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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
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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)
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:
- 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)
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| 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 | $40,571 | 3 | $542 |
| Judicial and Legal |
0 | $0 | | 2 | $3,084 |
| Other Government Administration |
1 | $2,269 | $27,228 | 13 | $2,690 |
| Financial Administration |
3 | $10,955 | $43,820 | 0 | $0 |
| Police - Other |
4 | $11,061 | $33,183 | 11 | $3,562 |
| Firefighters |
2 | $5,852 | $35,112 | 31 | $3,655 |
| Local Libraries |
4 | $8,672 | $26,016 | 0 | $0 |
| Health |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $155 |
| Sewerage |
4 | $12,146 | $36,438 | 0 | $0 |
| Parks and Recreation |
2 | $4,306 | $25,836 | 30 | $4,463 |
| Water Supply |
4 | $10,762 | $32,286 | 0 | $0 |
| Streets and Highways |
9 | $22,620 | $30,160 | 0 | $0 |
| Totals for Government |
46 | $132,596 | $34,590 | 91 | $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:
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)
- 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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