Mindoro ( ) is an

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and

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(CDP) in La Crosse County,

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, United States, in the town of Farmington. It is part of the

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Metropolitan Statistical Area.Mindoro, Wisconsin
/ref> It was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census.

Geography

Mindoro is in northern La Crosse County, west of the geographic center of the town of Farmington. It sits in the Lewis Valley, south of Fleming Creek, at the entrance to Severson Coulee. County Highway C passes through the community, leading south to West Salem and northeast to Burr Oak. According to the

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, the Mindoro CDP has an area of , all land.

Education

Mindoro, along with

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and several other villages in the area are served by the Melrose-Mindoro Area School District.

Landmarks

The Mindoro Cut is located south of Mindoro, on County Highway C. The Bell Coulee Shelter, a

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that was home to an ancient people, is southeast of Mindoro.

Notable people

* Stanley R. Christianson, who posthumously was awarded the

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for his role during the

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, born in Mindoro * Virgil Roberts, member of the

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, born in Mindoro *Gene Koss, glass artist and founder of the glass program at

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, born in Mindoro

Notes

Census-designated places in Wisconsin Census-designated places in La Crosse County, Wisconsin Unincorporated communities in Wisconsin Unincorporated communities in La Crosse County, Wisconsin {{LaCrosseCountyWI-geo-stub

Geography

Education

Landmarks

Notable people

See also

Notes