Welcome to La Crosse ...

The city of La Crosse is located in Rush County<1> and is the County Seat for Rush County.

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While we don't have a date for the founding of La Crosse, you might consider that their post office opened in 1877.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, La Crosse has a population of 1,215 people<2> (see below for details).

La Crosse is 2,050 feet [625 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: La Crosse lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for La Crosse: 785

The ZIP code for La Crosse: 67548<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, La Crosse had an population of 1,215 people. This is a decrease of 9.46% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 11.7% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, La Crosse had a population of 1,342 people (or 40.49% of the total population of Rush County). This makes La Crosse the county's most populous community.

The population of La Crosse represents 0.05% of the total population of Kansas (which has 2,853,118 people), making it the state's 162nd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,342 people, the population of La Crosse decreased 2.47% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 1,376 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for La Crosse.

Communities Also Named La Crosse ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named La Crosse - they are located in Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Virginia and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for La Crosse.

Communities near La Crosse ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near La Crosse.

Otis
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Otis have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otis
- Otis is located in Rush County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 251 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Otis <6>
Bison
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bison have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bison
- Bison is located in Rush County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
Schoenchen
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Schoenchen have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schoenchen
- Schoenchen is located in Ellis County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
McCracken
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McCracken have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCracken
- McCracken is located in Rush County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 171 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McCracken <6>
Albert
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Albert have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albert
- Albert is located in Barton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 163 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Albert <6>
Rush Center
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rush Center have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush Center
- Rush Center is located in Rush County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 152 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rush Center <6>
Liebenthal
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liebenthal have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liebenthal
- Liebenthal is located in Rush County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 91 people
Timken
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timken
- Timken is located in Rush County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 62 people
Alexander
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Alexander. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander
- Alexander is located in Rush County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
Hargrave
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hargrave. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hargrave
- Hargrave is located in Rush County

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around La Crosse. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for La Crosse.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of La Crosse. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around La Crosse.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around La Crosse. Our list includes 8 papers. See our Newspapers Page for La Crosse.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for La Crosse ...

Looking for more information about La Crosse? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for La Crosse, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for La Crosse.

Adding La Crosse to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of La Crosse in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for La Crosse was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>

From that list, the La Crosse post office opened in 1877.

We also found La Crosse in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for La Crosse.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for La Crosse. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Kansas: https://portal.kansas.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>	If you're interested in how the shape of Kansas' counties, including Rush, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>	Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for La Crosse.
<3>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around La Crosse - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>	ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a city (such as La Crosse). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether La Crosse or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>	The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<6>	While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>	An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<8>	A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/