La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States

E501314

city

La Crosse is a city in western Wisconsin, United States, located along the Mississippi River and known as a regional center for education, healthcare, and river commerce.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
La Crosse, Wisconsin	51
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States canonical	5
city of La Crosse	4
La Crosse, Wisconsin area	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5194267 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States
Context triple: [Scott Servais, placeOfBirth, La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States]

A. Eau Claire, Wisconsin
Eau Claire, Wisconsin is a small city in western Wisconsin known for its vibrant indie music scene and as the hometown of the band Bon Iver.
B. Madison, Wisconsin, United States
Madison, Wisconsin, United States is the capital city of Wisconsin, known for its major research university, vibrant cultural scene, and numerous lakes.
C. Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin
Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin is a small city in northwestern Wisconsin known for its historic lumber and brewing industries and its scenic location along the Chippewa River.
D. Janesville, Wisconsin, United States
Janesville, Wisconsin, United States is a city in southern Wisconsin known as the hometown of former U.S. House Speaker Paul Ryan.
E. Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States of America
Milwaukee is the largest city in Wisconsin, known as a major Great Lakes port and historic center of brewing and manufacturing in the United States.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States
Target entity description: La Crosse is a city in western Wisconsin, United States, located along the Mississippi River and known as a regional center for education, healthcare, and river commerce.

A. Eau Claire, Wisconsin
Eau Claire, Wisconsin is a small city in western Wisconsin known for its vibrant indie music scene and as the hometown of the band Bon Iver.
B. Madison, Wisconsin, United States
Madison, Wisconsin, United States is the capital city of Wisconsin, known for its major research university, vibrant cultural scene, and numerous lakes.
C. Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin
Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin is a small city in northwestern Wisconsin known for its historic lumber and brewing industries and its scenic location along the Chippewa River.
D. Janesville, Wisconsin, United States
Janesville, Wisconsin, United States is a city in southern Wisconsin known as the hometown of former U.S. House Speaker Paul Ryan.
E. Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States of America
Milwaukee is the largest city in Wisconsin, known as a major Great Lakes port and historic center of brewing and manufacturing in the United States.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	city ⓘ
areaCode	608 ⓘ
climateClassification	humid continental climate ⓘ
country	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
countrySubdivision	Midwestern United States ⓘ
elevationAboveSeaLevel	approximately 209 meters ⓘ approximately 686 feet ⓘ
hasAirport	La Crosse Regional Airport ⓘ
hasBridge	Cameron Avenue Bridge ⓘ Cass Street Bridge ⓘ
hasFestival	Oktoberfest USA ⓘ
hasGovernmentType	mayor–council government ⓘ
hasHistoricDistrict	Downtown La Crosse Historic District ⓘ
hasHospital	Gundersen Health System ⓘ Mayo Clinic Health System–Franciscan Healthcare ⓘ linked to: Mayo Clinic Health System – Franciscan Healthcare
hasLandmark	Grandad Bluff ⓘ Hixon Forest ⓘ
hasPark	Riverside Park ⓘ
hasRiverFeature	bluffs along the Mississippi River ⓘ
hasSportsTeam	La Crosse Loggers ⓘ
hasUniversity	University of Wisconsin–La Crosse ⓘ Viterbo University ⓘ Western Technical College ⓘ
isCountySeatOf	La Crosse County, Wisconsin ⓘ
isRegionalCenterFor	commerce ⓘ education ⓘ healthcare ⓘ
knownFor	education ⓘ healthcare ⓘ river commerce ⓘ
locatedIn	La Crosse County, Wisconsin ⓘ
locatedInRegion	western Wisconsin ⓘ
locatedInValley	Mississippi River Valley ⓘ linked to: Mississippi River valley
locatedNear	Iowa ⓘ Minnesota ⓘ
locatedOn	Interstate 90 ⓘ U.S. Route 14 NERFINISHED ⓘ U.S. Route 53 NERFINISHED ⓘ U.S. Route 61 NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedOnRiver	Mississippi River ⓘ
postalCodePrefix	54601 ⓘ 54603 ⓘ
servedByRailway	Amtrak Empire Builder ⓘ
sportsTeamPlays	baseball ⓘ
state	Wisconsin ⓘ
timeZone	Central Time Zone ⓘ
transportHubFor	regional rail transport ⓘ regional river commerce ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (61)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Scott Servais → placeOfBirth → La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States ⓘ

Épinal → twinnedWith → La Crosse, Wisconsin ⓘ

subject linked to: Épinal, Vosges, France