| Official Name: | Coon Valley, Wisconsin |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Mapsize: | 260px |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Vernon |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 2.89 |
| Area Land Km2: | 2.89 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.01 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 1.12 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 1.11 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 758 |
| Population Density Km2: | 272.74 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 706.46 |
| Timezone: | Central (CST) |
| Utc Offset: | -6 |
| Timezone Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
| Elevation Footnotes: | [2] |
| Elevation M: | 225 |
| Elevation Ft: | 738 |
| Coordinates: | 43.7017°N -91.0142°W |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 55-16900[3] |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 1563376 |
| Website: | http://www.villageofcoonvalley.com/ |
| Pop Est Footnotes: | [4] |
Coon Valley is a village in Vernon County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 758 at the 2020 census. Coon Valley was hit by the floods ravaging Wisconsin in 2018.[5]
Coon Valley is located at 43.7017°N -91.0142°W (43.701628, -91.014083).[6]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 1.09sqmi, all of it land.[7]
Many of the first White settlers in Coon Valley were Norwegian immigrants. The Norwegian language is no longer fluently spoken in the area, but there are a very few older people who remember pieces of vocabulary and grammar.[8]
As of the census[9] of 2010, there were 765 people, 324 households, and 216 families living in the village. The population density was 701.8PD/sqmi. There were 348 housing units at an average density of 319.3/sqmi. The racial makeup of the village was 98.3% White, 0.1% African American, 0.7% Asian, 0.5% from other races, and 0.4% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.7% of the population.
There were 324 households, of which 32.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.9% were married couples living together, 8.0% had a female householder with no husband present, 6.8% had a male householder with no wife present, and 33.3% were non-families. 26.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.32 and the average family size was 2.81.
The median age in the village was 41.3 years. 22.7% of residents were under the age of 18; 7% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 25.4% were from 25 to 44; 23.3% were from 45 to 64; and 21.4% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the village was 52.5% male and 47.5% female.
As of the census of 2000, there were 714 people, 307 households, and 209 families living in the village. The population density was 661.1 people per square mile (255.3/km2). There were 332 housing units at an average density of 307.4 per square mile (118.7/km2). The racial makeup of the village was 99.30% White, 0.14% Native American, 0.42% Asian, 0.14% from other races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.28% of the population.
There were 307 households, out of which 27.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.3% were married couples living together, 6.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.9% were non-families. 28.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.28 and the average family size was 2.78.
In the village, the population was spread out, with 22.4% under the age of 18, 4.8% from 18 to 24, 28.3% from 25 to 44, 23.4% from 45 to 64, and 21.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females, there were 105.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.2 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $36,458, and the median income for a family was $45,962. Males had a median income of $31,736 versus $21,176 for females. The per capita income for the village was $18,292. About 6.3% of families and 9.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 15.5% of those under age 18 and 16.5% of those age 65 or over.
Bus service towards La Crosse or Viroqua is provided seven times daily per direction by Scenic Mississippi Regional Transit.[10]
The closest passenger rail station is the La Crosse station in La Crosse, served by Amtrak's Empire Builder.