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Notable locations in Viroqua: Tri State Ambulance Viroqua (A), Viroqua Fire Department (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Viroqua include: Saint Marys Catholic Church (A), Love Tabernacle (B), Lighthouse Baptist Church (C), Kingdom Hall of Jehovahs Witnesses (D), Immanuel Lutheran Church (E), Good Shepherd Lutheran Church (F), Freedom Worship Center (G), English Evangelical Lutheran Church (H), Church of the Nazarene (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemetery: Pioneer Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Hotels: Eckhart House Bed & Breakfasts (217 East Jefferson Street), Howard Johnson Fax (321 Railroad Avenue), Landmark Center (500 East Jefferson Street), Hickory Hill Motel (S5539 USHighway 14), Midway Motel (850 North Main Street).
Courts: Vernon County - Court House Maintenance Supervisor- Viroqua- Court House Custo (400 Court House Square South), Vernon County - Viroqua- Circuit Court- Registrar In Probate (400 Court House Square South), Vernon County - Viroqua- Circuit Court- Judge (400 Court House Square South), Vernon County - Viroqua- Circuit Court- Clerk Of Court (400 Court House Square South).
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Vernon County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level greater than 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Highest Potential
Air pollution and air quality trends
(lower is better)
AQI
Ozone
PM2.5
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2010 was 36.8. This is about average.
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 10.5. This is about average. Closest monitor was 22.8 miles away from the city center.
Drinking water stations with addresses in Viroqua that have no violations reported:
- NORTHWEST PRAIRIE LUTHERAN CHURCH (Population served: 75, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
- LIBERTY POLE UNITED METHODIST (Population served: 65, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
- GREEN ACRES MOBILE ESTATE (Address: Box G411, Population served: 60, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 7.3%
Average household size:
| This city: |  2.1 people | | Wisconsin: |  2.4 people |
| This city: | 52.2% | | Whole state: | 66.4% |
| This city: | 4.8% | | Whole state: | 5.7% |
- Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
- Gay men: 0.2% of all households
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Viroqua, WI
People in group quarters in Viroqua:
- 110 people in nursing homes
- 25 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 18 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
- 9 people in homes for the mentally ill
Viroqua compared to Wisconsin state average:
- Median household income below state average.
- Median house value below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Median age above state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Institutionalized population percentage above state average.
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Banks with branches in Viroqua (2011 data):
- The Baraboo National Bank: Viroqua Branch at Main Street, branch established on 1936/06/15; 1230 North Main Street Branch at 1230 North Main Street, branch established on 1991/10/24. Info updated 2009/03/26: Bank assets: $766.1 mil, Deposits: $684.2 mil, headquarters in Baraboo, WI, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 16 total offices, Holding Company: Baraboo Bancorporation, Inc., The
- AnchorBank, fsb: Viroqua Branch at 311 North Main Street, branch established on 1934/07/01. Info updated 2011/07/21: Bank assets: $3,067.4 mil, Deposits: $2,481.9 mil, headquarters in Madison, WI, negative income in the last year, Commercial Lending Specialization, 56 total offices
- Citizens First Bank: at 101 South Main Street, branch established on 1912/01/01. Info updated 2006/11/03: Bank assets: $154.8 mil, Deposits: $135.1 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 5 total offices, Holding Company: Firsnabanco, Inc.
- Associated Bank, National Association: Viroqua Branch at 825 North Main, branch established on 1934/06/01. Info updated 2008/09/12: Bank assets: $21,715.0 mil, Deposits: $15,244.4 mil, headquarters in Green Bay, WI, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 282 total offices, Holding Company: Associated Banc-Corp
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (77%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (10%)
- Electricity (9%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)
- Wood (1%)
- No fuel used (1%)
2004 Presidential Election results in Vernon County Wisconsin:
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Religion statistics for Viroqua (based on Vernon County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 63.77%
| Here | | 63.8% |
| USA | | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
| Name | Evangelical Lutheran Church in America | Catholic Church | Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod | United Methodist Church | Old Order Amish |
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| Adherents | 44.4% | 19.2% | 10.0% | 8.5% | 4.6% |
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| Congregations | 30.9% | 5.9% | 10.3% | 14.7% | 17.6% |
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| Name | The Wesleyan Church | Christian Churches and Churches of Christ | Conservative Congregational Christian Conference | New Testament Association Independent Baptist Churches/Other Fundamental Baptists | Other |
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| Adherents | 4.1% | 3.9% | 2.5% | 0.8% | 2.2% |
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| Congregations | 5.9% | 4.4% | 1.5% | 1.5% | 7.4% |
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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: 4 | Vernon County: | 1.38 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 1.86 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of supercenters and club stores: 1 | Here: | 0.35 / 10,000 pop. | | Wisconsin: | 0.11 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 4 | This county: | 1.38 / 10,000 pop. | | Wisconsin: | 0.38 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 15 | Vernon County: | 5.18 / 10,000 pop. | | Wisconsin: | 4.12 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 21 | This county: | 7.25 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 8.64 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate: | Vernon County: | 7.9% | | Wisconsin: | 7.6% |
Adult obesity rate: | Vernon County: | 28.3% | | 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 |
5 | $10,554 | $25,330 | 0 | $0 |
| Other Government Administration |
0 | $0 | | 10 | $4,970 |
| Judicial and Legal |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $562 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
13 | $26,354 | $24,327 | 0 | $0 |
| Police - Other |
1 | $1,758 | $21,096 | 1 | $222 |
| Streets and Highways |
8 | $22,602 | $33,903 | 1 | $212 |
| Airports |
0 | $0 | | 2 | $1,008 |
| Sewerage |
3 | $17,138 | $68,552 | 0 | $0 |
| Parks and Recreation |
1 | $2,382 | $28,584 | 2 | $360 |
| Local Libraries |
2 | $5,978 | $35,868 | 5 | $13,158 |
| Totals for Government |
33 | $86,766 | $31,551 | 22 | $20,492 |
Viroqua government finances in 2002:
- Charges - Air Transportation: $8,000 ($1.83)
- Charges - Sewerage: $524,000 ($120.05)
Parks & Recreation: $443,000 ($101.49)
Solid Waste Management: $189,000 ($43.30)
Miscellaneous Commercial Activities: $150,000 ($34.36)
All Other: $30,000 ($6.87)
Regular Highways: $4,000 ($0.92)
- Construction - Regular Highways: $509,000 ($116.61)
Parks & Recreation: $106,000 ($24.28)
Solid Waste Management: $102,000 ($23.37)
Libraries: $60,000 ($13.75)
General: $1,000 ($0.23)
- Current Operations - Police Protection: $636,000 ($145.70)
Parks & Recreation: $626,000 ($143.41)
Regular Highways: $618,000 ($141.58)
Sewerage: $530,000 ($121.42)
Water Utilities: $442,000 ($101.26)
Fire Protection: $317,000 ($72.62)
Solid Waste Management: $245,000 ($56.13)
Libraries: $231,000 ($52.92)
Miscellaneous Commercial Activities, NEC: $230,000 ($52.69)
General - Other: $157,000 ($35.97)
Transit Utilities: $136,000 ($31.16)
Central Staff Services: $101,000 ($23.14)
Financial Administration: $84,000 ($19.24)
Judicial and Legal Services: $39,000 ($8.93)
General Public Buildings: $39,000 ($8.93)
Air Transportation: $18,000 ($4.12)
Health Services - Other: $17,000 ($3.89)
- Federal Intergovernmental - Highways: $78,000 ($17.87)
- General - Interest on Debt: $495,000 ($113.40)
- Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $79,000 ($18.10)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $2,565,000 ($587.63)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $6,853,000 ($1569.99)
- Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $154,000 ($35.28)
- Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $3,341,000 ($765.41)
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $3,310,000 ($758.30)
Water Utilities: $2,425,000 ($555.56)
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $356,000 ($81.56)
Water Utilities: $140,000 ($32.07)
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $249,000 ($57.04)
General Revenue, NEC: $100,000 ($22.91)
Special Assessments: $32,000 ($7.33)
Rents: $9,000 ($2.06)
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $3,689,000 ($845.13)
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $563,000 ($128.98)
- Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $722,000 ($165.41)
- State Intergovernmental - General Support: $1,201,000 ($275.14)
Highways: $326,000 ($74.68)
All Other: $154,000 ($35.28)
- Tax - Property: $1,016,000 ($232.76)
NEC: $94,000 ($21.53)
Other Selective Sales: $9,000 ($2.06)
- Total Salaries & Wages: $1,411,000 ($323.25)
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $154,000 ($35.28)
5.68% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($39,299 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 5.68% | | 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:
6.15% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($29,975 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 6.15% | | 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 Viroqua:
- WVRQ (1360 AM; 1 kW; VIROQUA, WI; Owner: ROBINSON CORPORATION)
- WKTY (580 AM; 5 kW; LA CROSSE, WI; Owner: FAMILY RADIO, INC.)
- WSPT (1010 AM; 50 kW; STEVENS POINT, WI)
- WIZM (1410 AM; 5 kW; LA CROSSE, WI; Owner: FAMILY RADIO, INC.)
- WKLJ (1290 AM; 5 kW; SPARTA, WI; Owner: SPARTA-TOMAH BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
- WTMJ (620 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
- WSAU (550 AM; 20 kW; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: WRIG, INC.)
- WCTS (1030 AM; 50 kW; MAPLEWOOD, MN; Owner: CNTL. BAPT. THEO/AL SEMI MINNEAPOLIS)
- WNAM (1280 AM; 50 kW; NEENAH-MENASHA, WI; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- KXEL (1540 AM; 50 kW; WATERLOO, IA; Owner: KXEL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- WSCR (670 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
- WCCO (830 AM; 50 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: INFINITY MEDIA CORPORATION)
- KFAN (1130 AM; 50 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Viroqua:
- WVRQ-FM (102.3 FM; VIROQUA, WI; Owner: ROBINSON CORPORATION)
- WIZM-FM (93.3 FM; LA CROSSE, WI; Owner: FAMILY RADIO, INC.)
- KQEG (102.7 FM; LA CRESCENT, MN; Owner: WHITE EAGLE BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WHLA (90.3 FM; LA CROSSE, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
- WVCX (98.9 FM; TOMAH, WI; Owner: VCY AMERICA, INC.)
- WLSU (88.9 FM; LA CROSSE, WI; Owner: BD.OF REGENTS, UNIV.OF WISCONSIN SYSTEM)
- KXLC (91.1 FM; LA CRESCENT, MN; Owner: MINNESOTA PUBLIC RADIO)
- WRQT (95.7 FM; LA CROSSE, WI; Owner: FAMILY RADIO, INC.)
- WQCC (106.3 FM; LA CROSSE, WI; Owner: MISSISSIPPI VALLEY BROADCASTERS, LLC)
- K220EP (91.9 FM; LA CRESCENT, MN; Owner: FAITH SOUND, INC.)
- WCOW-FM (97.1 FM; SPARTA, WI; Owner: SPARTA-TOMAH BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
- WLXR-FM (104.9 FM; LA CROSSE, WI; Owner: MISSISSIPPI VALLEY B/CASTERS, L.L.C.)
- WXYM (96.1 FM; TOMAH, WI; Owner: MAGNUM RADIO, INC.)
- K270AG (101.9 FM; LA CRESCENT, MN; Owner: S & S BROADCASTING)
- WBOG (94.5 FM; TOMAH, WI; Owner: MAGNUM RADIO, INC.)
- KCLH (94.7 FM; CALEDONIA, MN; Owner: FAMILY RADIO, INC.)
- WKBH-FM (100.1 FM; WEST SALEM, WI; Owner: MISSISSIPPI VALLEY BROADCASTERS, LLC)
- K222AG (92.3 FM; LA CROSSE, WI; Owner: RAY A. KNUDSON)
TV broadcast stations around Viroqua:
- WDLS-LP (Channel 35; TOMAH, WI; Owner: MAGNUM RADIO, INC.)
- WXOW-TV (Channel 19; LA CROSSE, WI; Owner: WXOW-WQOW TELEVISION, INC.)
- WKBT (Channel 8; LA CROSSE, WI; Owner: QUEENB TELEVISION, LLC)
- WLAX (Channel 25; LA CROSSE, WI; Owner: GRANT MEDIA, INC.)
- WHLA-TV (Channel 31; LA CROSSE, WI; Owner: WISCONSIN EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
- K41AD (Channel 41; LANSING, IA; Owner: IOWA PUBLIC BROADCASTING BOARD)
Fatal road traffic accident statistics for 1975 - 2009 (per 100,000 population)
Viroqua, Wisconsin:
- Fatal accident count: 3
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 6
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 0
- Fatalities: 3
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 7
- 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
Viroqua fatal accident list:
Sep 29, 2008 07:10 AM, Us-14w, Lat: 43.540919, Lon: -90.879292, Vehicles: 3, Persons: 3, Fatalities: 1
May 8, 2000 11:50 AM, Us-14, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1
Jan 12, 1988 07:00 AM, 14, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
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| Businesses in Viroqua, WI |
| Name | Count | | Name | Count |
| Dairy Queen | 1 | | RadioShack | 1 |
| FedEx | 1 | | Subway | 1 |
| H&R Block | 1 | | True Value | 1 |
| La-Z-Boy | 1 | | U-Haul | 1 |
| Lane Furniture | 1 | | U.S. Cellular | 1 |
| MasterBrand Cabinets | 2 | | UPS | 1 |
| McDonald's | 1 | | Walgreens | 1 |
| Nike | 2 | | Walmart | 1 |
| Pizza Hut | 1 | | | |
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