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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
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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 |
| This city: | 62.0% | | Whole state: | 66.5% |
| This city: | 5.6% | | Whole state: | 5.7% |
- 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:
- 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
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
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:
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Religion statistics for Prairie du Chien:
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 59.39%
| Here | | 59.4% |
| USA | | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
| Name | Catholic Church | Evangelical Lutheran Church in America | United Methodist Church | Christian Churches and Churches of Christ | Evangelical Free Church of America |
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| Adherents | 57.5% | 21.5% | 8.0% | 2.2% | 1.8% |
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| Congregations | 19.4% | 19.4% | 22.2% | 5.6% | 2.8% |
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| Name | International Church of the Foursquare Gospel | New Testament Association Independent Baptist Churches/Other Fundamental Baptists | Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod | LDS (Mormon) Church | Other |
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| Adherents | 1.4% | 1.4% | 1.2% | 1.1% | 3.9% |
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| Congregations | 2.8% | 2.8% | 2.8% | 2.8% | 19.4% |
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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:
| 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 | $48,792 | 0 | $0 |
| Other Government Administration |
2 | $5,674 | $34,044 | 13 | $2,690 |
| Judicial and Legal |
0 | $0 | | 2 | $3,620 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
11 | $43,552 | $47,511 | 2 | $290 |
| Police - Other |
1 | $3,261 | $39,132 | 5 | $2,179 |
| Firefighters |
1 | $3,806 | $45,672 | 0 | $0 |
| Streets and Highways |
9 | $27,060 | $36,080 | 0 | $0 |
| Sewerage |
4 | $14,081 | $42,243 | 0 | $0 |
| Parks and Recreation |
2 | $5,050 | $30,300 | 29 | $6,108 |
| Water Supply |
3 | $10,337 | $41,348 | 0 | $0 |
| Local Libraries |
4 | $10,908 | $32,724 | 0 | $0 |
| Totals for Government |
41 | $139,993 | $40,974 | 51 | $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:
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:
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:
| Businesses in Prairie du Chien, WI |
| Name | Count | | Name | Count |
| Best Western | 1 | | Pizza Hut | 1 |
| Dairy Queen | 1 | | Slumberland | 1 |
| FedEx | 1 | | Subway | 1 |
| H&R Block | 1 | | Super 8 | 1 |
| Hardee's | 1 | | U-Haul | 1 |
| Lane Furniture | 1 | | UPS | 1 |
| McDonald's | 1 | | Walgreens | 1 |
| Microtel | 1 | | Walmart | 1 |
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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