| La Crosse–Onalaska | |
| Official Name: | La Crosse–Onalaska, WI–MN Metropolitan Statistical Area |
| Settlement Type: | Metropolitan Statistical Area |
| Map Alt: | La Crosse–Onalaska, WI–MN |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | States |
| Subdivision Name1: | Wisconsin Minnesota |
| Subdivision Type2: | Largest city |
| Subdivision Name2: | La Crosse, WI |
| Subdivision Type3: | Other cities |
| Subdivision Name3: | Onalaska, WI Holmen, WI La Crescent, MN Sparta, WI |
| Unit Pref: | US |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 1,003.8 |
| Elevation Max Ft: | 1410 |
| Elevation Max M: | 430 |
| Elevation Min Ft: | 626 |
| Elevation Min M: | 191 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Est: | 170238 |
| Pop Est As Of: | 2023 |
| Pop Est Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population Total: | 170341 |
| Population Urban: | 98872 (314th) |
| Population Rank: | 256th in the U.S. |
| Timezone1: | CST |
| Utc Offset1: | -6 |
| Timezone1 Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | -5 |
| Area Code: | 608 and 507 |
| Blank1 Name Sec1: | Interstates |
| Blank2 Name Sec1: | Public Transit |
| Blank2 Info Sec1: | La Crosse MTU SMRT |
The La Crosse–Onalaska Metropolitan Statistical Area, as defined by the United States Census Bureau, is an area consisting of La Crosse County, Wisconsin, Vernon County, Wisconsin, and Houston County, Minnesota, anchored by the cities of La Crosse and Onalaska. The area is part of what is commonly referred to as the Coulee Region or 7 Rivers Region. As of the 2020 census, the MSA had a population of 170,341, and in 2023 estimates placed the total population at 170,238.[1]
Onalaska was promoted as a principal city of the MSA when the Office of Management and Budget revised the definitions of metropolitan statistical areas in 2013.[2]