Welcome to Black Hawk County ...
Time Zone: Black Hawk County lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time.
The community of Waterloo is the Seat for Black Hawk County.
Black Hawk County was founded February 17, 1843 and was created by taking area from Delaware County.
From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Black Hawk had a population of 131,228 people.
At the time of the 2010 Census, Black Hawk represented 4.31% of the total population of Iowa.
Below are some of the communities located in Black Hawk County:
- Cedar Falls
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dunkerton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Dunkerton is located in Black Hawk County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkerton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 851 people
- Elk Run Heights
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Elk Run Heights is located in Black Hawk County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Run Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,135 people
- Evansdale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Gilbertville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Gilbertville is located in Black Hawk County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbertville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 725 people
- Hudson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hudson is located in Black Hawk County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,473 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hudson <2>
- Janesville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jesup
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Jesup is located in Black Hawk County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jesup
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,711 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jesup <2>
- La Porte City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Raymond
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Raymond is located in Black Hawk County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond
- Population from the 2020 Census: 788 people
- Waterloo
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
Websites of Interest ...
- Websites specific to Iowa
- Websites specific to Black Hawk County
- Websites for nearby counties
- Benton County
- Bremer County
- Buchanan County
- Butler County
- Fayette County
- Grundy County
- Tama County
- Cemetery Information and Directories
Footnotes ...
| <1> | On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |