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Crawford County

Population in July 2009: 5,769. Population change since 2000: -4.1%
 

Males: 2,892  (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 2009: $35,271 (it was $34,038 in 2000)
Prairie du Chien:

$35,271
Wisconsin:

$49,993
Estimated per capita income in 2009: $18,598

Prairie du Chien city income, earnings, and wages data

Estimated median house or condo value in 2009: $105,092 (it was $78,200 in 2000)
Prairie du Chien:

$105,092
Wisconsin:

$170,800
Mean prices in 2009: All housing units: $110,635; Detached houses: $114,700; Townhouses or other attached units: $151,402; In 2-unit structures: $106,823; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $370,094; Mobile homes: $24,806

Median gross rent in 2009: $501.

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Prairie du Chien races chart
  • White alone - 5,143 (90.3%)
  • Black alone - 320 (5.6%)
  • Hispanic - 158 (2.8%)
  • Two or more races - 47 (0.8%)
  • American alone - 22 (0.4%)
  • Asian alone - 4 (0.07%)

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Jan. 2011 cost of living index in Prairie du Chien: 80.4 (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 (commute): 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 22 registered sex offenders living in Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin in July 2011
The ratio of number of residents in Prairie du Chien to the number of sex offenders is 262 to 1.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $2,317 (2.2%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $2,497 (2.5%)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Dubuque, IA (43.9 miles , pop. 57,686).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Madison, WI (88.3 miles , pop. 208,054).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (195.3 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Marquette, IA (1.5 miles ), McGregor, IA (1.6 miles ), Bridgeport, WI (1.7 miles ), Wyalusing, WI (2.8 miles ), Clayton, IA (3.1 miles) , Bagley, WI (3.2 miles ), Eastman, WI (3.2 miles ), Millville, WI (3.2 miles) .

Single-family new house construction building permits:

  • 1996: 2 buildings, average cost: $66,000
  • 2004: 2 buildings, average cost: $99,500
  • 2006: 2 buildings, average cost: $99,500
  • 2007: 6 buildings, average cost: $136,400
  • 2008: 4 buildings, average cost: $136,400
  • 2010: 0 buildings

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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%)

Area code: 608

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Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin accommodation, waste management, arts - Economy and Business Data

Unemployment in March 2011:
Here:

10.1%
Wisconsin:

8.1%

Unemployment by year (%)

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 = 75.0 (higher means more crime, US average = 315.0)

Full-time law enforcement employees in 2010, including police officers: 14 (13 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:

2.32
Wisconsin average:

2.31

Historical population

Historical housing units


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

Most common industries in 2005-2009 (%)
Males Females
  • Manufacturing (29%)
  • Retail trade (13%)
  • Construction (12%)
  • Accommodation and food services (8%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (7%)
  • Health care and social assistance (6%)
  • Public administration (5%)
  • Health care and social assistance (27%)
  • Manufacturing (16%)
  • Retail trade (13%)
  • Accommodation and food services (13%)
  • Educational services (9%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (4%)
  • Arts, entertainment, and recreation (4%)
Most common occupations (%)
Males Females
  • 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%)
  • 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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Tornado activity:

Prairie du Chien-area historical tornado activity is above Wisconsin state average. It is 132% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/30/1954, a category F4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 9.5 miles away from the Prairie du Chien city center .

On 5/15/1968, a category F5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 38.3 miles away from the city center killed 5 people and injured 156 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

Natural disasters:

The number of natural disasters in Crawford County (16) is greater than the US average (12).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 14
Emergencies Declared: 2

Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 12, Storms: 12, Tornadoes: 7, Winds: 2, Floods: 2, Heavy Rain: 1, Drought: 1, Hurricane: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).

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Hospital/medical center in Prairie du Chien:

  • PRAIRIE DU CHIEN MEM HSPTL (Critical Access Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Private, provides emergency services, 705 E TAYLOR ST)

Other hospitals/medical centers near Prairie du Chien:

  • CENTRAL COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (Critical Access Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Private, provides emergency services, about 19 miles away; ELKADER, IA)
  • GUTTENBERG MUNICIPAL HOSPITAL (Critical Access Hospitals, Government - Local, provides emergency services, about 20 miles away; GUTTENBERG, IA)
  • VETERANS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (Critical Access Hospitals, Government - Local, provides emergency services, about 23 miles away; WAUKON, IA)

Political contributions by individuals in Prairie du Chien, WI

Airports located in Prairie du Chien:

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Prairie du Chien:

  • Upper Iowa University (about 37 miles; Fayette, IA; Full-time enrollment: 3,144)
  • Northeast Iowa Community College-Calmar (about 38 miles; Calmar, IA; FT enrollment: 2,564)
  • Luther College (about 39 miles; Decorah, IA; FT enrollment: 2,470)
  • University of Wisconsin-Platteville (about 40 miles; Platteville, WI; FT enrollment: 6,352)
  • Viterbo University (about 53 miles; La Crosse, WI; FT enrollment: 2,076)
  • University of Wisconsin-La Crosse (about 54 miles; La Crosse, WI; FT enrollment: 8,660)
  • Western Technical College (about 54 miles; La Crosse, WI; FT enrollment: 2,278)

Public high school in Prairie du Chien:

Private high school in Prairie du Chien:

  • PRAIRIE CHRISTIAN ACADEMY (Students: 21; Location: 1110 N MARQUETTE RD; Grades: KG - 12)

Public elementary/middle schools in Prairie du Chien:

Private elementary/middle school in Prairie du Chien:

  • PRAIRIE CATHOLIC SCHOOL (Students: 226; Location: 515 N BEAUMONT RD; Grades: PK - 8)
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Library in Prairie du Chien:

  • JOSEPH W. & EMMA L. WACHUTE MEMORIAL LIBRARY (Operating income: $308,243; Location: 125 S. WACOUTA AVE.; 32,985 books; 5,079 audio materials; 3,378 video materials; 28 state licensed databases; 87 print serial subscriptions)

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Notable locations in Prairie du Chien: Villa Louis (A), Fur Trade Museum (B), Crawford County Courthouse (C), Cornelius Tourist Information Center (D), Joseph and Emma Wachute Memorial Library (E), Prairie du Chien City Hall (F), Fort Crawford Medical Museum (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), Calvary Cemetery (2), Fort Crawford National 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

 
Crawford County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level greater than 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Highest Potential

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)

Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 13.5%
(13.7% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 0.0% for Black residents, 0.0% for two or more races residents)

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

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Prairie du Chien, WI

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

Prairie du Chien compared to Wisconsin state average:

Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin environmental map by EPA

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  • 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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Fire-safe hotels and motels in Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin:

  • Bridgeport Inn, Hwy 18 35 60 S, Prairie Du Chien, WI 53821 , Phone: (608) 326-6082
  • Best Western Quiet House, RT2 Box426, Prairie Du Chien, WI 53821 , Phone: (608) 326-4777
  • Super 8, Hwy 18 & 35 S, Prairie Du Chien, WI 53821 , Phone: (608) 326-8777, Fax: (608) 326-2935
  • Country Inn & Suites By Carlson, 1801 Cabela's Ln, Prairie Du Chien, WI 53821 , Phone: (608) 326-5700, Fax: (608) 326-5724
  • Rodeway Inn Windsor Place Inn, 1936 S Marquette Rd, Prairie Du Chien, WI 53821 , Phone: (608) 326-7799, Fax: (608) 326-1010
  • Microtel Inn & Suites, 1833 S Marquette Rd, Prairie Du Chien, WI 53821 , Phone: (608) 326-8476, Fax: (608) 326-8485
All 6 fire-safe hotels and motels in Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin

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Prairie du Chien travel time to work - commute


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Most commonly used house heating fuel:

  • Utility gas (83%)
  • Electricity (12%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (2%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)
  • Other fuel (1%)
  • Wood (1%)


2004 Presidential Election results in Crawford County Wisconsin:




2008 Presidential Election results in Crawford County Wisconsin:


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Religion statistics for Prairie du Chien:

Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 59.39%
Here59.4%
USA50.2%

Adherents


Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations

NameCatholic ChurchEvangelical Lutheran Church in AmericaUnited Methodist ChurchChristian Churches and Churches of ChristEvangelical Free Church of America
Adherents57.5%21.5%8.0%2.2%1.8%
Congregations19.4%19.4%22.2%5.6%2.8%
NameInternational Church of the Foursquare GospelNew Testament Association Independent Baptist Churches/Other Fundamental BaptistsWisconsin Evangelical Lutheran SynodLDS (Mormon) ChurchOther
Adherents1.4%1.4%1.2%1.1%3.9%
Congregations2.8%2.8%2.8%2.8%19.4%
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.

Food Environment Statistics:

Number of grocery stores: 7
Crawford County:

4.13 / 10,000 pop.
State:

1.86 / 10,000 pop.
Number of supercenters and club stores: 1
Here:

0.59 / 10,000 pop.
Wisconsin:

0.11 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 1
This county:

0.59 / 10,000 pop.
Wisconsin:

0.38 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 10
Crawford County:

5.90 / 10,000 pop.
Wisconsin:

4.12 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 17
This county:

10.03 / 10,000 pop.
State:

8.64 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
Crawford County:

8.8%
Wisconsin:

7.6%
Adult obesity rate:
Crawford County:

26.6%
State:

27.5%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Here:

11.3%
State:

13.0%

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
Financial Administration 4$16,264$48,7920$0
Other Government Administration 2$5,674$34,04413$2,690
Judicial and Legal 0$0 2$3,620
Police Protection - Officers 11$43,552$47,5112$290
Police - Other 1$3,261$39,1325$2,179
Firefighters 1$3,806$45,6720$0
Streets and Highways 9$27,060$36,0800$0
Sewerage 4$14,081$42,2430$0
Parks and Recreation 2$5,050$30,30029$6,108
Water Supply 3$10,337$41,3480$0
Local Libraries 4$10,908$32,7240$0
Totals for Government 41$139,993$40,97451$14,887

Prairie du Chien government finances in 2002:

  • Charges - Air Transportation: $2,000 ($0.35)
  • Charges - Sewerage: $918,000 ($159.13)
    Solid Waste Management: $182,000 ($31.55)
    Parks & Recreation: $111,000 ($19.24)
    All Other: $72,000 ($12.48)
    Regular Highways: $31,000 ($5.37)
    Sea and Inland Port Facilities: $2,000 ($0.35)
  • Construction - General: $1,106,000 ($191.71)
    Regular Highways: $982,000 ($170.22)
    Parks & Recreation: $446,000 ($77.31)
    General Public Buildings: $312,000 ($54.08)
    Sewerage: $90,000 ($15.60)
    Housing & Community Development: $43,000 ($7.45)
    Air Transportation: $30,000 ($5.20)
    Transit Utilities: $23,000 ($3.99)
    Libraries: $5,000 ($0.87)
    Sea and Inland Port Facilities: $4,000 ($0.69)
  • Current Operations - Police Protection: $1,153,000 ($199.86)
    Regular Highways: $803,000 ($139.19)
    Sewerage: $760,000 ($131.74)
    Water Utilities: $467,000 ($80.95)
    Parks & Recreation: $379,000 ($65.70)
    Fire Protection: $285,000 ($49.40)
    Libraries: $251,000 ($43.51)
    Solid Waste Management: $204,000 ($35.36)
    General - Other: $200,000 ($34.67)
    Central Staff Services: $193,000 ($33.45)
    Transit Utilities: $115,000 ($19.93)
    Financial Administration: $79,000 ($13.69)
    Judicial and Legal Services: $41,000 ($7.11)
    Air Transportation: $32,000 ($5.55)
    General Public Buildings: $16,000 ($2.77)
    Health Services - Other: $8,000 ($1.39)
    Sea and Inland Port Facilities: $4,000 ($0.69)
    Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $2,000 ($0.35)
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Highways: $367,000 ($63.62)
    All Other: $90,000 ($15.60)
  • General - Interest on Debt: $1,034,000 ($179.23)
  • Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $124,000 ($21.49)
    Highways: $13,000 ($2.25)
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $1,405,000 ($243.54)
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $17,535,000 ($3039.52)
  • Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $4,583,000 ($794.42)
    Water Utilities: $1,060,000 ($183.74)
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $8,972,000 ($1555.21)
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $12,036,000 ($2086.32)
    Water Utilities: $1,390,000 ($240.94)
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $1,110,000 ($192.41)
    Water Utilities: $1,075,000 ($186.34)
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $259,000 ($44.90)
    General Revenue, NEC: $146,000 ($25.31)
    Rents: $22,000 ($3.81)
    Special Assessments: $9,000 ($1.56)
  • Other Capital Outlay - Fire Protection: $277,000 ($48.02)
    Police Protection: $33,000 ($5.72)
    Central Staff: $7,000 ($1.21)
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $6,111,000 ($1059.28)
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $340,000 ($58.94)
  • Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $945,000 ($163.81)
  • State Intergovernmental - General Support: $1,630,000 ($282.54)
    Highways: $405,000 ($70.20)
    All Other: $213,000 ($36.92)
  • Tax - Property: $2,007,000 ($347.89)
    Other Selective Sales: $90,000 ($15.60)
    NEC: $75,000 ($13.00)
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $1,971,000 ($341.65)
  • Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $84,000 ($14.56)

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)
  • KXEL (1540 AM; 50 kW; WATERLOO, IA; Owner: KXEL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • WKTY (580 AM; 5 kW; LA CROSSE, WI; Owner: FAMILY RADIO, INC.)
  • WTMJ (620 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
  • WSPT (1010 AM; 50 kW; STEVENS POINT, WI)
  • KNEI (1140 AM; 2 kW; WAUKON, IA; Owner: WENNES COMMUNICATIONS STATIONS, INC.)
  • KKHQ (950 AM; 5 kW; OELWEIN, IA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WSCR (670 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WGN (720 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WGN CONTINENTAL BROADCASTING CO.)
  • WHO (1040 AM; 50 kW; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • WCTS (1030 AM; 50 kW; MAPLEWOOD, MN; Owner: CNTL. BAPT. THEO/AL SEMI MINNEAPOLIS)
  • WBBM (780 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)
  • K292DP (106.3 FM; MARQUETTE, IA; Owner: DESIGN HOMES, INC.)
  • KOEL-FM (92.3 FM; OELWEIN, IA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • KCTN (100.1 FM; GARNAVILLO, IA; Owner: DESIGN HOMES, INC.)
  • KNEI-FM (103.5 FM; WAUKON, IA; Owner: WENNES COMMUNICATIONS STATIONS, INC.)
  • KFMW (107.9 FM; WATERLOO, IA; Owner: KXEL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • KATF (92.9 FM; DUBUQUE, IA; Owner: RADIO DUBUQUE, INC.)
  • WGLR-FM (97.7 FM; LANCASTER, WI; Owner: QUEENB RADIO WISCONSIN, INC.)
  • KPVL (89.1 FM; POSTVILLE, IA; Owner: POSTVILLE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE)

TV broadcast stations around Prairie du Chien:

  • W22CI (Channel 22; BLOOMINGTON, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
  • KWWL (Channel 7; WATERLOO, IA; Owner: RAYCOM AMERICA, INC.)
  • K41AD (Channel 41; LANSING, IA; Owner: IOWA PUBLIC BROADCASTING BOARD)

Fatal road traffic accident statistics for 1975 - 2009 (per 100,000 population)

Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin:
  • Fatal accident count: 14
  • Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 17
  • Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 5
  • Fatalities: 15
  • Persons involved in fatal accidents: 26
  • Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0
Wisconsin average:
  • Fatal accident count: 81
  • Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 121
  • Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 34
  • Fatalities: 88
  • Persons involved in fatal accidents: 202
  • Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 11

See more detailed statistics of Prairie du Chien fatal car crashes and road traffic accidents for 1975 - 2009 here


National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 9
Total length: 100 meters (328ft)
Total costs: $463,000
Total average daily traffic: 30,889
Total average daily truck traffic: 2,464
Total future (year 2026) average daily traffic: 31,108

FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers:

1 (See the full list of FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers in Prairie du Chien)

FCC Registered Antenna Towers:

24 (See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers)

FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers:

5
  • 1 1/2 Mi N Of Hwy 27 1 1/2 Mi E (Lat: 43.057472 Lon: -91.119028), Call Sign: WSY245, Licensee ID: L00068802
    Assigned Frequencies: 155.280 MHz, 155.340 MHz
    Grant Date: 05/10/2005, Expiration Date: 05/30/2015
    Registrant: Memorial Hospital Association Inc, 705 E Taylor, Prairie Du Chien, WI 53821, Phone: (608) 357-2147
  • Off Hwy 35 8 Mi S (Lat: 42.991083 Lon: -91.022917), Call Sign: KKS939, Licensee ID: L00091411
    Assigned Frequencies: 151.835 MHz
    Grant Date: 12/14/2004, Expiration Date: 09/29/2014
    Registrant: Wisconsin Badger Camp Dba Wisconsin Badger Camp, Platteville, WI 53818, Phone: (608) 348-9689, Fax: (608) 348-9737, Email:
  • Bn Passenger Station (Lat: 43.052472 Lon: -91.141806), Call Sign: KCT494
    Assigned Frequencies: 161.100 MHz, 161.160 MHz
    Grant Date: 08/23/2005, Expiration Date: 08/22/2015
    Registrant: Bnsf Railway Co, 4515 Kansas Ave, Kansas City, KS 66106, Phone: (913) 551-4568, Fax: (913) 551-4053, Email:
  • Railroad Milepost 244.1 (Lat: 43.120250 Lon: -91.146528), Type: Building, Structure height: 3 m, Call Sign: WPIY658
    Assigned Frequencies: 161.100 MHz
    Grant Date: 10/24/2000, Expiration Date: 12/08/2005, Cancellation Date: 02/11/2006, Certifier: S C Muhr
    Registrant: Bnsf, 4515 Kansas Ave, Kansas City, KS 66106, Phone: (913) 551-4613, Fax: (913) 551-4053, Email:
  • Lat: 43.051944 Lon: -91.148056, Call Sign: WPWG894, Licensee ID: L00537311
    Assigned Frequencies: 467.850 MHz, 467.875 MHz, 467.900 MHz, 467.925 MHz, 467.762 MHz, 467.812 MHz
    Grant Date: 11/14/2002, Expiration Date: 11/14/2012, Certifier: Shane Harsha
    Registrant: Miniature Precision Components Inc, 63095 Vineyard Drive, Prairie Du Chien, WI 53821, Phone: (608) 326-4333

FCC Registered Broadcast Land Mobile Towers:

1
  • Call Sign: KE6280, Licensee ID: L00036049
    Assigned Frequencies: 153.170 MHz
    Grant Date: 12/01/1979, Expiration Date: 12/01/2012
    Registrant: Robinson Corporation, E70601a Cth Ss, Viroqua, WI 54665-9804

FCC Registered Microwave Towers:

3
  • CRAWFORD, Crawford 3/4 Mi S Of Int S 11th S & E Lapointe St. (Lat: 43.017194 Lon: -91.131778), Overall height: 10.7 m, Call Sign: WNEK408
    Assigned Frequencies: 954.350 MHz
    Grant Date: 01/07/1999, Expiration Date: 10/04/2000, Cancellation Date: 10/26/2000
    Registrant: The Burlington Northern And Santa Fe Railway Co, 4515 Kansas Avenue, Kansas City, KS 66106-1199, Phone: (913) 551-4568, Fax: (913) 551-4053, Email:
  • PRAIRIE DU CHIEN, E Webster St .5 Mi E (Lat: 43.047500 Lon: -91.117222), Type: Tower, Structure height: 89.9 m, Overall height: 90 m, Call Sign: WPZY622
    Assigned Frequencies: 6625.00 MHz
    Grant Date: 04/09/2004, Expiration Date: 04/09/2014, Certifier: John E Rooney
    Registrant: Holland & Knight LLP, 2099 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W., Suite #100, Washington, DC 20006-6801, Phone: (202) 955-3000, Fax: (202) 955-5564, Email:
  • PRAIRIE DU CHIEN DT, 62835 Radio Tower Lane (Lat: 43.059917 Lon: -91.118139), Type: Tower, Structure height: 56.1 m, Overall height: 63.4 m, Call Sign: WQDS409
    Assigned Frequencies: 6256.54 MHz
    Grant Date: 10/19/2005, Expiration Date: 10/19/2015, Certifier: James E Mcdonald
    Registrant: Verizon Wireless, 1120 Sanctuary Pkwy, #150 Gasa5reg, Alpharetta, GA 30009-7630, Phone: (770) 797-1070, Fax: (770) 797-1036, Email:

FCC Registered Maritime Coast & Aviation Ground Towers:

1
  • Prairie Du Chien Airport (Lat: 43.019444 Lon: -91.121111), Type: Tower, Overall height: 11 m, Call Sign: KDF6, Licensee ID: L00799016
    Assigned Frequencies: 119.925 MHz
    Grant Date: 03/06/2009, Expiration Date: 02/10/2019
    Registrant: State Of Wisconsin

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses:

15 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Prairie du Chien)

FAA Registered Aircraft:

14 (See the full list of FAA Registered Aircraft in Prairie du Chien)

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:

  • Fire: 1
  • Hazardous Condition: 1

Businesses in Prairie du Chien, WI
NameCountNameCount
Best Western1Pizza Hut1
Dairy Queen1Slumberland1
FedEx1Subway1
H&R Block1Super 81
Hardee's1U-Haul1
Lane Furniture1UPS1
McDonald's1Walgreens1
Microtel1Walmart1

Prairie du Chien on our top lists:

  • #98 on the list of "Top 100 cities with shortest commuting times (pop. 5,000+)"
  • #18 (53821) on the list of "Top 101 zip codes with the largest percentage of Czech first ancestries (pop 5,000+)"

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