West Salem, Wisconsin

West Salem, Wisconsin West Salem, Wisconsin is located in Western Wisconsin. It was founded in 1851 by Thomas Leonard. It is part of the La Crosse Metropolitan Area.

West Salem is a village in La Crosse County, Wisconsin, United States, along the La Crosse River. The population was 4,799 at the 2010 census. History
West Salem was platted in 1856. It was named Salem by a Baptist minister named Elder Card because the word meant "peace". The word West was added to the name when mail was confused with another town in the state named Salem. The donation of approxim

ately ten acres of land to a railway company led to the creation of West Salem. A train station was built in West Salem on the original Milwaukee and La Crosse Railway which ran to La Crosse. It was later taken over by the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway (later becoming the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad). The railway used the land to build a depot and tracks. Geography
West Salem is located at (43.899795, -91.086614). According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 2.4 square miles (6.2 km²), of which, 2.4 square miles (6.2 km²) of it is land and 0.42% is water. Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 4,541 people, 1,706 households, and 1,230 families residing in the village. The population density was 1,911.2 people per square mile (736.5/km²). There were 1,765 housing units at an average density of 743.0/sq mi (286.3/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 98.04% White, 0.51% African American, 0.42% Native American, 0.44% Asian, 0.07% from other races, and 0.53% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.59% of the population.

03/21/2018
09/14/2017
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09/03/2017

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07/27/2017

The Lake Neshonoc Protection and Rehabilitation District wants to update our residents on the recent floods that caused La Crosse County to close the lake after the flooding last week. The County has opened up the lake for boating, but it wants to caution the public that the lake will remain 2-3 feet lower than normal for the next 4 weeks. The owners of the Neshonoc Dam, Eagle Creek Renewable Energy, need to replace the flashboards that were affected by the extremely high water before the lake can return to its normal level.

Lake District officials have surveyed the lake doing damage assessment and are relieved that the lake has weathered this storm. The delta on the East end of the lake at the mouth and the river has had lots of sand deposited, and we have lost some lake surface. The sediment trap that was half of the 2000/2001 dredge project has survived and is approximately 8-9 feet deep. The dredge channels and the fishing habitat have filled in slightly but also survived.

The West end of the lake was impacted but not severely and will be nearly normal when the lake refills.

We want to caution people to respect the shoreline while the lake is down and not throw large wakes. Boaters should also be careful of debris that has floated in and to avoid the floating bogs that still remain.

The County would also like people launching boats in the shallow water to not drive theirs boats on trailers as the prop wash can and will affect the cement pads ruining the landings.

We also fixed the handicap pier in the South Shore Park so it is open again.

Because the dynamics of the lake has changed we ask everyone to be careful especially while the lake is down 3 feet.

The Lake District wants to thank Eagle Creek Renewable Energy for their management of this serious event and welcome their quick repairs so as to return the lake to the normal heights as soon as possible.

We also appreciate the quick response and coordination with LaCrosse County in closing the lake until our damage assessment could be completed.

Jim Leicht-Lake District Chairman (contact info cell phone # 386-9171)

It's a problem all too real in our community.
03/15/2017

It's a problem all too real in our community.

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