La Crescent
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city in the state of Minnesota, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Minnesota
- Counties
- Houston , Winona
- Type
- Mayor – Council
- Mayor
- Mike Poellinger
- City
- 3.82 sq mi (9.90 km )
- Land
- 3.32 sq mi (8.61 km )
- Water
- 0.50 sq mi (1.29 km )
- Elevation
- 682 ft (208 m)
- Estimate 2021
- 5,274
- Density
- 1,586.7/sq mi (612.64/km )
- Metro
- 170,341 ( La Crosse-Onalaska WI-MN)
- Time zone
- UTC-6 ( CST )
- Summer dst
- UTC-5 (CDT)
- Fips code
- 27-33866
- Website
- cityoflacrescent-mn.gov
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Official name
- La Crescent
- Population
- 5276
- Area
- 8.992989
- Elevation
- 207
- Official website
- www.cityoflacrescent-mn.gov
- Image
- La Crescent MN swing bridge opened to river traffic.JPG
- Households
- 2274
- Dialing code
- 507
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- postal code
- 55947
- inception
- 1851-00-00
- native label
- La Crescent
- P8168
- Octavia E. Butler
- water as percent of area
- 15.3063
- per capita income
- 35513
- Commons category
- La Crescent, Minnesota
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La Crescent (/lə ˈkrɛsənt/ lə KRESS-ənt) is a city in Houston and Winona counties in the U.S. state of Minnesota. The population was 5,276 at the 2020 census.
La Crescent is located in the northeast portion of Houston County; the northern edge of the city falls into Winona County. The city is known as the "Apple Capital of Minnesota" because John S. Harris planted apple trees here, resulting in many orchards in the present-day city. It is recognized as a 'Tree City' by the Arbor Day Foundation, and a 'Minnesota GreenStep City' by the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency.