Trempealeau County, Wisconsin

County in the United States

Trempealeau County, Wisconsin
Carnegie library in Arcadia, Wisconsin.
Location within the U.S. state of Wisconsin
Wisconsin's location within the U.S.
Founded	1855
Seat	Whitehall
Largest city	Arcadia
Area
• Total	742 sq mi (1,922 km2)
• Land	733 sq mi (1,898 km2)
• Water	9.0 sq mi (23 km2), 1.2%
Population
• (2010)	28,816
• Density	39/sq mi (15/km2)
Congressional district	3rd
Time zone	Central: UTC−6/−5
Website	www.tremplocounty.com

Trempealeau County is a county located in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of the 2010 census, the population was 28,816.^[1] Its county seat is Whitehall.^[2]

Contents

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  1 History
  


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  2 Geography
  
  
  
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    2.1 Adjacent counties
    
  
  
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    2.2 Major highways
    
  
  
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    2.3 National protected areas
    
  
  
  
  


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  3 Demographics
  


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  4 Communities
  
  
  
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    4.1 Cities
    
  
  
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    4.2 Villages
    
  
  
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    4.3 Towns
    
  
  
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    4.4 Census-designated place
    
  
  
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    4.5 Unincorporated communities
    
  
  
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    4.6 Ghost towns/neighborhoods
    
  
  
  
  


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  5 Politics
  


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  6 See also
  


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  7 References
  


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  8 Further reading
  


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  9 External links
  

History

Patches of woodland are all that remain of the brush and light forest that once covered the county. In ancient times, the woodlands contained a great deal of timber, but Native Americans burned them periodically to encourage the growth of berries. They did little cultivation and had been almost completely removed from the area by 1837.^[3]

French fur traders were the first Europeans to enter this land, traveling by river across the county. At the mouth of the Trempealeau River at its confluence with the Mississippi River, they found a bluff surrounded by water and called it La Montagne qui trempe à l’eau, which means 'mountain steeped in water' (now known as Trempealeau Mountain.^[4][5] The name was later shortened to Trempealeau.^[6] Created in 1854 and organized in 1855,^[7] the county is named after the river.^[8]

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 742 square miles (1,920 km²), of which 733 square miles (1,900 km²) is land and 9.0 square miles (23 km²) (1.2%) is water.^[9] It is part of the Driftless Zone.

Adjacent counties

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  Buffalo County - west


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  Eau Claire County - north


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  Jackson County - east


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  La Crosse County - southeast


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  Winona County, Minnesota - southwest

Major highways

Interstate 94 U.S. Highway 10 U.S. Highway 53 Highway 35 (Wisconsin)

Highway 54 (Wisconsin) Highway 93 (Wisconsin) Highway 95 (Wisconsin) Highway 121 (Wisconsin)

National protected areas

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  Trempealeau National Wildlife Refuge (part)


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  Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge (part)

Demographics

2000 Census Age Pyramid for Trempealeau County

Historical population
Census	Pop.		%±
1860	2,560		—
1870	10,732		319.2%
1880	17,189		60.2%
1890	18,920		10.1%
1900	23,114		22.2%
1910	22,928		−0.8%
1920	24,506		6.9%
1930	23,910		−2.4%
1940	24,381		2.0%
1950	23,730		−2.7%
1960	23,377		−1.5%
1970	23,344		−0.1%
1980	26,158		12.1%
1990	25,263		−3.4%
2000	27,010		6.9%
2010	28,816		6.7%
Est. 2016	29,633	[10]	2.8%
U.S. Decennial Census[11] 1790–1960[12] 1900–1990[13] 1990–2000[14] 2010–2014[1]

Fairgrounds in Galesville

Entrance sign to Trempealeau County in the Town of Ettrick

The Cow Farm, Trempealeau County

As of the census^[15] of 2000, there were 27,010 people, 10,747 households, and 7,243 families residing in the county. The population density was 37 inhabitants per square mile (14/km²). There were 11,482 housing units at an average density of 16 per square mile (6/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 98.81% White, 0.13% Black or African American, 0.17% Native American, 0.13% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.29% from other races, and 0.47% from two or more races. 0.89% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 39.0% were of Norwegian, 24.6% German and 17.0% Polish ancestry according to Census 2000. 94.9% spoke English, 1.6% Norwegian and 1.6% Spanish as their first language.

There were 10,747 households out of which 31.80% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.20% were married couples living together, 7.40% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.60% were non-families. 27.60% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.50% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.45 and the average family size was 3.00.

In the county, the population was spread out with 25.30% under the age of 18, 6.90% from 18 to 24, 28.20% from 25 to 44, 23.10% from 45 to 64, and 16.40% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 100.30 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.80 males.

Communities

Cities

• Arcadia


• Blair


• Galesville


• Independence


• Osseo


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  Whitehall (county seat)

Villages

• Eleva


• Ettrick


• Pigeon Falls


• Strum


• Trempealeau

Towns

• Albion


• Arcadia


• Burnside


• Caledonia


• Chimney Rock


• Dodge


• Ettrick


• Gale


• Hale


• Lincoln


• Pigeon


• Preston


• Sumner


• Trempealeau


• Unity

Census-designated place

• Dodge

Unincorporated communities

• Beaches Corners


• Butman Corners


• Chapultepee


• Centerville


• Coral City


• Dewey Corners


• Elk Creek


• Frenchville


• Hale


• Hegg


• Iduna


• North Creek


• Pine Creek


• Pleasantville


• Russell


• Tamarack


• Upper French Creek


• West Prairie


• Wrights Corners

Ghost towns/neighborhoods

• Cortland


• New City


• Williamsburg

Politics

Presidential elections results

Presidential elections results^[16]

Year	Republican	Democratic	Third parties
2016	53.8% 7,366	41.2% 5,636	5.0% 685
2012	42.3% 5,707	56.4% 7,605	1.3% 169
2008	36.1% 4,808	62.5% 8,321	1.4% 185
2004	41.8% 5,878	57.4% 8,075	0.8% 109
2000	41.1% 5,002	54.9% 6,678	4.0% 488
1996	28.1% 3,035	54.2% 5,848	17.7% 1,911
1992	27.5% 3,577	47.8% 6,218	24.7% 3,217
1988	43.9% 4,902	55.6% 6,212	0.6% 61
1984	52.2% 6,008	47.0% 5,407	0.7% 85
1980	49.5% 5,992	44.5% 5,390	5.9% 719
1976	45.6% 5,341	53.1% 6,218	1.4% 163
1972	56.7% 5,723	41.9% 4,232	1.4% 140
1968	50.7% 4,861	41.4% 3,971	7.9% 757
1964	34.0% 3,264	65.9% 6,320	0.1% 5
1960	51.4% 5,539	48.5% 5,223	0.2% 19
1956	54.3% 5,476	45.6% 4,602	0.2% 16
1952	61.6% 6,501	38.1% 4,021	0.3% 26
1948	43.1% 3,650	55.7% 4,711	1.2% 102
1944	51.1% 4,719	48.7% 4,496	0.3% 27
1940	50.3% 5,319	48.9% 5,175	0.8% 85
1936	34.0% 3,339	60.3% 5,929	5.7% 564
1932	32.8% 2,874	66.1% 5,786	1.1% 99
1928	65.0% 5,596	34.4% 2,963	0.6% 54
1924	31.3% 2,083	5.6% 373	63.1% 4,208
1920	84.2% 4,748	12.7% 718	3.0% 170
1916	56.0% 2,138	41.4% 1,578	2.6% 99
1912	44.7% 1,763	31.3% 1,235	24.1% 950
1908	75.3% 3,733	21.9% 1,085	2.8% 139
1904	75.5% 3,560	20.8% 981	3.7% 172
1900	71.2% 3,364	25.2% 1,190	3.6% 169
1896	67.7% 3,306	28.5% 1,394	3.8% 186
1892	53.5% 2,116	38.5% 1,521	8.0% 315

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Trempealeau County, Wisconsin

References

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   ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved 2011-06-07.
   


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   ^ Gamroth, 1976, p. 5, 87
   


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   ^ "Trempealeau County Marking 100th Anniversary on Sunday". The Winona Republican-Herald. January 23, 1954. p. 5. Retrieved October 14, 2014 – via Newspapers.com.
   
   


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   ^ "Judge Gale Led Legislative Drive to Recognize Area". The Winona Republican-Herald. January 23, 1954. p. 5. Retrieved October 14, 2014 – via Newspapers.com.
   
   


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   ^ Elkins, 1985, p.1
   


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   ^ "Wisconsin: Individual County Chronologies". Wisconsin Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. The Newberry Library. 2007. Retrieved August 15, 2015.
   


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   ^ "Winnebago Took Its Name from an Indian Tribe". The Post-Crescent. December 28, 1963. p. 14. Retrieved August 25, 2014 – via Newspapers.com.
   
   


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   ^ "2010 Census Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. August 22, 2012. Retrieved August 9, 2015.
   


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    ^ "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved June 9, 2017.
    


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    ^ "U.S. Decennial Census". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 9, 2015.
    


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    ^ "Historical Census Browser". University of Virginia Library. Retrieved August 9, 2015.
    


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    ^ Forstall, Richard L., ed. (March 27, 1995). "Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 9, 2015.
    


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    ^ "Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. April 2, 2001. Retrieved August 9, 2015.
    


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    ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2011-05-14.
    


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    ^ Leip, David. "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections". uselectionatlas.org. Retrieved 2018-08-14.
    

Further reading

• 
  Biographical History of La Crosse, Trempealeau and Buffalo Counties, Wisconsin.. Chicago: Lewis Publishing, 1892.


• Curtiss-Wedge, Franklyn (comp.). History of Trempealeau County, Wisconsin. Chicago: H. C. Cooper, Jr. 1917.


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  Elkins, Winston (1985). Trempealeau and the Mississippi River Dam. Trempealeau County, Wis.: Trempealeau County Historical Society.
  


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  Gamroth, Clarence J. (Ed.) (1976). Historical Album, 100 Years, Independence, Wisc. Independence, Wis.: City of Independence.CS1 maint: Extra text: authors list (link)
  

External links

• Trempealeau County


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  Trempealeau County map from the Wisconsin Department of Transportation


• Trempealeau County Health and Demographic Data

Places adjacent to Trempealeau County, Wisconsin
Eau Claire County Buffalo County Trempealeau County, Wisconsin Jackson County Winona County, Minnesota La Crosse County

v t e Municipalities and communities of Trempealeau County, Wisconsin, United States
County seat: Whitehall
Cities	Arcadia Blair Galesville Independence Osseo Whitehall
Villages	Eleva Ettrick Pigeon Falls Strum Trempealeau
Towns	Albion Arcadia Burnside Caledonia Chimney Rock Dodge Ettrick Gale Hale Lincoln Pigeon Preston Sumner Trempealeau Unity
CDP	Dodge
Unincorporated communities	Beaches Corners Butman Corners Centerville Chapultepee Coral City Dewey Corners Elk Creek Frenchville Hale Hegg Iduna North Creek Pine Creek Pleasantville Russell Tamarack Upper French Creek West Prairie Wrights Corners
Ghost towns/neighborhoods	Cortland New City Williamsburg

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