La Crosse is a town in Mecklenburg County, Virginia, United States. Its name is derived from the fact that it was a place where railroads once crossed, and there is still a caboose in the center of the town. La Crosse is adjacent to the neighboring town South Hill.
The town's population was 614 at the 2020 census.
History
thumb|left|Antique caboose in Centennial Park
Before 1890, La Crosse was known as Piney Pond. The La Crosse Hotel and O.H.P. Tanner House are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. La Crosse was a stop on the Atlantic and Danville Railway. The Virginia General Assembly chartered the People's Warehouse Company in 1902 in La Crosse. The company was formed for selling tobacco. Today, the Tobacco Heritage Trail runs through the town on the old Atlantic and Danville Railway.
Geography
La Crosse is located at (36.697177, -78.092322).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 1.2 square miles (3.0 km<sup>2</sup>), all land.
Demographics
thumb|La Crosse town hall, Main near [[Seaboard, Virginia|Seaboard]]
At the 2000 census there were 618 people, 263 households, and 160 families living in the town. The population density was 532.4 people per square mile (205.7/km<sup>2</sup>). There were 314 housing units at an average density of 270.5 per square mile (104.5/km<sup>2</sup>). The racial makeup of the town was 54.85% White, 43.20% African American, 0.32% Native American, 0.16% Asian, 0.49% from other races, and 0.97% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.91%.