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Mecklenburg County

Population in July 2008: 589. Population change since 2000: -4.7%
 

Males: 261  (44.3%)
Females: 328  (55.7%)

Median resident age:  40.1 years
Virginia median age:  35.7 years

Zip codes: 23950.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $30,960 (it was $24,643 in 2000)
La Crosse:  $30,960
Virginia:  $59,562

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $17,593
La Crosse:  $17,593
Virginia:  $31,177

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $136,097 (it was $59,100 in 2000)
La Crosse:  $136,097
Virginia:  $262,100

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $131,405; Detached houses: $122,290; Townhouses or other attached units: $345,934; Mobile homes: $57,125
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Races in La Crosse:

  • White Non-Hispanic (52.9%)
  • Black (43.2%)
  • Hispanic (2.9%)
  • American Indian (1.0%)
  • Two or more races (1.0%)

2008 cost of living index in La Crosse: 82.2 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: United States (14.6%), English (9.4%), German (3.4%), French (2.6%), Irish (2.6%), Subsaharan African (1.5%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated in 1901

Elevation: 467 feet

Land area: 1.16 square miles.

Population density: 507 people per square mile 
 
 (low).

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For population 25 years and over in La Crosse

  • High school or higher: 60.1%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 6.6%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 1.9%
  • Unemployed: 8.9%
  • Mean travel time to work: 18.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in La Crosse town

  • Never married: 25.8%
  • Now married: 40.3%
  • Separated: 6.0%
  • Widowed: 14.1%
  • Divorced: 13.9%

29 residents are foreign born (4.7% Latin America).

This town:  4.7%
Virginia:  8.1%


According to our research there were 4 registered sex offenders living in La Crosse, Virginia in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in La Crosse to the number of sex offenders is 147 to 1.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

La Crosse:  0.5% ($300)
Virginia:  1.0% ($1,143)
La Crosse satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Rocky Mount, NC (53.8 miles , pop. 55,893).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Raleigh, NC (68.1 miles , pop. 276,093).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (278.7 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: South Hill, VA (1.7 miles ), Brodnax, VA (1.8 miles ), Lawrenceville, VA (3.8 miles ), Alberta, VA (4.0 miles ), Boydton, VA (4.1 miles ), Macon, NC (4.2 miles) , Norlina, NC (4.3 miles ), Kenbridge, VA (4.3 miles ).

Latitude: 36.70 N, Longitude: 78.09 W

Area code: 434

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Population change in the 1990s: +101 (+19.5%).

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Construction (14%)
  • Public administration (12%)
  • Metal and metal products (8%)
  • Wood products (7%)
  • Truck transportation (7%)
  • Petroleum and petroleum products merchant wholesalers (6%)
  • Educational services (6%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Health care (20%)
  • Textile mills and textile products (13%)
  • Educational services (9%)
  • Public administration (9%)
  • Accommodation and food services (7%)
  • Apparel (6%)
  • Finance and insurance (6%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (13%)
  • Law enforcement workers including supervisors (10%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
  • Construction laborers (6%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Carpenters (5%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (17%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (13%)
  • Law enforcement workers including supervisors (7%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)



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Crime in La Crosse by Year

Type 2002 2003 2004 2005 2007
Murders 00000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.00.0
Rapes 00000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.00.0
Robberies 10000
    per 100,000 157.20.00.00.00.0
Assaults 11002
    per 100,000 157.2162.30.00.0336.1
Burglaries 11208
    per 100,000 157.2162.3323.60.01344.5
Thefts 12222165
    per 100,000 1886.83571.43398.1975.6840.3
Auto thefts 00312
    per 100,000 0.00.0485.4162.6336.1
Arson 00000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.00.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 320.9) 165.1186.7197.452.0221.8

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 2 (2 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  3.40
US city average:  3.00

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La Crosse-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Virginia state average. It is 4% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 10/14/1986, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 18.8 miles away from the La Crosse town center caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 11/28/1988, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 41.1 miles away from the town center killed 4 people and injured 154 people and caused between $50,000,000 and $500,000,000 in damages.


La Crosse-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Virginia state average. It is 94% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 12/9/2003 at 20:59:14, a magnitude 4.5 (4.5 MB, 4.5 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 62.4 miles away from La Crosse center
On 10/21/1998 at 05:56:47, a magnitude 3.8 (3.8 LG, 3.3 LG, Depth: 8.3 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 49.7 miles away from the city center
On 5/5/2003 at 16:32:32, a magnitude 3.9 (3.9 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 73.2 miles away from the city center
On 3/15/1991 at 06:54:08, a magnitude 3.8 (3.8 LG, Depth: 10.9 mi) earthquake occurred 73.2 miles away from La Crosse center
On 9/22/2001 at 16:01:20, a magnitude 3.2 (3.2 LG, 2.5 LG, Depth: 1.2 mi) earthquake occurred 93.4 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB)

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Hospitals/medical centers near La Crosse:
  • COMMUNITY MEM HEALTH CENTER (about 6 miles; SOUTH HILL, VA)
  • MARIA PARHAM HOSPITAL (about 30 miles; HENDERSON, NC)
  • GREENSVILLE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 31 miles; EMPORIA, VA)

Political contributions by individuals in La Crosse, VA

Local government website: WWW.LACROSSEVA.ORG

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to La Crosse:
  • VANCE-GRANVILLE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 30 miles; HENDERSON, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,076)
  • LONGWOOD COLLEGE (about 46 miles; FARMVILLE, VA; FT enrollment: 3,557)
  • VIRGINIA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 53 miles; PETERSBURG, VA; FT enrollment: 3,641)
  • JOHN TYLER COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 56 miles; CHESTER, VA; FT enrollment: 2,520)
  • DURHAM TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 66 miles; DURHAM, NC; FT enrollment: 2,338)
  • DUKE UNIVERSITY (about 66 miles; DURHAM, NC; FT enrollment: 11,898)
  • UNIVERSITY OF RICHMOND (about 67 miles; RICHMOND, VA; FT enrollment: 3,756)
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Cemetery: Crestview Memorial Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Hotel: Holiday Inn Express South Hill (101 Thompson Street).

 

Average household size:
This town:  2.3 people
Virginia:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This town:  61.2%
Whole state:  68.5%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  6.8%
Whole state:  4.7%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This town:  16.0%
Whole state:  9.6%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This town:  5.6%
Whole state:  4.3%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in La Crosse, VA


15 people in other noninstitutional group quarters


La Crosse compared to Virginia state average:
  • Median household income below state average.
  • Median house value significantly below state average.
  • Unemployed percentage above state average.
  • Black race population percentage above state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage below state average.
  • Median age above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage below state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.


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La Crosse travel time to work


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2004 Presidential Election results in Mecklenburg County Virginia:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (40%)
  • Electricity (35%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (21%)
  • Wood (3%)
  • Utility gas (1%)


Religion statistics for La Crosse

Adherents


NameSouthern Baptist ConventionUnited Methodist ChurchEpiscopal ChurchCatholic ChurchUnited Church of Christ
Adherents56.5%26.5%4.0%3.7%2.3%
Congregations32.1%29.5%12.8%2.6%3.8%
NamePresbyterian Church (USA)Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)Christian Churches and Churches of ChristAssemblies of GodOther religions
Adherents2.2%1.8%0.9%0.5%1.6%
Congregations5.1%3.8%1.3%1.3%7.7%
Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Tables represent county-level data.


Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)

Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Other Government Administration 2$5,954$35,7241$246
Police Protection - Officers 2$7,154$42,9241$2,400
Water Supply 3$5,404$21,6160$0
Totals for Government 7$18,512$31,7352$2,646



La Crosse government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - Sewerage: $35,000
    All Other: $20,000
  • Current Operations - General - Other: $204,000
    Water Utilities: $40,000
    Fire Protection: $37,000
    Police Protection: $29,000
    Solid Waste Management: $29,000
    Sewerage: $23,000
    Financial Administration: $8,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $46,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $29,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $484,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $455,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $29,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $25,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $104,000
  • State Intergovernmental - All Other: $39,000
    General Support: $8,000
  • Tax - Property: $59,000
    Public Utilities: $25,000
    Total General Sales: $17,000
    NEC: $16,000
    Motor Vehicle License: $6,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $158,000

5.92% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($37,622 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.92%
Virginia average:  11.06%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Brunswick County, VA  0.63% ($26,113 average AGI)
from Lunenburg County, VA  0.34% ($26,105)
from Halifax County, VA  0.24% ($21,704)


5.83% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($32,531 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.83%
Virginia average:  10.78%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Brunswick County, VA  0.69% ($27,577 average AGI)
to Halifax County, VA  0.34% ($27,605)
to Charlotte County, VA  0.24% ($24,778)


Strongest AM radio stations in La Crosse:
  • WSHV (1370 AM; daytime; 4 kW; SOUTH HILL, VA; Owner: OLD BELT BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WFTK (1030 AM; daytime; 50 kW; WAKE FOREST, NC; Owner: POSITIVE RADIO GROUP, INC.)
  • WPTF (680 AM; 50 kW; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: FIRST STATE COMMUNICATIONS)
  • WRVA (1140 AM; 50 kW; RICHMOND, VA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WTAR (850 AM; 50 kW; NORFOLK, VA; Owner: SINCLAIR COMMUNICATIONS)
  • WARR (1520 AM; daytime; 5 kW; WARRENTON, NC; Owner: QUAD DIVISIONS, INC. DBA DARENSBURG BROADCASTING)
  • WDZY (1290 AM; 25 kW; COLONIAL HEIGHTS, VA; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • WCKO (1110 AM; daytime; 50 kW; NORFOLK, VA; Owner: WORD BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
  • WKLV (1440 AM; 5 kW; BLACKSTONE, VA; Owner: DENBAR COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WRJR (670 AM; 20 kW; CLAREMONT, VA; Owner: CHESAPEAKE-PORTSMOUTH BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WSVS (800 AM; 5 kW; CREWE, VA; Owner: COLONIAL BROADCASTING OF CREWE, INC.)
  • WLES (580 AM; 1 kW; LAWRENCEVILLE, VA; Owner: CHESAPEAKE-PORTSMOUTH BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WTRU (830 AM; 50 kW; KERNERSVILLE, NC; Owner: TRUTH BROADCASTING CORPORATION)

Strongest FM radio stations in La Crosse:
  • WKSK-FM (98.9 FM; SOUTH HILL, VA; Owner: OLD BELT BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WKJS (104.7 FM; CREWE, VA; Owner: RADIO ONE LICENSES, LLC)
  • WSMY-FM (103.1 FM; ALBERTA, VA; Owner: MAINQUAD BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WFXQ (99.9 FM; CHASE CITY, VA; Owner: JOYNER RADIO, INC.)
  • WYFL (92.5 FM; HENDERSON, NC; Owner: BIBLE BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
  • WJIJ (94.3 FM; NORLINA, NC; Owner: CSN INTERNATIONAL)
  • WQOK (97.5 FM; SOUTH BOSTON, VA; Owner: RADIO ONE LICENSES, LLC)
  • WPEX (90.9 FM; KENBRIDGE, VA; Owner: SEAVIEW COMMUNICATIONS INC.)
  • WBBC-FM (93.5 FM; BLACKSTONE, VA; Owner: DENBAR COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WJYA (89.3 FM; EMPORIA, VA; Owner: CSN INTERNATIONAL)
  • WPTM (102.3 FM; ROANOKE RAPIDS, NC; Owner: MAINQUAD COMMUNICATIONS, INC)
  • WYTT (97.9 FM; GASTON, NC; Owner: MAINQUAD, INC.)
  • WRTP-FM (90.1 FM; ROANOKE RAPIDS, NC; Owner: RADIO TRAINING NETWORK, INC.)
  • WHFD (105.5 FM; LAWRENCEVILLE, VA; Owner: WILLIS BROADCASTING CORPORATION)

TV broadcast stations around La Crosse:
  • WWAY (Channel 3; WILMINGTON, NC; Owner: LIBCO, INC.)
  • WRPX (Channel 47; ROCKY MOUNT, NC; Owner: PAXSON RALEIGH LICENSE, INC.)
  • WUNP-TV (Channel 36; ROANOKE RAPIDS, NC; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA)
  • W65CN (Channel 65; CHASE CITY, VA; Owner: TV BROADCASTERS OF CENTRAL VIRGINIA)
  • WNVN-LP (Channel 20; ROANOKE RAPIDS, NC; Owner: MAINQUAD COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • W34AX (Channel 34; HENDERSON, NC; Owner: TIME WARNER ENTERTAINMENT)


La Crosse fatal accident list:
Jan 17, 1989 01:08 AM, Rt58, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1
Nov 7, 1989 11:10 AM, Us58, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 3, Fatalities: 1


FCC Registered Paging Towers: 3
  • City Water Tower, Main Street, Call Sign: KDS367
    Assigned Frequencies : 152.240 MHz
    Grant Date: 04/27/1999, Expiration Date: 04/01/2009, Cancelation Date: 08/08/2001
    Registrant: Phone: (202) 457-0100
  • City Water Tower, Main St.,, Call Sign: KWU453
    Assigned Frequencies : 152.210 MHz, 152.150 MHz
    Grant Date: 05/03/1999, Expiration Date: 04/01/2009, Cancelation Date: 06/05/2000
    Registrant: Fiorio Communications Consulting, 10451 Twin Rivers Road Suite 207, Columbia, MD 21044, Phone: (301) 596-1000
  • Highway 58, 0.17 Miles Nne Of, Call Sign: KNKK430
    Assigned Frequencies : 931.862 MHz
    Grant Date: 08/12/2008, Expiration Date: 07/01/2018, Certifier: Shawn E Endsley
    Registrant: Usa Mobility Wireless, Inc., 300 Technology Drive #400, Plano, TX 75074, Phone: (972) 801-1626, Fax: (972) 801-1699, Email:

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 4
  • Call Sign: KC2CQU, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L01456982
    Grant Date: 01/06/2009, Expiration Date: 01/06/2019, Certifier: Bobby Boyd
    Registrant: Bobby Boyd, 2410 Doctor Purdy Rd, La Crosse, VA 23950
  • Call Sign: KF4KBS, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00178078
    Grant Date: 03/03/2006, Expiration Date: 05/31/2016, Certifier: Andrew B Moseley
    Registrant: Andrew B Moseley, La Crosse, VA 23950
  • Call Sign: KF4MQA, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00617955
    Grant Date: 10/16/1996, Expiration Date: 10/16/2006, Cancelation Date: 01/24/2003
    Registrant: Stephen D Clary, 1519 Nellie Jones Rd, La Crosse, VA 23950
  • Call Sign: N3VPU, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00234954
    Grant Date: 11/26/2003, Expiration Date: 02/08/2014, Certifier: Ronald A Fells
    Registrant: Ronald A Fells, 487 Cole Ln, La Crosse, VA 23950


FAA Registered Aircrafts: 2
  • Aircraft: AERONCA 7AC (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 90 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR C90 SERIES (95 HP) (Reciprocating)
    N-Number: 1664E , Serial Number: 7AC-5230, Year manufactured: 1944, Airworthiness Date: 03/11/1983
    Registrant (Individual): Dennis K James, 799 Crowder Rd, La Crosse, VA 23950
  • Aircraft: TEMCO GC-1B (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 105 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR C125 SERIES (125 HP) (Reciprocating)
    N-Number: 2335B , Serial Number: 3635, Year manufactured: 1948, Airworthiness Date: 11/18/1955
    Registrant (Individual): Robert A Kuhn, 94 Brookstone Dr, La Crosse, VA 23950


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