Onalaska City, Wisconsin, has a population of 18,097. It is a part of the La Crosse metropolitan area. The city was platted by Thomas G. Rowe and John C. Laird in 1851. Its name comes from a poem by Scottish poet Thomas Campbell, "The Pleasures of Hope". The name refers to an island in the Aleutian Sea that was once a fishing village. Onalaska, Wisconsin is linked to Onalaska, Arkansas, and Onalaska, Texas.
In addition to its geographical location, Onalaska has a population of 9.43k. The city has several named streams. Among these are Rice Lake and Black River Bottoms. The city also has Brice Prairie, an urban reserve area within the city that lies below the ridge that most of the city sits on. It is also directly on Lake Onalaska. To learn more about the city, check out its map.
The population of Onalaska City was fairly evenly distributed, with a high proportion of children under 18. The median age was thirty-six years. There were slightly less single people than couples, and there were no seniors living alone. The median household size was two people, and there were no nursing homes in the city. However, the city had an above-average percentage of homeless people, as well.