La Crosse TownshipMN
A town of 146.
Is La Crosse Township a good place to live?
La Crosse Township’s midpoint age is 56.5 years, above both the Minnesota town median (39.9 years) and the median of U.S. towns (40.5 years). The biggest park or preserve is Valleau Wildlife Management Area, at 306 acres. La Crosse Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
146 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to La Crosse Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in La Crosse Township, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in La Crosse Township.
La Crosse Township has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Most working residents leave La Crosse Township for work: only 2% work in town. La Crosse Township: 1.6% of residents live below the poverty line, below both Minnesota’s towns (7%) and U.S. towns (9.6%). The average commute for La Crosse Township comes to 16 minutes. The top destinations are Worthington (15%), Windom (14%) and Lakefield (12%).
| La Crosse Township | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 16 minutes | 23 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 1.6% | 7% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.7% | 9.8% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Snowy winters and pleasant summers in La Crosse Township
The range runs from 6° on a January night to 83° on a July afternoon, with about 45 inches of snow a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
High risk in La Crosse Township, with inland flooding at the top
Compared with two thirds of U.S. communities, expected storm and flood damage in La Crosse Township is higher. 53% of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by cold waves at 15%.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
How healthy La Crosse Township is
12% of La Crosse Township adults have diabetes. The town does better than the Minnesota average on 2 of 32 CDC measures and worse on 7. In La Crosse Township, 29% of adults sleep under 7 hours, and 14% report frequent mental distress.
| La Crosse Township | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 30% | 33% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 30% | 36% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 16% | 17% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 36% | 31% | 35% |
| What stands out | La Crosse Township | MN |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 80.4% | 76.1% |
| More adults getting cholesterol checked | 87.1% | 85.3% |
| More adults with heart disease | 7.7% | 5.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
5.2% of the land in La Crosse Township is protected from building
In 7 parks and preserves, walkers have 2.5 miles of trail. La Crosse Township’s density of trails is 0.1 miles per square mile.
| La Crosse Township | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.5 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 5.2% | 4.7% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Valleau Wildlife Management Area | — | 306 |
| 2. Oxbow Wildlife Management Area | — | 196 |
| 3. Cotton-Jack Wildlife Management Area | — | 153 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about La Crosse Township
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of La Crosse Township; the nearest are
About 2 of every 100 La Crosse Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Minnesota.
98% of working residents leave La Crosse Township for work
Where La Crosse Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About La Crosse Township
Township in Minnesota, United States
La Crosse Township is a township in Jackson County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 180 at the 2000 census. La Crosse Township was organized in 1872, and named after La Crosse, Wisconsin, the native home of a large share of the early settlers.
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- Area
- 35 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,434 ft
Questions about La Crosse Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is La Crosse Township, MN a good place to live?
La Crosse Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.