Vernon County is a county in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of the 2020 census, the population was 30,714. Its county seat is Viroqua.
History
Vernon County was renamed from Bad Ax County on March 22, 1862. Bad Ax County had been created on March 1, 1851, from territory that had been part of Richland and Crawford counties. The name Vernon was chosen to reflect the county's green fields of wheat and to evoke Mount Vernon.
Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of , of which is land and (3.0%) is water.
Major highways
- 20px U.S. Highway 14
- 20px U.S. Highway 61
- 20px Highway 27 (Wisconsin)
- 20px Highway 33 (Wisconsin)
- 20px Highway 35 (Wisconsin)
- 20px Highway 56 (Wisconsin)
- 20px Highway 80 (Wisconsin)
- 20px Highway 82 (Wisconsin)
- 20px Highway 131 (Wisconsin)
- 20px Highway 162 (Wisconsin)
Railroads
- BNSF
Buses
- Scenic Mississippi Regional Transit
Airports
- Viroqua Municipal Airport (Y51) serves the county and surrounding communities.
- The Joshua Sanford Field airport (<s>KHBW</s>) closed on November 10, 2016.
Adjacent counties
- La Crosse Countynorthwest
- Monroe Countynorth
- Juneau Countynortheast
- Sauk Countyeast
- Richland Countysoutheast
- Crawford Countysouth
- Allamakee County, Iowasouthwest
- Houston County, Minnesotawest