French Island, Wisconsin
| French Island, Wisconsin | |
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| CDP | |
 Location of French Island, Wisconsin |
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| Coordinates: 43°51′26″N 91°15′46″W / 43.85722°N 91.26278°WCoordinates: 43°51′26″N 91°15′46″W / 43.85722°N 91.26278°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Wisconsin |
| County | La Crosse |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.4 sq mi (6.2 km2) |
| • Land | 2.0 sq mi (5.2 km2) |
| • Water | 0.4 sq mi (1.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 650 ft (198 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 4,207 |
| • Density | 1,800/sq mi (680/km2) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| Area code(s) | 608 |
| FIPS code | 55-27875 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1867658 |
French Island is a census-designated place (CDP) in La Crosse County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 4,207 at the 2010 census. It lies on an island of a similar name, with which it is not coextensive; most of the island is part of the city of La Crosse, but all are part of the La Crosse Metropolitan Statistical Area. French Island is part of the Town of Campbell and contains all of its population, because the balance of Campbell is uninhabited.
French Island is located at 43°51′26″N 91°15′46″W / 43.85722°N 91.26278°W (43.857215, -91.262818).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 2.383 square miles (6.172 square kilometres), of which, 1.998 square miles (5.175 square kilometres) of it is land and 0.385 square miles (0.997 square kilometres) of it (16.16%) is water. The entire island's land area is 4.549 square miles (11.781 square kilometres).
As of the census of 2000, there were 4,410 people, 1,754 households, and 1,266 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 2,207.6 people per square mile (851.4/km²). There were 1,823 housing units at an average density of 912.6/sq mi (351.9/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 96.49% White, 0.52% African American, 0.52% Native American, 1.09% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.27% from other races, and 1.09% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.68% of the population.
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