Coon Valley is a village in Vernon County,

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, United States. The population was 758 at the 2020 census. Coon Valley was hit by the floods ravaging Wisconsin in 2018.

Geography

Coon Valley is located at (43.701628, -91.014083). According to the

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, the village has a total area of , all of it land.

Demographics

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.

2010 census

As of the

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of 2010, there were 765 people, 324 households, and 216 families living in the village. The

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was . There were 348 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 98.3%

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, 0.1%

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, 0.7% Asian, 0.5% from other races, and 0.4% from two or more races.

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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

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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.

2000 census

As of the

of 2000, there were 714 people, 307 households, and 209 families living in the village. The

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%

, 0.14% Native American, 0.42% Asian, 0.14% from other races.

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

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

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for the village was $18,292. About 6.3% of families and 9.4% of the population were below the

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, including 15.5% of those under age 18 and 16.5% of those age 65 or over.

Transportation

Bus service towards

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or Viroqua is provided seven times daily per direction by

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. The closest passenger rail station is the

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in La Crosse, served by Amtrak's

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Recreation

* Coon Valley Veterans Memorial Park * Knutson Memorial Library, located on Main Street, is the village's public library. * Norskedalen is located near Coon Valley. * Skumsrud Heritage Farm is approximately one mile west of Coon Valley. Coon Creek

Notable residents

* Brian Rude, Vice President-External and Media Relations, Dairyland Power Cooperative, served 17 years in the

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* Scott Servais, baseball player (Astros, Cubs, Rockies), member 1988 U.S.

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Gold Medal Team, former manager of the

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major league baseball team.

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