Mindoro, Wisconsin

Mindoro, Wisconsin
Census-designated place
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Coordinates: 44°01′16″N 91°06′07″W
Country	United States
State	Wisconsin
County	La Crosse
Town	Farmington
Area [1]
• Total	1.64 km^2 (0.63 sq mi)
• Land	1.64 km^2 (0.63 sq mi)
• Water	0.0 km^2 (0.0 sq mi)
Elevation	240 m (787 ft)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP Code	54644
Area code	608
GNIS feature ID	1569547[2]
FIPS code	55-53050

Mindoro (/mɪnˈdɔːroʊ/ min-DOR-oh)[3] is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in La Crosse County, Wisconsin, United States, in the town of Farmington.[2] It is part of the La Crosse Metropolitan Statistical Area.[4] 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 10 miles (16 km) to West Salem and northeast 4 miles (6 km) to Burr Oak.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Mindoro CDP has an area of 0.6 square miles (1.6 km^2), all land.[1]

Education

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

Landmarks

The Mindoro Cut is located 3.7 miles (6.0 km) south of Mindoro, on County Highway C.

The Bell Coulee Shelter, a rock shelter that was home to an ancient people, is southeast of Mindoro.

Notable people

• Stanley R. Christianson, who posthumously was awarded the Medal of Honor for his role during the Korean War, born in Mindoro
• Virgil Roberts, member of the Wisconsin State Assembly, born in Mindoro
• Gene Koss, glass artist and founder of the glass program at Tulane University, born in Mindoro

See also

• Melrose-Mindoro High School

Notes

1. "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files – Wisconsin". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 19, 2021.
2. "Mindoro". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
3. MissPronouncer.com: A HALFWAY DECENT AUDIO PRONUNCIATION GUIDE FOR WISCONSIN
4. Mindoro, Wisconsin

44°01′16″N 91°06′07″W