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Westby is a city in Vernon County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 2,200 at the 2010 census.HistoryWestby was named after general store owner and Civil War Union soldier Ole T. Westby of Biri, Norway, where many of the city's Norwegian-American settlers originated. Westby Coon-Prairie Lutheran Church in Westby was established in 1851.GeographyWestby is located at, at the headwaters of the Bad Axe River.According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.60sqmi, of which, 2.59sqmi is land and 0.01sqmi is water.Demographics2010 censusAs of the census of 2010, there were 2,200 people, 929 households, and 575 families residing in the city. The population density was 849.4PD/sqmi. There were 996 housing units at an average density of 384.6/sqmi. The racial makeup of the city was 98.0% White, 0.2% African American, 0.1% Native American, 0.1% Asian, 0.4% from other races, and 1.0% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.0% of the population.