Minnesota · Census place 2733866
La Crescent, Minnesota
La Crescent is a city in 2 counties of Minnesota with an estimated 5,257 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 147th largest of 357 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.
- Population 2024
- 5,257
- #147 of 357 in Minnesota
- Change since 2020
- -1.6%
- -85 people
- Land area
- 3.4 sq mi
- + 0.50 sq mi water
- Density
- 1,565 / sq mi
- State median 1,692
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La Crescent population, 2020 to 2024
La Crescent lost 85 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of -1.6%. In the latest year it moved by -49. Among 155 Minnesota places of 5,000 or more, that growth ranks 121st; the median place changed by +1.1%. The median place of 5,000+ in Minnesota has 14,258 people, so La Crescent is 37% of it.
La Crescent covers 3.36 square miles of land and 0.50 of water, for 1,565 people per square mile of land. The median Minnesota place of 5,000+ has 1,692, so La Crescent is close to the typical town.
The 2 counties La Crescent spans
La Crescent crosses county lines. The Census county-part estimates split its 5,257 residents as follows; Houston County holds 98.6% of them. The shaded shapes are on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.
- 01Houston County5,183
- 02Winona County74
ZIP codes in La Crescent
1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) overlaps La Crescent by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the city's land: 55947. ZCTAs are Census approximations of USPS ZIP code delivery areas. The list comes from the 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file, so a city that annexed land after 2020 may reach into ZIP codes not listed here.
Where La Crescent is
The Census internal point of La Crescent is at 43.829700, -91.305000. Saint Paul, the capital, is 118.0 miles NW in a straight line. The nearest larger place is La Crosse, WI (51,049 people), 4.0 miles away. The nearest city of 100,000 or more is Rochester, MN, 59.8 miles away.
Internal point
- Decimal
- 43.829700, -91.305000
- DMS
- 43°49'46.92"N 91°18'18.00"W
- UTM
- 15N 636284.1E 4854354.5N
- Geohash
- 9zz166cwx
- Plus code
- 86MCRMHW+V2
Daylight in La Crescent
At 43.83° N, La Crescent gets about 15 h 28 min of daylight around the June solstice and 8 h 54 min around the December solstice, a swing of 6 h 34 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.
Places near La Crescent
The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in Minnesota, measured between internal points. The closest is Caledonia, 16.7 miles away, with 2,767 people.
Questions people ask
What is the population of La Crescent, MN?
5,257 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is down 85 (1.6%) from 5,342 in July 2020.
What county is La Crescent in?
It spans 2 counties: Houston County (5,183 residents), Winona County (74 residents).
What ZIP codes cover La Crescent?
1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area overlaps it by at least 10% of either area: 55947.
How far is La Crescent from Saint Paul?
118.0 miles (189.8 km) in a straight line, heading NW from La Crescent.
What is the nearest larger city to La Crescent?
La Crosse, WI, with 51,049 residents, 4.0 miles away between internal points.
Sources and data as of
Data as of: Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates (July 1, 2024), 2024 Gazetteer places, 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file.
- 01Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
- 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, places
- 03Census 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file
- 04Census 2024 cartographic boundary file, counties (1:5,000,000)
How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.