La Crosse-Onalaska La Crosse-Onalaska, MN-WI MSA |
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Metropolitan Statistical Area | |
Country | United States |
States | Minnesota* |
Principal cities | |
Population (2015) | |
• Urban | 100,868 (298th) |
• MSA | 136,985 (294th) |
Time zone | CST (UTC-6) |
• Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
The La Crosse–Onalaska Metropolitan Statistical Area, as defined by the United States Census Bureau, is an area consisting of La Crosse County, Wisconsin and Houston County, Minnesota, anchored by the cities of La Crosse and Onalaska. The area is part of what is commonly referred to as the Coulee Region or 7 Rivers Region. As of the 2010 Census, the MSA had a population of 133,665.
Onalaska was promoted as a principal city of the MSA when the Office of Management and Budget revised the definitions of metropolitan statistical areas in 2013.