Whitehall is a city in
Trempealeau County
Trempealeau County (, ) is a county in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of the 2020 census, the population was 30,760. Its county seat is Whitehall. Many people of Hispanic, Polish, Norwegian and German descent live in this area.
History
Patche ...
,
Wisconsin, United States, along the
Trempealeau River
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. The population was 1,645 at the
2020 census. It is the
county seat of Trempealeau County.
Whitehall is situated on the former
Green Bay and Western Railroad midway between
La Crosse
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and
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History
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
White Hall is a city in Greene County, Illinois, United States. The population was 2,520 at the 2010 census.
History
A post office called White Hall has been in operation since 1827. In 1830 a David Barrow was the first person to built and in lo ...
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 , all of it land.
Demographics
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 . There were 741 housing units at an average density of . 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
Marriage, also called matrimony or wedlock, is a culturally and often legally recognized union between people called spouses. It establishes rights and obligations between them, as well as between them and their children, and between t ...
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.
2000 census
As of the
census of 2000, there were 1,651 people, 693 households, and 415 families living in the city. The
population density was 991.2 people per square mile (381.7/km
2). There were 733 housing units at an average density of 440.1 per square mile (169.5/km
2). The racial makeup of the city- fairly typical for its locality- was 99.64%
White, 0.12%
African American, 0.06%
Native American, 0.06%
Asian, 0.06% from
other races, and 0.06% from two or more races.
Hispanic or
Latino of any race were 0.30% of the population.
There were 693 households, out of which 29.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.3% were
married couples
Marriage, also called matrimony or wedlock, is a culturally and often legally recognized union between people called spouses. It establishes rights and obligations between them, as well as between them and their children, and between t ...
living together, 8.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 40.0% were non-families. 35.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 20.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.25 and the average family size was 2.95.
In the city, the population was spread out, with 23.7% under the age of 18, 6.7% from 18 to 24, 26.3% from 25 to 44, 21.4% from 45 to 64, and 21.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 92.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.5 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $33,958, and the median income for a family was $48,047. Males had a median income of $28,643 versus $21,332 for females. The
per capita income for the city was $17,743. About 4.1% of families and 7.3% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 7.3% of those under age 18 and 7.6% of those age 65 or over.
Education
Whitehall School District operates area public schools.
Transportation
Whitehall previously had passenger rail service at the
Whitehall Depot.
Gallery
Notable people
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Hans A. Anderson
Hans Alfred Anderson (March 4, 1855 – October 9, 1939) was an American jurist and politician.
Born in Norway, Anderson emigrated with his parents to the United States in 1867. He studied law at the University of Wisconsin Law School and th ...
, Wisconsin State Representative
*
Kathy Charmaz
Kathleen Marian Charmaz (August 19, 1939 – July 27, 2020) was the developer of constructivist grounded theory, a major research method in qualitative research internationally and across many disciplines and professions. She was professor emerita ...
, educator
*
Mary Forsythe, Minnesota State Representative
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Callista Gingrich,
United States Ambassador to the Holy See and wife of
Newt Gingrich
Newton Leroy Gingrich (; né McPherson; born June 17, 1943) is an American politician and author who served as the 50th speaker of the United States House of Representatives from 1995 to 1999. A member of the Republican Party, he was the U ...
*
Steve Gunderson
Steven Craig Gunderson (born May 10, 1951) is an American former politician who was a Republican U.S. Representative for representing Wisconsin's 3rd congressional district from 1981 to 1997, when he was succeeded by Democrat Ron Kind. After lea ...
, U.S. Representative
*
John F. Hager, Wisconsin State Representative
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Rodney C. Moen
Rodney C. Moen (born July 26, 1937) is an American former member of the Wisconsin State Senate.
Biography
Rodney C. Moen was born on July 26, 1937, in Whitehall, Wisconsin. He attended the Rochester Institute of Technology, Syracuse University, U ...
, Wisconsin State Senator
See also
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Independence, Wisconsin
References
External links
Whitehall Official WebsiteWhitehall Chamber of Commerce
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Cities in Wisconsin
Cities in Trempealeau County, Wisconsin
County seats in Wisconsin