St. Joseph, La Crosse County, Wisconsin

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St. Joseph, Wisconsin
Census-designated place
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Location of St. Joseph, Wisconsin
Coordinates: 43°47′08″N91°02′30″W / 43.78556°N 91.04167°W / 43.78556; -91.04167
Country United States
State Wisconsin
County La Crosse
Town Greenfield
Area
[1]
 • Total1.896 sq mi (4.91 km2)
 • Land1.896 sq mi (4.91 km2)
 • Water0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation
1,299 ft (396 m)
Population
 (2010) [2]
 • Total503
 • Density270/sq mi (100/km2)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP Code
54601 (La Crosse)
Area code 608
GNIS feature ID1573142 [3]
FIPS code 55-70800

St. Joseph is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in the town of Greenfield, La Crosse County, Wisconsin, United States. It is part of the La Crosse Metropolitan Statistical Area. The community is located at the junction of State Highway 33 and county trunk highway M. [4] As of the 2010 census, its population was 503. [2]

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Geography

St. Joseph is in southern La Crosse County, in the northeast part of the town of Greenfield. It is bordered to the west by the town of Washington. It is the only named community in the town of Greenfield. Via State Highway 33, it is 12 miles (19 km) east-southeast of La Crosse and 17 miles (27 km) west-northwest of Cashton.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the St. Joseph CDP has an area of 1.9 square miles (4.9 km2), [1] comprising the actual settlement of St. Joseph plus surrounding rural land. The community sits atop St. Joseph Ridge at an elevation of 1,300 feet (400 m), or 400 feet (120 m) above the surrounding valleys. To the north, St. Joseph Coulee leads to Bostwick Creek, a west-flowing tributary of the La Crosse River, which joins the Mississippi at La Crosse. To the south, tributaries run to Mormon Creek, which flows west directly to the Mississippi south of La Crosse.

Economy

The Franciscan Sisters of Perpetual Adoration have their retirement home in St. Joseph. [5]

Notable people

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References

  1. 1 2 "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files – Wisconsin". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 19, 2021.
  2. 1 2 "Total Population: 2010 Census DEC Summary File 1 (P1), St. Joseph CDP, Wisconsin". data.census.gov. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved March 19, 2021.
  3. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: St. Joseph, La Crosse County, Wisconsin
  4. ↑ "Saint Joseph, WI Profile: Facts & Data".
  5. ↑ Bollech, Norene Sr., 'The Villa St. Joseph Story:pre-Villa days to life at Villa St. Joseph today', Franciscan Sisters of Perpetual Adoration, 1996.


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