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La Crosse is a city in and the county seat of Rush County, Kansas, United States. [1] As of the 2020 census , the population of the city was 1,266. [ 3 ] La Crosse proclaims itself the "Barbed Wire capital of the world.
La Crosse USD 395 is a public unified school district headquartered in La Crosse, Kansas, United States. [1] The district includes the communities of Alexander , La Crosse, Liebenthal , McCracken , Rush Center , Hargrave , Nekoma , and nearby rural areas. [ 2 ]
In 1802, Spain returned most of the land to France but kept title to about 7,500 square miles. In 1803, most of the land for modern day Kansas was acquired by the United States from France as part of the 828,000 square mile Louisiana Purchase for 2.83 cents per acre.
The community is served by La Crosse USD 395 public school district. [22] The LaCrosse High School mascot is LaCrosse Leopards. [23] McCracken High School was closed through school unification. The McCracken Mustangs [24] won the Kansas State High School boys class 1A basketball championship in 1972. [25]
Alexander is the oldest city in Rush County, Kansas. It was established in 1869 after becoming an important stopping point on the Fort Hays/Fort Dodge Trail (officially a part of the Santa Fe Trail).
Bangor (/ ˈ b æ ŋ ɡ ɔːr / BANG-gor) [6] is a village in La Crosse County, Wisconsin, United States, along the La Crosse River. It is part of the La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 1,437 as of the 2020 Census. The village is located partially within the Town of Bangor.
The Rush County Courthouse in La Crosse, Kansas was built in 1888. Located at 715 Elm St., it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972. [1] It serves Rush County, Kansas. It is a two-story brick building, with brick laid in common bond, on a full basement. It was funded by a $20,000 bond issue voted upon on July 10, 1888.
By 1932, K-4 was extended westward from La Crosse, along the former K-52, to US-83 north of Scott City. [10] Then in a May 5, 1940 resolution, it was extended two miles (3.2 km) farther west to meet a new alignment of US-83. [11] From Herington to Eskridge, as well as between Topeka and Meriden, the modern routing of K-4 was unnumbered.