Onalaska, Wisconsin

Onalaska, Wisconsin
Onalaska, Wisconsin
City
	Downtown Onalaska
	Location of Onalaska in La Crosse County, Wisconsin.
	Coordinates: 43°53′04″N 91°14′07″W / 43.88444°N 91.23528°W
Country	United States
State	Wisconsin
County	La Crosse
Government
• Mayor	Kim Smith
Area
• Total	10.97 sq mi (28.43 km2)
• Land	10.38 sq mi (26.88 km2)
• Water	0.60 sq mi (1.55 km2)
Elevation	700 ft (200 m)
Population (2020)
• Total	18,803
• Estimate (2022)	18,975
• Density	1,825.30/sq mi (704.77/km2)
Time zone	UTC−6 (Central)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (Central)
Zipcode	54650
Area code	608
FIPS code	55-59925
Public Transit	La Crosse MTU
Website	www.cityofonalaska.com

Onalaska is a city in La Crosse County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 18,803 at the 2020 census. It borders the larger La Crosse, Wisconsin, and is a part of the La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN Metropolitan Area.^[4]

Onalaska is built on a slightly elevated ridge above the Black River. Natural areas include both river bottom land and high, heavily wooded, scenic bluffs. A man-made reservoir at the city's western edge is known as Lake Onalaska. Onalaska is known as "The Sunfish Capital of the World."

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[MSA-2013-4] "Revised Delineations of Metropolitan Statistical Areas, Micropolitan Statistical Areas, and Combined Statistical Areas, and Guidance on Uses of the Delineations of These Areas" (PDF). Office of Management and Budget. February 28, 2013. Archived (PDF) from the original on February 7, 2017. Retrieved February 4, 2016.

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