.2 MW, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 235.0 miles away from the city center
On 4/18/2008 at 09:36:59, a magnitude 5.4 (5.1 MB, 4.8 MS, 5.4 MW, 5.2 MW, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 442.7 miles away from Cross center
On 6/5/1993 at 01:24:53, a magnitude 4.1 (4.1 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 249.8 miles away from the city center
On 6/10/1987 at 23:48:54, a magnitude 5.1 (4.9 MB, 4.4 MS, 4.6 MS, 5.1 LG) earthquake occurred 419.7 miles away from the city center
On 4/18/2008 at 09:36:59, a magnitude 5.2 (5.2 MW, Depth: 8.9 mi) earthquake occurred 442.8 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Natural disasters:
The number of natural disasters in Buffalo County (14) is near the US average (15).Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 11
Emergencies Declared: 2
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 10, Storms: 8, Tornadoes: 5, Heavy Rains: 2, Winds: 2, Drought: 1, Flash Flood: 1, Hurricane: 1, Landslide: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Hospitals and medical centers near Cross:
- ARCADIA NURSING HOME (Nursing Home, about 8 miles away; ARCADIA, WI)
- SAINT ANNE EXTENDED HEALTHCARE (Nursing Home, about 11 miles away; WINONA, MN)
- WINONA HEALTH HOME CARE (Home Health Center, about 11 miles away; WINONA, MN)
- WATKINS HOME (Nursing Home, about 11 miles away; WINONA, MN)
- SAUER HEALTH CARE (Nursing Home, about 11 miles away; WINONA, MN)
- WINONA HEALTH SERVICES Acute Care Hospitals (about 12 miles away; WINONA, MN)
- LAKE WINONA MANOR (Nursing Home, about 12 miles away; WINONA, MN)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Cross:
- Winona State University (about 11 miles; Winona, MN; Full-time enrollment: 8,397)
- Saint Mary's University of Minnesota (about 12 miles; Winona, MN; FT enrollment: 4,022)
- Western Technical College (about 34 miles; La Crosse, WI; FT enrollment: 3,377)
- University of Wisconsin-La Crosse (about 34 miles; La Crosse, WI; FT enrollment: 9,837)
- Viterbo University (about 34 miles; La Crosse, WI; FT enrollment: 2,848)
- Rochester Community and Technical College (about 42 miles; Rochester, MN; FT enrollment: 4,444)
- Chippewa Valley Technical College (about 42 miles; Eau Claire, WI; FT enrollment: 4,038)
Points of interest:
Church in Cross: Evangelical Reformed Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemeteries: Eagle Valley Cemetery (1), Bohris Valley Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
Park in Cross: Trempealeau River Meadow State Natural Area (1). Display/hide its location on the map
This town: | 2.6 people |
Wisconsin: | 2.4 people |
This town: | 76.1% |
Whole state: | 64.4% |
This town: | 8.5% |
Whole state: | 7.3% |
No gay or lesbian households reported
This town: | 4.1% |
Whole state: | 8.7% |
This town: | 1.8% |
Whole state: | 3.7% |
For population 15 years and over in Cross:
- Never married: 27.3%
- Now married: 65.7%
- Separated: 2.0%
- Widowed: 1.3%
- Divorced: 3.7%
For population 25 years and over in Cross:
- High school or higher: 95.9%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 22.7%
- Graduate or professional degree: 11.2%
- Unemployed: 1.6%
- Mean travel time to work (commute): 25.7 minutes
Here: | 9.0 |
Wisconsin average: | 11.0 |
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Religion statistics for Cross, WI (based on Buffalo County data)
Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
---|---|---|
Mainline Protestant | 3,625 | 14 |
Catholic | 3,100 | 4 |
Evangelical Protestant | 2,043 | 15 |
Other | 1 | 2 |
None | 4,818 | - |
Food Environment Statistics:
Here: | 2.17 / 10,000 pop. |
Wisconsin: | 1.86 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 5.79 / 10,000 pop. |
Wisconsin: | 4.12 / 10,000 pop. |
Buffalo County: | 13.02 / 10,000 pop. |
Wisconsin: | 8.64 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 8.5% |
Wisconsin: | 7.6% |
Buffalo County: | 28.4% |
State: | 27.5% |
Buffalo County: | 13.3% |
Wisconsin: | 13.0% |
Strongest AM radio stations in Cross:
- KAGE (1380 AM; 4 kW; WINONA, MN; Owner: KAGE, INC.)
- WCTS (1030 AM; 50 kW; MAPLEWOOD, MN; Owner: CNTL. BAPT. THEO/AL SEMI MINNEAPOLIS)
- KWNO (1230 AM; 1 kW; WINONA, MN; Owner: KAGE, INC.)
- WKTY (580 AM; 5 kW; LA CROSSE, WI; Owner: FAMILY RADIO, INC.)
- WMEQ (880 AM; 10 kW; MENOMONIE, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- KFAN (1130 AM; 50 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
- WCCO (830 AM; 50 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: INFINITY MEDIA CORPORATION)
- WSPT (1010 AM; 50 kW; STEVENS POINT, WI)
- KSTP (1500 AM; 50 kW; ST. PAUL, MN; Owner: KSTP-AM, LLC (DELAWARE))
- KOLM (1520 AM; 10 kW; ROCHESTER, MN; Owner: OLMSTED COUNTY BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- KTIS (900 AM; 25 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: NORTHWESTERN COLLEGE)
- WIZM (1410 AM; 5 kW; LA CROSSE, WI; Owner: FAMILY RADIO, INC.)
- WAYY (790 AM; 5 kW; EAU CLAIRE, WI; Owner: MAVERICK MEDIA OF EAU CLAIRE LICENSE LLC)
Strongest FM radio stations in Cross:
- KHME (101.1 FM; WINONA, MN; Owner: KAGE, INC.)
- KQAL (89.5 FM; WINONA, MN; Owner: WINONA STATE UNIVERSITY)
- KAGE-FM (95.3 FM; WINONA, MN; Owner: KAGE, INC.)
- K203BR (88.5 FM; WINONA, MN; Owner: FAITH SOUND, INC.)
- K280EI (103.9 FM; WINONA, MN; Owner: MARATHON MEDIA GROUP, L.L.C.)
- WAXX (104.5 FM; EAU CLAIRE, WI; Owner: MAVERICK MEDIA OF EAU CLAIRE LICENSE LLC)
- WHLA (90.3 FM; LA CROSSE, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
- WLSU (88.9 FM; LA CROSSE, WI; Owner: BD.OF REGENTS, UNIV.OF WISCONSIN SYSTEM)
- WFBZ (105.5 FM; TREMPEALEAU, WI; Owner: S & S BROADCASTING)
- KXLC (91.1 FM; LA CRESCENT, MN; Owner: MINNESOTA PUBLIC RADIO)
- WIZM-FM (93.3 FM; LA CROSSE, WI; Owner: FAMILY RADIO, INC.)
- KNXR (97.5 FM; ROCHESTER, MN; Owner: UNITED AUDIO CORPORATION)
- KLSE-FM (91.7 FM; ROCHESTER, MN; Owner: MINNESOTA PUBLIC RADIO)
- KQEG (102.7 FM; LA CRESCENT, MN; Owner: WHITE EAGLE BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KMFX-FM (102.5 FM; LAKE CITY, MN; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- KZSE (90.7 FM; ROCHESTER, MN; Owner: MINNESOTA PUBLIC RADIO)
- KWNO-FM (99.3 FM; RUSHFORD, MN; Owner: KAGE, INC)
- WHTL-FM (102.3 FM; WHITEHALL, WI; Owner: THE WHTL GROUP, L.L.C.)
- KLCX (107.7 FM; ST. CHARLES, MN; Owner: ST. CHARLES BROADCASTING CO. LLC)
- KQYB (98.3 FM; SPRING GROVE, MN; Owner: FAMILY RADIO, INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Cross:
- WKBT (Channel 8; LA CROSSE, WI; Owner: QUEENB TELEVISION, LLC)
- K38CL (Channel 38; WINONA, MN; Owner: FOX TELEVISION STATIONS, INC.)
- WXOW-TV (Channel 19; LA CROSSE, WI; Owner: WXOW-WQOW TELEVISION, INC.)
- K62EV (Channel 62; WINONA, MN; Owner: KTTC TELEVISION, INC.)
- WEAU-TV (Channel 13; EAU CLAIRE, WI; Owner: WEAU LICENSEE CORP.)
- WDLS-LP (Channel 35; TOMAH, WI; Owner: MAGNUM RADIO, INC.)
- WLAX (Channel 25; LA CROSSE, WI; Owner: GRANT MEDIA, INC.)
- KTTC (Channel 10; ROCHESTER, MN; Owner: KTTC TELEVISION, INC.)
- KXLT-TV (Channel 47; ROCHESTER, MN; Owner: SHOCKLEY BROADCASTING, LLC)
- WHLA-TV (Channel 31; LA CROSSE, WI; Owner: WISCONSIN EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
- WQOW-TV (Channel 18; EAU CLAIRE, WI; Owner: WXOW-WQOW TELEVISION, INC.)
- KQEG-CA (Channel 50; La CRESCENT, MN; Owner: WHITE EAGLE PARTNERSHIP)
- National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
- 11Number of bridges
- 43ft / 13.2mTotal length
- $449,000Total costs
- 2,732Total average daily traffic
- 14Total average daily truck traffic
- 3,001Total future (year 2039) average daily traffic
- New bridges - historical statistics
- 11920-1929
- 11930-1939
- 11950-1959
- 21970-1979
- 31980-1989
- 21990-1999
- 12000-2009
- 55.3%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 18.4%Wood
- 17.5%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 8.8%Electricity
- 50.0%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 36.4%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 13.6%Wood
Cross compared to Wisconsin state average:
- Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Renting percentage below state average.
- Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
- Number of rooms per house significantly below state average.
- House age significantly below state average.