French Island, Wisconsin
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Geography
French Island is located in western La Crosse County. It is surrounded by waterways connected to the Mississippi River: French Slough, French Lake, and Lake Onalaska to the west, and the Black River and Richmond Bay to the east. Two parts of the dam forming Lake Onalaska on the Mississippi connect to French Island: one at the head of French Lake, and the other impounding the Black River.
The neighborhood of West La Crosse is in the southern part of the CDP.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the French Island CDP has a total area of Script error: No such module "convert"., of which Script error: No such module "convert". are land and Script error: No such module "convert"., or 19.76%, are water.[3] The entire island's land area is Script error: No such module "convert"..
Demographics
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There were 1,754 households, out of which 31.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.7% were married couples living together, 7.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.8% were non-families. 21.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.51 and the average family size was 2.93.
In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 23.8% under the age of 18, 8.4% from 18 to 24, 27.3% from 25 to 44, 28.9% from 45 to 64, and 11.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 101.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.2 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $44,736, and the median income for a family was $55,439. Males had a median income of $37,165 versus $25,267 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $20,741. About 4.6% of families and 5.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 8.0% of those under age 18 and 1.5% of those age 65 or over.
Economy
The French Island Generating Plant is located at the south end of French Island, within the La Crosse city limits. Script error: No such module "Multiple image".
Transportation
The island is accessible from the mainland by automobile, by way of the I-90 Mississippi River Bridge and from North La Crosse via the Clinton Street Bridge at the extreme southern end of the island. There is another bridge about four miles downstream, the La Crosse West Channel Bridge, which connects Barron Island to La Crescent, Minnesota.
La Crosse MTU provides bus service from French Island to North La Crosse.
The La Crosse Regional Airport occupies the northern part of French Island and is within the La Crosse city limits.
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Notable people
- Dan Kapanke, businessman and politician
- Ron Kind, lawyer and politician
See also
- List of islands of the United States
- Washington Island and Madeline Island, other populated islands in Wisconsin
References
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- French Island (island): Census Tract 103, La Crosse County, Wisconsin; French Island CDP, Wisconsin United States Census Bureau
External links
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