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Crawford County

Population in July 2007: 5,768. Population change since 2000: -5.2%
 

Males: 2,891  (50.1%)
Females: 2,877  (49.9%)
Median resident age:  38.1 years
Wisconsin median age:  36.0 years

Zip codes: 53821.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $36,600 (it was $34,038 in 2000)
Prairie du Chien  $36,600
Wisconsin:  $50,578

Estimated median house/condo value in 2007: $118,400 (it was $80,500 in 2000)
Prairie du Chien  $118,400
Wisconsin:  $168,800

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Races in Prairie du Chien:

  • White Non-Hispanic (94.4%)
  • Black (3.6%)
  • Hispanic (0.9%)
  • Two or more races (0.8%)
  • American Indian (0.5%)

2008 cost of living index in Prairie du Chien: 78.3 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (34.7%), Irish (17.3%), Czech (9.5%), Norwegian (9.3%), English (8.0%), French (7.0%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Incorporated in 1872

Elevation: 632 feet

Land area: 5.59 square miles.

Population density: 1031 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Prairie du Chien

  • High school or higher: 81.4%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.6%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 3.8%
  • Unemployed: 4.8%
  • Mean travel time to work: 12.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Prairie du Chien city

  • Never married: 21.8%
  • Now married: 57.5%
  • Separated: 0.9%
  • Widowed: 10.0%
  • Divorced: 9.8%

47 residents are foreign born

This city:  0.8%
Wisconsin:  3.6%

According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this city in early 2007.

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

Prairie du Chien:  2.0% ($1,602)
Wisconsin:  2.0% ($2,245)
Prairie du Chien satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Dubuque, IA (48.7 miles , pop. 57,686).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Madison, WI (120.1 miles , pop. 208,054).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (252.1 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Marquette, IA (2.9 miles ), McGregor, IA (3.0 miles ), Bridgeport, WI (3.5 miles ), Wyalusing, WI (8.0 miles ), Clayton, IA (9.8 miles) , Bagley, WI (10.2 miles ), Harpers Ferry, IA (10.9 miles ), Eastman, WI (11.8 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1998: 2 buildings, average cost: $140,000
  • 1999: 3 buildings, average cost: $140,000
  • 2004: 2 buildings, average cost: $99,500
  • 2007: 1 building, cost: $160,000

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Latitude: 43.04 N, Longitude: 91.14 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: +2,464 (+40.9%)
Workers who live and work in this city: 2,273 (82.6%)


People in group quarters in Prairie du Chien
  • 292 people in state prisons
  • 107 people in nursing homes
  • 102 people in schools, hospitals, or wards for the mentally retarded
  • 33 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
  • 27 people in homes for the mentally retarded
  • 21 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
  • 5 people in homes for the physically handicapped
  • 4 people in other noninstitutional group quarters

Area code: 608

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Population change in the 1990s: +196 (+3.4%).


Historical population


Historical housing units



Most common industries for males:



  • Nonmetallic mineral products (14%)
  • Construction (9%)
  • Public administration (8%)
  • Wood products (5%)
  • Educational services (5%)
  • Health care (5%)
  • Arts, entertainment, and recreation (4%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (17%)
  • Educational services (12%)
  • Accommodation and food services (9%)
  • Social assistance (6%)
  • Nonmetallic mineral products (5%)
  • Arts, entertainment, and recreation (4%)
  • Public administration (4%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Other production occupations including supervisors (9%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (5%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (4%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (4%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (6%)
  • Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (6%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
  • Child care workers (5%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (4%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)


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Crime in Prairie du Chien (2004):
  • 0 murders (0.0 per 100,000)
  • 2 rapes (34.2 per 100,000)
  • 0 robberies (0.0 per 100,000)
  • 4 assaults (68.5 per 100,000)
  • 3 burglaries (51.4 per 100,000)
  • 48 thefts (821.6 per 100,000)
  • 1 auto theft (17.1 per 100,000)
  • City-data.com crime index = 78.9 (higher means more crime, US average = 315.1)

Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 21 (15 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  2.60
US city average:  3.00

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Prairie du Chien-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Wisconsin state average. It is 59% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/30/1954, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 9.6 miles away from the Prairie du Chien city center .

On 5/10/1953, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 9.5 miles away from the city center caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.


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Hospital/medical center in Prairie du Chien:
  • PRAIRIE DU CHIEN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (705 EAST TAYLOR STREET)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Prairie du Chien:
  • GUTTENBERG MUNICIPAL HOSPITAL (about 20 miles; GUTTENBERG, IA)
  • CENTRAL COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 23 miles; ELKADER, IA)
  • VETERANS MEMORIAL (about 28 miles; WAUKON, IA)

Political contributions by individuals in Prairie du Chien, WI

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Prairie du Chien:
  • DUBUQUE REGIONAL (about 54 miles; DUBUQUE, IA; ID: DBQ)
  • LA CROSSE MUNI (about 58 miles; LA CROSSE, WI; ID: LSE)
  • VOLK FIELD (about 87 miles; CAMP DOUGLAS, WI; ID: VOK)
Other public-use airports nearest to Prairie du Chien:
  • PRAIRIE DU CHIEN MUNI (about 3 miles; PRAIRIE DU CHIEN, WI; ID: PDC)
  • MONONA MUNI (about 14 miles; MONONA, IA; ID: 7C3)
  • ELKADER (about 22 miles; ELKADER, IA; ID: I27)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Prairie du Chien:
  • UPPER IOWA UNIVERSITY (about 48 miles; FAYETTE, IA; Full-time enrollment: 3,173)
  • LUTHER COLLEGE (about 48 miles; DECORAH, IA; FT enrollment: 2,566)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-PLATTEVILLE (about 50 miles; PLATTEVILLE, WI; FT enrollment: 5,045)
  • NORTHEAST IOWA COMMUNITY COLLEGE-CALMAR (about 51 miles; CALMAR, IA; FT enrollment: 2,393)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-LA CROSSE (about 56 miles; LA CROSSE, WI; FT enrollment: 8,669)
  • WESTERN WISCONSIN TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 60 miles; LA CROSSE, WI; FT enrollment: 2,973)
  • KIRKWOOD COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 69 miles; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; FT enrollment: 7,991)
Public high school in Prairie du Chien:
Public elementary/middle schools in Prairie du Chien:
Library in Prairie du Chien:
  • JOSEPH W. & EMMA L. WACHUTE MEMORIAL LIBRARY (Operating income: $285,335; Location: 125 S. WACOUTA AVE.; 34,063 books; 704 audio materials; 738 video materials; 69 serial subscriptions)

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Notable locations in Prairie du Chien: Villa Louis (A), Fur Trade Museum (B), Fort Crawford Medical Museum (C), Cornelius Tourist Information Center (D), Crawford County Courthouse (E), Joseph and Emma Wachute Memorial Library (F), Prairie du Chien City Hall (G). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Prairie du Chien include: Saint Johns Catholic Church (A), Saint Gabriels Catholic Church (B), Saint Peter Evangelical Lutheran Church (C), Holy Trinity Episcopal Church (D). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Evergreen Cemetery (1), Fort Crawford National Cemetery (2), Calvary Cemetery (3). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in Prairie du Chien include: Cecil Smith Athletic Field (1), Lawler Park (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

Post office: Prairie du Chien Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map

 

Drinking water stations with addresses in Prairie du Chien and their reported violations in the past:

BRIDGEPORT SAN DIST NO 1 (Population served: 300, Purch_groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • One minor monitoring violation
HOMESTEADER LLC, THE (Population served: 200, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • CCR INADEQUATE REPORTING - Between OCT-2001 and JAN-2002, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (NOV-26-2001), St Formal NOV issued (NOV-26-2001), St Compliance achieved (JAN-28-2002)
  • CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-2001 and JAN-2002, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUL-25-2001), St Formal NOV issued (NOV-26-2001), St Compliance achieved (JAN-31-2002)
  • 3 routine major monitoring violations
  • One minor monitoring violation
  • 4 regular monitoring violations
PRAIRIE DU CHIEN COUNTRY CLUB (Population served: 100, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • One routine major monitoring violation
LAKEVIEW MARINA BAR (Population served: 28, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • PN Violation for NPDWR Violation - Between JUL-2004 and DEC-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
  • PN Violation for NPDWR Violation - Between JUL-2003 and DEC-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
  • 6 routine major monitoring violations
  • 6 regular monitoring violations
Drinking water stations with addresses in Prairie du Chien that have no violations reported:
  • PINE TREE INN (Population served: 50, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
  • PORT BRIDGEPORT (Population served: 26, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)

Average household size:
This city:  2.3 people
Wisconsin:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This city:  62.0%
Whole state:  66.5%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  5.6%
Whole state:  5.7%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.1% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  8.1%
Whole state:  8.7%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  1.9%
Whole state:  3.7%

Prairie du Chien compared to Wisconsin state average:

Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin environmental map by EPA

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  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Institutionalized population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.


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Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)

Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Police Protection - Officers 13$43,952$40,5713$542
Judicial and Legal 0$0 2$3,084
Other Government Administration 1$2,269$27,22813$2,690
Financial Administration 3$10,955$43,8200$0
Police - Other 4$11,061$33,18311$3,562
Firefighters 2$5,852$35,11231$3,655
Local Libraries 4$8,672$26,0160$0
Health 0$0 1$155
Sewerage 4$12,146$36,4380$0
Parks and Recreation 2$4,306$25,83630$4,463
Water Supply 4$10,762$32,2860$0
Streets and Highways 9$22,620$30,1600$0
Totals for Government 46$132,596$34,59091$18,153



Prairie du Chien government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - Air Transportation: $2,000
  • Charges - Sewerage: $918,000
    Solid Waste Management: $182,000
    Parks & Recreation: $111,000
    All Other: $72,000
    Regular Highways: $31,000
    Sea and Inland Port Facilities: $2,000
  • Construction - General: $1,106,000
    Regular Highways: $982,000
    Parks & Recreation: $446,000
    General Public Buildings: $312,000
    Sewerage: $90,000
    Housing & Community Development: $43,000
    Air Transportation: $30,000
    Transit Utilities: $23,000
    Libraries: $5,000
    Sea and Inland Port Facilities: $4,000
  • Current Operations - Police Protection: $1,153,000
    Regular Highways: $803,000
    Sewerage: $760,000
    Water Utilities: $467,000
    Parks & Recreation: $379,000
    Fire Protection: $285,000
    Libraries: $251,000
    Solid Waste Management: $204,000
    General - Other: $200,000
    Central Staff Services: $193,000
    Transit Utilities: $115,000
    Financial Administration: $79,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $41,000
    Air Transportation: $32,000
    General Public Buildings: $16,000
    Health Services - Other: $8,000
    Sea and Inland Port Facilities: $4,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $2,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Highways: $367,000
    All Other: $90,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $1,034,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $124,000
    Highways: $13,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $1,405,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $17,535,000
  • Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $4,583,000
    Water Utilities: $1,060,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $8,972,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $12,036,000
    Water Utilities: $1,390,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $1,110,000
    Water Utilities: $1,075,000
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $259,000
    General Revenue, NEC: $146,000
    Rents: $22,000
    Special Assessments: $9,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Fire Protection: $277,000
    Police Protection: $33,000
    Central Staff: $7,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $6,111,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $340,000
  • Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $945,000
  • State Intergovernmental - General Support: $1,630,000
    Highways: $405,000
    All Other: $213,000
  • Tax - Property: $2,007,000
    Other Selective Sales: $90,000
    NEC: $75,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $1,971,000
  • Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $84,000

6.25% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($35,751 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.25%
Wisconsin average:  6.06%

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 Grant County, WI  1.23% ($26,388 average AGI)
from Clayton County, IA  0.59% ($22,079)
from Dane County, WI  0.45% ($54,310)


6.43% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($29,952 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.43%
Wisconsin average:  6.22%

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 Grant County, WI  1.08% ($28,229 average AGI)
to La Crosse County, WI  0.63% ($29,073)
to Clayton County, IA  0.54% ($28,686)


Strongest AM radio stations in Prairie du Chien:
  • WPRE (980 AM; 1 kW; PRAIRIE DU CHIEN, WI; Owner: ROBINSON CORPORATION)
  • WKTY (580 AM; 5 kW; LA CROSSE, WI; Owner: FAMILY RADIO, INC.)
  • KXEL (1540 AM; 50 kW; WATERLOO, IA; Owner: KXEL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • WSPT (1010 AM; 50 kW; STEVENS POINT, WI)
  • KNEI (1140 AM; 2 kW; WAUKON, IA; Owner: WENNES COMMUNICATIONS STATIONS, INC.)
  • WTMJ (620 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
  • WCTS (1030 AM; 50 kW; MAPLEWOOD, MN; Owner: CNTL. BAPT. THEO/AL SEMI MINNEAPOLIS)
  • KKHQ (950 AM; 5 kW; OELWEIN, IA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WHO (1040 AM; 50 kW; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • WMT (600 AM; 5 kW; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KDTH (1370 AM; 5 kW; DUBUQUE, IA; Owner: RADIO DUBUQUE, INC.)
  • WSCR (670 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • KADR (1400 AM; 1 kW; ELKADER, IA; Owner: DESIGN HOMES, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Prairie du Chien:
  • WQPC (94.3 FM; PRAIRIE DU CHIEN, WI; Owner: ROBINSON CORPORATION)
  • KOEL-FM (92.3 FM; OELWEIN, IA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • K292DP (106.3 FM; MARQUETTE, IA; Owner: DESIGN HOMES, INC.)
  • KCTN (100.1 FM; GARNAVILLO, IA; Owner: DESIGN HOMES, INC.)
  • KNEI-FM (103.5 FM; WAUKON, IA; Owner: WENNES COMMUNICATIONS STATIONS, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Prairie du Chien:
  • W22CI (Channel 22; BLOOMINGTON, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
  • K41AD (Channel 41; LANSING, IA; Owner: IOWA PUBLIC BROADCASTING BOARD)




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