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CITY OF PRAIRIE DU CHIEN
City website

Mayor - Karl Steiner

Prairie du Chien City Hall is located at 214 East Blackhawk Avenue in historic downtown Prairie du Chien (population 6,047). City government policy is managed by the Mayor, twelve elected Aldermen/Alderwomen (see chart below), and City Administrator (a mayor/city council form of government). City offices operate in conjunction with the governing body to keep day-to-day operations running smoothly. The city provides water, sanitation, and recycling services. 

The Prairie du Chien Police Department has 14 full-time and six part-time officers trained and organized to serve and protect the community. The city mans a state of the art enhanced 911 communication center to handle police, fire and emergency calls. 

Fire-fighting and emergency services are managed by the Prairie du Chien Fire Department, with a Fire Rating of four. It consists of the Fire Chief and 32 skilled volunteers. The department is well-equipped and prepared to handle a variety of emergency situations. It has the latest fire-fighting equipment and operates in conjunction with the Town of Prairie du Chien and Bridgeport Fire Departments for optimum protection of the community and its residents.

Prairie du Chien Memorial Library is located at 125 S. Wacouta Ave in Prairie du Chien. Their phone number is 608-326-6211.

CRAWFORD COUNTY
County website

Chairman - Ron Leys
Crawford County is located in the southwestern portion of the State of Wisconsin, bordered on the west by the Mississippi River and the Wisconsin Great River Road and on the southeast by the Wisconsin River. The population of Crawford County is 17,243. Prairie du Chien serves as the county seat for Crawford County, where the county courthouse and county government offices are located.

STATE OF WISCONSIN
State website

DRIVERS LICENSE AND MOTOR VEHICLE
The State of Wisconsin Department of Regulation and Licensing has a presence in Prairie du Chien on the third Thursday of each month. On those days only, licensing staff may be found in the northwest corner room of the National Guard Armory at 601 North Marquette Road, Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin, along U.S. Highway 35. Hours are from 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Wisconsin licensing of motor vehicles may be obtained from two sources: Wisconsin Dept. of Transportation - Dept. of Motor Vehicles 
PO Box 7949, Madison, WI 53707-7949

Dick's Piggly Wiggly Supermarket - Courtesy Counter - (License Plate Renewals Only)
Hwy 18 & 35 South - 30 Riverside Square
Prairie du Chien, WI 53821
608-326-5111

SALES TAX
Wisconsin sales tax is set at 5%. 
Crawford County sales tax is an additional .5%. 
A total of 5.5% sales tax is paid in Prairie du Chien.

FEDERAL GOVERNMENT

U.S. POSTAL SERVICE
Rick McQuillan, Postmaster - Prairie du Chien
120 S Beaumont Rd
Prairie du Chien WI
608-326-6914