La Crosse, Kansas
| La Crosse, Kansas | |
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Welcome Sign (2010)
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 Location within Rush County and Kansas |
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 KDOT map of Rush County (legend) |
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| Coordinates: 38°31′55″N 99°18′31″W / 38.53194°N 99.30861°WCoordinates: 38°31′55″N 99°18′31″W / 38.53194°N 99.30861°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Kansas |
| County | Rush |
| Founded | 1876 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.05 sq mi (2.72 km2) |
| • Land | 1.05 sq mi (2.72 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
| Elevation | 2,057 ft (627 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 1,342 |
| • Estimate (2015) | 1,262 |
| • Density | 1,300/sq mi (490/km2) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP codes | 67548, 67553 |
| Area code(s) | 785 |
| FIPS code | 20-37500 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0475488 |
| Website | CityOfLaCrosseKS.com |
La Crosse is a city in and the county seat of Rush County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 1,342. La Crosse proclaims itself the "Barbed Wire capital of the world.
La Crosse was founded in 1876, was named after the city of La Crosse, Wisconsin. La Crosse subsequently became the intended county seat, and county records were transferred there from the temporary county seat, nearby Rush Center. A county seat war ensued between the two communities, lasting until La Crosse was declared the permanent county seat and the construction of the county courthouse in 1888.
In the 1960s, La Crosse became a regional center of barbed wire collecting, leading to the establishment of the Kansas Barbed Wire Museum and the nicknaming of the city as "The Barbed Wire Capital of the World".
On May 25, 2012, an EF-1 tornado caused about four blocks of significant damage, and two businesses were destroyed. A third of the businesses sustained major damage. No injuries were reported.
La Crosse is located at 38°31′55″N 99°18′31″W / 38.53194°N 99.30861°W (38.532014, -99.308614) at an elevation of 2,057 feet (627 m). It lies in the Smoky Hills region of the Great Plains, approximately 12 miles (19 km) south of the Smoky Hill River and 5 miles (8.0 km) north of Walnut Creek, a tributary of the Arkansas River. Sand Creek, a tributary of Walnut Creek, flows southeast around the southwestern and southern portions of the city. Mule Creek, a small tributary of Sand Creek, flows southeast through the city. Located in west-central Kansas at the intersection of U.S. Route 183 and K-4, La Crosse is 125 miles (201 km) northwest of Wichita, 261 miles (420 km) west-southwest of Kansas City, and 314 miles (505 km) east-southeast of Denver.
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