La Crosse, Kansas Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools
Population: 1,376. Estimated population in July 2024: 1,305 (-5.2% change)
Males: 628 (45.6%), Females: 748 (54.4%)
Rush County
Zip code: 67548
Demographics
Median resident age: 45.4 years
Median household income: $31,435
Median house value: $41,700
Population by Race
Races in La Crosse:
- White Non-Hispanic (97.5%)
- Hispanic (1.4%)
- American Indian (1.0%)
- Two or more races (0.7%)
Ancestries: German (45.3%), English (6.7%), Irish (6.5%), United States (4.8%), Czech (3.9%), Dutch (2.5%).
Elevation: 2060 feet
Land area: 1.0 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in La Crosse
- High school or higher: 80.5%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 14.7%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.8%
- Unemployed: 3.1%
- Mean travel time to work: 13.4 minutes
For population 15 years and over in La Crosse city
- Never married: 12.8%
- Now married: 65.0%
- Separated: 0.6%
- Widowed: 10.1%
- Divorced: 11.5%
0.7% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -50 (-3.5%).
Hospitals
Hospital/medical center in La Crosse:
- RUSH COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (801 LOCUST BOX 520)
Other hospitals/medical centers near La Crosse:
- HAYS MEDICAL CENTER (about 25 miles; HAYS, KS)
- LARNED STATE HOSPITAL (about 28 miles; LARNED, KS)
- ST JOSPEH MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 28 miles; LARNED, KS)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to La Crosse:
- HAYS RGNL (about 21 miles; HAYS, KS; Abbreviation: HYS)
- GREAT BEND MUNI (about 35 miles; GREAT BEND, KS; Abbreviation: GBD)
- DODGE CITY REGIONAL (about 70 miles; DODGE CITY, KS; Abbreviation: DDC)
Other public-use airports nearest to La Crosse:
- RUSH COUNTY (about 2 miles; LA CROSSE, KS; Abbreviation: K94)
- LARNED-PAWNEE COUNTY (about 28 miles; LARNED, KS; Abbreviation: LQR)
- NESS CITY MUNI (about 42 miles; NESS CITY, KS; Abbreviation: 48K)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to La Crosse:
- FORT HAYS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 25 miles; HAYS, KS; Full-time enrollment: 4,572)
- BARTON COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 39 miles; GREAT BEND, KS; Full-time enrollment: 2,268)
- HUTCHINSON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 102 miles; HUTCHINSON, KS; Full-time enrollment: 2,268)
- WICHITA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 139 miles; WICHITA, KS; Full-time enrollment: 10,403)
- FRIENDS UNIVERSITY (about 148 miles; WICHITA, KS; Full-time enrollment: 2,983)
- UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT KEARNEY (about 161 miles; KEARNEY, NE; Full-time enrollment: 5,588)
- CENTRAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 171 miles; GRAND ISLAND, NE; Full-time enrollment: 3,730)
Public primary/middle school in La Crosse:
- MCCRACKEN MIDDLE SCH (Students: 53; Location: 400 WASHINGTON; Grades: 07 – 08)