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Whitehall, Wisconsin
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Location of Whitehall in Trempealeau County, Wisconsin.
Location of Whitehall in Trempealeau County, Wisconsin.
Country  United States
State  Wisconsin
County Trempealeau
Area
 • Total 3.81 sq mi (9.85 km2)
 • Land 3.81 sq mi (9.85 km2)
 • Water 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
817 ft (249 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total 1,645
 • Density 413.14/sq mi (159.53/km2)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP Code
54773
Area code(s) 715 & 534
FIPS code 55-86725
GNIS feature ID 1576681

Whitehall is a city and the county seat of Trempealeau County, Wisconsin, United States, along the Trempealeau River. The population was 1,645 at the 2020 census.

Whitehall is situated on the former Green Bay and Western Railroad midway between La Crosse and Eau Claire.

History

Whitehall, Wisconsin (1911)
Whitehall, 1911

Whitehall was started in 1860 or 1861, in an area later known as Old Whitehall about a mile from the center of the current city, by Ole Knudtson. He came to Whitehall June 25, 1860, and opened a hotel and blacksmith shop. The proprietors of the town site were Benjamin Franklin Wing and Mr. Georges. A post office called Whitehall was first established in 1861. The city was named by Benjamin F. Wing, possibly after White Hall, Illinois and Whitehall, New York.

The Green Bay railroad was built through the valley of the Trempealeau River in 1873. "The tracks were laid through the wheat field that is now Whitehall, on Sept. 2, 1873. ... Where the courthouse now stands, the harvesters were gathering wheat. ... On New Year's Day, 1874, the first passenger train passed Whitehall on regular schedule. That same day the lumber was unloaded for the first depot ..." Whitehall was incorporated in 1887.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.80 square miles (7.25 km2), all of it land.

Demographics

Historical population
Census Pop.
1880 267
1890 304 13.9%
1900 600 97.4%
1910 703 17.2%
1920 851 21.1%
1930 915 7.5%
1940 1,035 13.1%
1950 1,379 33.2%
1960 1,446 4.9%
1970 1,486 2.8%
1980 1,530 3.0%
1990 1,494 −2.4%
2000 1,651 10.5%
2010 1,558 −5.6%
2020 1,645 5.6%
U.S. Decennial Census

2010 census

As of the census of 2010, there were 1,558 people, 665 households, and 382 families living in the city. The population density was 556.4 inhabitants per square mile (214.8/km2). There were 741 housing units at an average density of 264.6 per square mile (102.2/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 96.9% White, 0.4% African American, 0.1% Native American, 0.4% Asian, 1.5% from other races, and 0.6% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.2% of the population.

There were 665 households, of which 27.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.8% were married couples living together, 9.5% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.2% had a male householder with no wife present, and 42.6% were non-families. 36.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.24 and the average family size was 2.92.

The median age in the city was 42 years. 23.2% of residents were under the age of 18; 7.6% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 22.7% were from 25 to 44; 26.7% were from 45 to 64; and 19.7% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 48.8% male and 51.2% female.

Education

Whitehall School District operates area public schools.

Whitehall High School
Whitehall High School

Transportation

Whitehall train depot
Whitehall train depot

Whitehall previously had passenger rail service at the Whitehall Depot.

Gallery

Trempealeau County building in Whitehall
Trempealeau County building in Whitehall
Gundersen hospital Whitehall
Gundersen hospital in Whitehall

Notable people

See also

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