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Brice Prairie, Wisconsin

Summary
Brice Prairie is a census-designated place (CDP) in La Crosse County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 1,887 at the 2010 census. Brice Prairie is located in the town of Onalaska. Brice Prairie is named after pioneer farmers Alexander and Lucy Brice, who settled there in 1855. Alexander was a United States veteran of the War of 1812. Some have referred to Brice Prairie as Brice’s Prairie. Brice Prairie is located in northwestern La Crosse County at (43.939909, -91.310356), on the east bank of the Mississippi River waterway system. It is northwest of the center of the city of Onalaska and north of La Crosse, the county seat. Brice Prairie borders the Mississippi's Lake Onalaska to the southwest and the Black River to the northwest. Halfway Creek empties into Lake Onalaska at the southeastern corner of Brice Prairie. The Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge, La Crosse District, borders the CDP to the west and north, and in part to the southeast. Historically, the area has been divided into Lower Brice Prairie and Upper Brice Prairie. According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of , all of it land. As of the census of 2000, there were 1,804 people, 654 households, and 516 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 398.0 people per square mile (153.8/km2). There were 691 housing units at an average density of 152.4/sq mi (58.9/km2). The racial makeup of the CDP was 96.29% White, 0.28% African American, 1.50% Native American, 0.72% Asian, 0.22% from other races, and 1.00% from two or more races. 1.05% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. There were 654 households, out of which 41.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 68.8% were married couples living together, 5.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.1% were non-families. 15.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.76 and the average family size was 3.
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